Country profile

Iraq

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

Indicator year 2019Mid. East & N. AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated442.8kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage67%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.1%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste41.3%2019 · 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 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics68.2%

Paper and cardboard9.6%

Plastic6.7%

Textiles5.1%

Glass2.3%

Diapers and hygiene products1.9%

Other materials1.6%

Rubber and leather1.5%

Metal1.4%

Garden and green waste0.9%

Wood0.9%

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

Landfill, unspecified58.7%

Uncollected41.3%

Recycling in treatment mix0.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinstry of the Environment

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported