Solid waste generated per person, 2023-24
State boards reported 1,85,195 tonnes of solid waste a day for 2023-24, about 132 grams for each person. Delhi (518 grams), Chandigarh (462), Puducherry (332), Haryana (315) and Telangana (306) report the most per person, and Assam (34), Ladakh (42), Bihar (46), Himachal Pradesh (48) and Meghalaya (53) the least. Of the waste generated, 61.6 per cent was reported as treated and 21.4 per cent as landfilled.
Policy implication
These are the boards' own reports. Some weigh waste at the gate and some estimate, some cover urban waste only, and the denominator here is the whole population, so a low figure for a mostly rural state may reflect what is counted and not how little waste people make. Assam's 34 grams is the lowest, and the answer does not say how the board arrived at it.
These are the boards' own reports. Some weigh waste at the gate and some estimate, some cover urban waste only, and the denominator here is the whole population, so a low figure for a mostly rural state may reflect what is counted and not how little waste people make. Assam's 34 grams is the lowest, and the answer does not say how the board arrived at it.
Data vintage. The figures are for 2023-24 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.
Source: MoEFCC (CPCB) via Lok Sabha Q.50 (1 Dec 2025) (2023-24). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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