Municipal solid waste per capita

Choropleth map of India by state: Municipal solid waste per capita. Delhi generates 3x the per-capita municipal solid waste of rural India. Urban consumption drives waste.

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Delhi generates 3x the per-capita municipal solid waste of rural India. Urban consumption drives waste.
Policy implication
Waste management infrastructure hasn't kept pace with urbanisation; most Indian cities landfill 90%+ of waste.
CPCB 2022Environmentsolid wastewaste managementenvironment
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2022 and have not been refreshed since this map was made. See the newer figures for this measure in the interactive atlas.

Source: CPCB (2022). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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