Municipal waste collected in Kenya
Kenya: Municipal waste collected was 2.03 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Kenya, 2014β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.03 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 514.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Kenya peaked at 2.03 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 281,989 tonnes, in 2015.
That places Kenya 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 869,285 tonnes | 281,989 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Standard Deviation 0.27 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 14,322 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 9,974 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 201,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 222,025 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Kenya?
- Municipal waste collected in Kenya was 2.03 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,989 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for municipal waste collected?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 514.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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