Country profile

Cameroon

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Cameroon.

Indicator year 2022Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated220kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage61.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics83.4%

Other materials7.6%

Plastic3.3%

Textiles2.8%

Paper and cardboard2.1%

Metal0.7%

Glass0.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Strategy For Waste Management, 2007

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Develpoment (MINEPDED)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLaw passed

Deposit-return systemNot reported