Country profile

Madagascar

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

Indicator year 2019Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated127.7kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage17.7%2019 · 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 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics45.4%

Other materials39.8%

Plastic5.8%

Paper and cardboard3.5%

Textiles3.5%

Metal1.3%

Glass0.8%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Climate Change Strategy For The Waste Sector 2021

Responsible institutionNo

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported