According to 2016 estimates, Delhi generated over three million tons of annual municipal solid waste. The south Asian country was the largest producer of waste, generating about 13 percent of global waste that same year.
Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city
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Indiatimes. (March 4, 2020). Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. "Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons)." Chart. March 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. (2020). Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. "Estimated Municipal Solid Waste Generation across India in 2016, by City (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes, Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons) [Graph], Indiatimes, March 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/