Waste Management

Estimated share of municipal solid waste covered by controlled waste management. The raw value combines World Bank What a Waste 3.0 country data on controlled treatment and disposal, recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, waste-to-energy or comparable treatment, and avoidance of uncollected, openly dumped or unaccounted waste. Higher values are better and the score equals the raw percentage.
1 Liechtenstein95 % controlled waste management 95 % controlled waste management 95
2 Austria94 % controlled waste management 94 % controlled waste management 94
2 Germany94 % controlled waste management 94 % controlled waste management 94
4 Denmark92 % controlled waste management 92 % controlled waste management 92
4 Netherlands92 % controlled waste management 92 % controlled waste management 92
6 Korea Republic90 % controlled waste management 90 % controlled waste management 90
6 Luxembourg90 % controlled waste management 90 % controlled waste management 90
6 Oman90 % controlled waste management 90 % controlled waste management 90
6 Singapore90 % controlled waste management 90 % controlled waste management 90
6 Switzerland90 % controlled waste management 90 % controlled waste management 90
11 Belgium89 % controlled waste management 89 % controlled waste management 89
11 Czech Republic89 % controlled waste management 89 % controlled waste management 89
11 Finland89 % controlled waste management 89 % controlled waste management 89
11 Latvia89 % controlled waste management 89 % controlled waste management 89
11 Norway89 % controlled waste management 89 % controlled waste management 89
16 Australia88 % controlled waste management 88 % controlled waste management 88
16 Poland88 % controlled waste management 88 % controlled waste management 88
16 United States88 % controlled waste management 88 % controlled waste management 88
19 Andorra87 % controlled waste management 87 % controlled waste management 87
19 France87 % controlled waste management 87 % controlled waste management 87
19 Ireland87 % controlled waste management 87 % controlled waste management 87
22 Hong Kong86 % controlled waste management 86 % controlled waste management 86
22 Hungary86 % controlled waste management 86 % controlled waste management 86
22 Sweden86 % controlled waste management 86 % controlled waste management 86
25 Lithuania85 % controlled waste management 85 % controlled waste management 85
26 Curacao84 % controlled waste management 84 % controlled waste management 84
26 Faroe Islands84 % controlled waste management 84 % controlled waste management 84
26 United Kingdom84 % controlled waste management 84 % controlled waste management 84
29 Estonia82 % controlled waste management 82 % controlled waste management 82
29 Gibraltar82 % controlled waste management 82 % controlled waste management 82
29 Japan82 % controlled waste management 82 % controlled waste management 82
29 Monaco82 % controlled waste management 82 % controlled waste management 82
29 Portugal82 % controlled waste management 82 % controlled waste management 82
34 Italy80 % controlled waste management 80 % controlled waste management 80
34 Macau80 % controlled waste management 80 % controlled waste management 80
34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon80 % controlled waste management 80 % controlled waste management 80
37 Bermuda79 % controlled waste management 79 % controlled waste management 79
37 Grenada79 % controlled waste management 79 % controlled waste management 79
39 China78 % controlled waste management 78 % controlled waste management 78
40 Croatia77 % controlled waste management 77 % controlled waste management 77
41 Greenland76 % controlled waste management 76 % controlled waste management 76
41 Slovenia76 % controlled waste management 76 % controlled waste management 76
41 Uruguay76 % controlled waste management 76 % controlled waste management 76
44 Chile75 % controlled waste management 75 % controlled waste management 75
44 Chinese Taipei75 % controlled waste management 75 % controlled waste management 75
44 Saudi Arabia75 % controlled waste management 75 % controlled waste management 75
44 Slovakia75 % controlled waste management 75 % controlled waste management 75
48 Russia73 % controlled waste management 73 % controlled waste management 73
49 Turks and Caicos Islands72 % controlled waste management 72 % controlled waste management 72
49 Ukraine72 % controlled waste management 72 % controlled waste management 72
51 Argentina71 % controlled waste management 71 % controlled waste management 71
51 Colombia71 % controlled waste management 71 % controlled waste management 71
53 Anguilla70 % controlled waste management 70 % controlled waste management 70
53 Georgia70 % controlled waste management 70 % controlled waste management 70
53 U.S. Virgin Islands70 % controlled waste management 70 % controlled waste management 70
56 San Marino69 % controlled waste management 69 % controlled waste management 69
57 Barbados68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Guadeloupe68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Martinique68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Montserrat68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Niue68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Réunion68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
57 Seychelles68 % controlled waste management 68 % controlled waste management 68
64 Guam66 % controlled waste management 66 % controlled waste management 66
64 Spain66 % controlled waste management 66 % controlled waste management 66
66 Bolivia65 % controlled waste management 65 % controlled waste management 65
66 Canada65 % controlled waste management 65 % controlled waste management 65
66 Cook Islands65 % controlled waste management 65 % controlled waste management 65
66 French Guiana65 % controlled waste management 65 % controlled waste management 65
66 Saint-Martin65 % controlled waste management 65 % controlled waste management 65
71 Belarus64 % controlled waste management 64 % controlled waste management 64
71 Brazil64 % controlled waste management 64 % controlled waste management 64
71 British Virgin Islands64 % controlled waste management 64 % controlled waste management 64
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina63 % controlled waste management 63 % controlled waste management 63
74 Mexico63 % controlled waste management 63 % controlled waste management 63
76 Bulgaria61 % controlled waste management 61 % controlled waste management 61
77 Bahrain60 % controlled waste management 60 % controlled waste management 60
78 Israel58 % controlled waste management 58 % controlled waste management 58
79 Greece56 % controlled waste management 56 % controlled waste management 56
80 Romania54 % controlled waste management 54 % controlled waste management 54
80 Serbia54 % controlled waste management 54 % controlled waste management 54
82 Albania52 % controlled waste management 52 % controlled waste management 52
82 Aruba52 % controlled waste management 52 % controlled waste management 52
82 Morocco52 % controlled waste management 52 % controlled waste management 52
82 Wallis and Futuna52 % controlled waste management 52 % controlled waste management 52
86 Brunei51 % controlled waste management 51 % controlled waste management 51
86 Iceland51 % controlled waste management 51 % controlled waste management 51
86 Malta51 % controlled waste management 51 % controlled waste management 51
89 New Zealand50 % controlled waste management 50 % controlled waste management 50
89 United Arab Emirates50 % controlled waste management 50 % controlled waste management 50
91 Turkey49 % controlled waste management 49 % controlled waste management 49
92 Vietnam48 % controlled waste management 48 % controlled waste management 48
93 Mauritius47 % controlled waste management 47 % controlled waste management 47
94 Cayman Islands46 % controlled waste management 46 % controlled waste management 46
95 Costa Rica45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
95 Kosovo45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
95 Kuwait45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
95 Palau45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
95 Qatar45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45 % controlled waste management 45 % controlled waste management 45
101 Fiji44 % controlled waste management 44 % controlled waste management 44
102 Afghanistan43 % controlled waste management 43 % controlled waste management 43
102 Bhutan43 % controlled waste management 43 % controlled waste management 43
102 Cyprus43 % controlled waste management 43 % controlled waste management 43
102 Indonesia43 % controlled waste management 43 % controlled waste management 43
106 Libya42 % controlled waste management 42 % controlled waste management 42
106 Uzbekistan42 % controlled waste management 42 % controlled waste management 42
108 Montenegro41 % controlled waste management 41 % controlled waste management 41
109 Antigua and Barbuda40 % controlled waste management 40 % controlled waste management 40
109 Kazakhstan40 % controlled waste management 40 % controlled waste management 40
109 Mongolia40 % controlled waste management 40 % controlled waste management 40
112 American Samoa38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Bangladesh38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Dominica38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Mauritania38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Mayotte38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Northern Mariana Islands38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
112 Tunisia38 % controlled waste management 38 % controlled waste management 38
119 Marshall Islands37 % controlled waste management 37 % controlled waste management 37
119 Myanmar37 % controlled waste management 37 % controlled waste management 37
119 Saint Lucia37 % controlled waste management 37 % controlled waste management 37
119 Tahiti37 % controlled waste management 37 % controlled waste management 37
123 Azerbaijan36 % controlled waste management 36 % controlled waste management 36
123 Saint Kitts and Nevis36 % controlled waste management 36 % controlled waste management 36
123 South Africa36 % controlled waste management 36 % controlled waste management 36
123 Swaziland36 % controlled waste management 36 % controlled waste management 36
123 Trinidad and Tobago36 % controlled waste management 36 % controlled waste management 36
128 Botswana35 % controlled waste management 35 % controlled waste management 35
128 Thailand35 % controlled waste management 35 % controlled waste management 35
128 Tonga35 % controlled waste management 35 % controlled waste management 35
128 Venezuela35 % controlled waste management 35 % controlled waste management 35
128 Zanzibar35 % controlled waste management 35 % controlled waste management 35
133 Guatemala34 % controlled waste management 34 % controlled waste management 34
134 El Salvador33 % controlled waste management 33 % controlled waste management 33
135 Algeria32 % controlled waste management 32 % controlled waste management 32
135 Western Sahara32 % controlled waste management 32 % controlled waste management 32
137 Gambia31 % controlled waste management 31 % controlled waste management 31
137 India31 % controlled waste management 31 % controlled waste management 31
137 Kenya31 % controlled waste management 31 % controlled waste management 31
140 Iran30 % controlled waste management 30 % controlled waste management 30
140 North Macedonia30 % controlled waste management 30 % controlled waste management 30
140 Palestine30 % controlled waste management 30 % controlled waste management 30
140 Zimbabwe30 % controlled waste management 30 % controlled waste management 30
144 Cambodia29 % controlled waste management 29 % controlled waste management 29
144 Dominican Republic29 % controlled waste management 29 % controlled waste management 29
144 Peru29 % controlled waste management 29 % controlled waste management 29
147 Jordan27 % controlled waste management 27 % controlled waste management 27
148 Congo26 % controlled waste management 26 % controlled waste management 26
148 Djibouti26 % controlled waste management 26 % controlled waste management 26
148 Iraq26 % controlled waste management 26 % controlled waste management 26
148 Lebanon26 % controlled waste management 26 % controlled waste management 26
148 Paraguay26 % controlled waste management 26 % controlled waste management 26
153 Benin25 % controlled waste management 25 % controlled waste management 25
153 Egypt25 % controlled waste management 25 % controlled waste management 25
153 Gabon25 % controlled waste management 25 % controlled waste management 25
153 Guyana25 % controlled waste management 25 % controlled waste management 25
153 New Caledonia25 % controlled waste management 25 % controlled waste management 25
158 Kiribati24 % controlled waste management 24 % controlled waste management 24
158 Nauru24 % controlled waste management 24 % controlled waste management 24
160 Cameroon23 % controlled waste management 23 % controlled waste management 23
161 Bahamas22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Equatorial Guinea22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Korea DPR22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Maldives22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Moldova22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Timor-Leste22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
161 Togo22 % controlled waste management 22 % controlled waste management 22
168 Ethiopia21 % controlled waste management 21 % controlled waste management 21
168 Kyrgyzstan21 % controlled waste management 21 % controlled waste management 21
168 Sri Lanka21 % controlled waste management 21 % controlled waste management 21
171 Belize20 % controlled waste management 20 % controlled waste management 20
171 Burundi20 % controlled waste management 20 % controlled waste management 20
171 Guinea-Bissau20 % controlled waste management 20 % controlled waste management 20
171 Liberia20 % controlled waste management 20 % controlled waste management 20
171 Uganda20 % controlled waste management 20 % controlled waste management 20
176 Eritrea18 % controlled waste management 18 % controlled waste management 18
176 Honduras18 % controlled waste management 18 % controlled waste management 18
176 Panama18 % controlled waste management 18 % controlled waste management 18
179 Nicaragua16 % controlled waste management 16 % controlled waste management 16
180 Central African Republic15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Comoros15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Jamaica15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Laos15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Namibia15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Philippines15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Samoa15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
180 Sudan15 % controlled waste management 15 % controlled waste management 15
188 Congo DR14 % controlled waste management 14 % controlled waste management 14
188 Malaysia14 % controlled waste management 14 % controlled waste management 14
188 Puerto Rico14 % controlled waste management 14 % controlled waste management 14
188 São Tomé and Príncipe14 % controlled waste management 14 % controlled waste management 14
192 Burkina Faso13 % controlled waste management 13 % controlled waste management 13
192 Ghana13 % controlled waste management 13 % controlled waste management 13
192 Malawi13 % controlled waste management 13 % controlled waste management 13
195 Chad12 % controlled waste management 12 % controlled waste management 12
195 Haiti12 % controlled waste management 12 % controlled waste management 12
195 Niger12 % controlled waste management 12 % controlled waste management 12
195 Somalia12 % controlled waste management 12 % controlled waste management 12
199 Tajikistan11 % controlled waste management 11 % controlled waste management 11
200 Micronesia10 % controlled waste management 10 % controlled waste management 10
200 Nepal10 % controlled waste management 10 % controlled waste management 10
200 Sint Maarten10 % controlled waste management 10 % controlled waste management 10
200 South Sudan10 % controlled waste management 10 % controlled waste management 10
204 Angola9 % controlled waste management 9 % controlled waste management 9
204 Pakistan9 % controlled waste management 9 % controlled waste management 9
204 Syria9 % controlled waste management 9 % controlled waste management 9
207 Mali8 % controlled waste management 8 % controlled waste management 8
207 Nigeria8 % controlled waste management 8 % controlled waste management 8
207 Tanzania8 % controlled waste management 8 % controlled waste management 8
207 Yemen8 % controlled waste management 8 % controlled waste management 8
211 Cuba7 % controlled waste management 7 % controlled waste management 7
211 Ivory Coast7 % controlled waste management 7 % controlled waste management 7
211 Madagascar7 % controlled waste management 7 % controlled waste management 7
211 Solomon Islands7 % controlled waste management 7 % controlled waste management 7
215 Papua New Guinea6 % controlled waste management 6 % controlled waste management 6
215 Tuvalu6 % controlled waste management 6 % controlled waste management 6
217 Guinea5 % controlled waste management 5 % controlled waste management 5
217 Rwanda5 % controlled waste management 5 % controlled waste management 5
217 Senegal5 % controlled waste management 5 % controlled waste management 5
217 Suriname5 % controlled waste management 5 % controlled waste management 5
217 Zambia5 % controlled waste management 5 % controlled waste management 5
222 Cape Verde4 % controlled waste management 4 % controlled waste management 4
222 Ecuador4 % controlled waste management 4 % controlled waste management 4
222 Sierra Leone4 % controlled waste management 4 % controlled waste management 4
225 Lesotho2 % controlled waste management 2 % controlled waste management 2
225 Vanuatu2 % controlled waste management 2 % controlled waste management 2
227 Mozambique1 % controlled waste management 1 % controlled waste management 1
227 Turkmenistan1 % controlled waste management 1 % controlled waste management 1
229 Armenia0 % controlled waste management 0 % controlled waste management 0

Last rating: June 15th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a percentage for controlled municipal solid waste management. 0 means waste collection, treatment or disposal is barely controlled; 100 means almost complete controlled waste management with organised treatment. Higher values are better; the score equals the raw value.

The primary source is the World Bank What a Waste 3.0 country dataset. It provides comparable data on waste generation, collection, treatment, landfill, recycling, composting, incineration, uncollected waste and unaccounted waste.

The weighting is: 70% controlled treatment or disposal, 20% material or biological recovery and 10% avoidance of uncontrolled waste pathways. Controlled management mainly includes recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, controlled or sanitary landfill, controlled incineration and comparable facilities.

Unspecified landfill and other treatment categories receive only partial credit. Uncollected waste, open dumping and unaccounted waste reduce the raw value because they are typically linked to air pollution, soil and water contamination, disease vectors and visible litter.

For countries and territories without complete country-level values, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values. They are checked against What a Waste 3.0, UN SDG 11.6.1 metadata, UNEP, OECD, Eurostat, regional comparators and previous Nomadino values.

The indicator does not rate waste generated per capita and does not measure industrial waste, construction waste, hazardous waste or wastewater. A country is therefore not penalised merely for generating more high-income waste; the key question is how much municipal waste is controlled, recovered or safely disposed of.