Country profile

Mauritania

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

Indicator year 2016Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated112.8kg per person · 2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate8%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping54.7%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping54.7%

Controlled landfill37.3%

Recycling in treatment mix8%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported