Country profile

Burkina Faso

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Burkina Faso.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated21.1kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage9.1%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste54%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping9%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Other materials32.3%

Food and organics28.4%

Plastic13.4%

Textiles11.9%

Paper and cardboard7.8%

Glass5.3%

Metal0.8%

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

Uncollected54%

Landfill, unspecified17%

Other treatment11%

Open dumping9%

Unaccounted9%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Sanitation Policy And Strategy 2007

Responsible institutionGeneral Directorate of Environmental Conservation under the Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported