Country profile

Yemen, Rep.

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Yemen, Rep..

Indicator year 2016Mid. East & N. AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated139.4kg per person · 2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage17.7%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste82.3%2016 · 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 · 2016 · reported material shares

Food and organics65%

Other materials10.2%

Plastic10%

Paper and cardboard7%

Metal6%

Glass1%

Electrical and electronic waste0.8%

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

Uncollected82.3%

Landfill, unspecified17.7%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionDepartment for Waste Management

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported