City profile

Libreville, Gabon

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Libreville, Gabon.

Indicator year 2019Sub-Saharan AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated292kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage22%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste42%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping58%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping58%

Uncollected42%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo