Country profile

South Sudan

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for South Sudan.

Indicator year 2022Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated35.2kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 projection

Collection coverage—No published value

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 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionNational Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported