Some 2.7 billion people - or 25 percent of the global population - did not have access to waste collection services in 2020. Collection rates were the lowest in Central and South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where they stood below 40 percent. In contrast, roughly the entire population in North America and Western Europe had access to such services.
Rate of municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2020, by region
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