Estimated municipal solid waste generation in India 2016 by city

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
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 (in million tons)

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March 2020

Region

India

Survey time period

2016

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