City profile

Luanda, Angola

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Luanda, Angola.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated312.4kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage50%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate3.5%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste30%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Other materials30.8%

Food and organics30.3%

Plastic15.0%

Diapers and hygiene products9.3%

Paper and cardboard6.7%

Textiles4.8%

Glass1.1%

Metal1.0%

Electrical and electronic waste0.6%

Hazardous waste0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Controlled landfill49%

Uncollected30%

Unaccounted17.5%

Recycling in treatment mix3.5%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo