Per capita daily waste generation in Saudi Arabia

during the period 2010-2016

2016

Indicators
 Per capita daily waste generation in Saudi Arabia during the period 2010-2016

Indicator Description

Per capita daily waste generation in Saudi Arabia during the period 2010-
2016
This indicator shows the per capita daily waste generation according to the Ministry of
Municipal and Rural Affairs’ reports.

Indicator Calculating Methodology

The per capital waste generation rate is calculated as follows:

2016
Environment Statistics

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒

Population
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 Per capita daily waste generation in Saudi Arabia during the period 2010-2016

Tables and charts

Per capita waste generation in Saudi Arabia during the period 2010-2016
Year
Variable
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Quantity of household waste 11,555 12,048 12,560 13,093 13,646 14,220 15,752
Population (1,000) 27,563 28,376 29,196 29,994 30,770 31,016 31,742
Per capita daily waste
1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.21 1.24 1.39
generation
Volume: Waste (1,000 tons)
Volume: Per capita generation (kg)
Source: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs

Per capita daily waste generation

1.24
1.22 2016
Environment Statistics

1.20
Waste (kg)

1.18
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1.16
1.14
1.12
1.10
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
years

Per capita daily waste generation

Summary:
The table shows that the per capita daily waste generation rate - according to the
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs’ reports - has dropped from 1.15kg in 2010
to 1.39kg in 2016.

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) is scheduled to carry out censuses on
the agricultural, household and economic activities sectors to calculate the waste
generation and recycle rates.

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