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Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
Year Value
2016 94.38680359
2017 93.79770714
2018 91.93344991
2019 85.21275441
2020 85.66185372
2021 87.57680536

Source: COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage of households

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Johannesburg statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from City of Johannesburg statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other City of Johannesburg-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Percentage of households with waste removal services
Definition and concepts

Percentage of households who have their refuse removed at least once a week
Unit of measure

Percentage of households
Data sources

StastSA Metro Development Indicators
Data providers

COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)
Comment and limitations

Future COJ Circular 88 Indicator
Method of computation

(#”ENV3.1 (1) Number of households who have their refuse removed at least once a week.”)/(#”Total number of households in the municipality (estimate)”)*100
Comparability/deviation from international standards

Domesticated Indicator
Data last updated Jun 20, 2023
Metadata last updated Jun 20, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 11.6.1: Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
Target

Target 11.6: By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
Metadata update

2021-12-20
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UN-Habitat, UNSD
Related indicators

SDG 1.4.1, Proportion of population with access to basic services

SDG 6.3.1 Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated

SDG 12.3.1.b Food waste index

SDG 12.5.1 National recycling rate
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