Country profile

Ethiopia

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

Indicator year 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated38kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage40%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate3.8%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste60%2020 · 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 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics70%

Plastic8%

Textiles7%

Paper and cardboard6%

Other materials6%

Glass3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected60%

Landfill, unspecified34.4%

Recycling in treatment mix3.8%

Incineration1.8%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Integrated Urban Sanitation And Hygiene Strategy, 2017

Responsible institutionMinistry of Urban Development and Housing (MoUDH); Environment Protection Authority

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported