Indonesia's Waste Generation Trend until 2025

According to the Ministry of Environment (KLH) report, Indonesia's waste generation in 2025 amounted to 20.25 million tons, a decrease of 43.6% compared to the previous year (year-on-year/yoy).

This decrease occurred after three years of an upward trend. Notably, the decrease is due to a reduction in the number of regencies/cities reporting waste data.

In 2024, waste generation data came from 331 regencies/cities, while in 2025, it came from 206 regencies/cities.

As shown in the graph, during 2019-2025, the highest waste generation occurred in 2024, reaching 35.9 million tons.

KLH stated that in 2025, the most common type of waste was food scraps, accounting for 40.79%, followed by plastic waste and wood or twigs, at 19.95% and 13.7% respectively.

Below is the composition of Indonesian waste by type in 2025:

• Food scraps: 40.79%
• Plastic: 19.95%
• Wood/twigs: 13.7%
• Paper/cardboard: 11.39%
• Metal: 3.25%
• Fabric: 2.41%
• Glass: 2.4%
• Rubber/leather: 2.1%
• Other types of waste: 6.51%.

The majority of domestic waste sources are contributed by households, whose portion reaches 56.82% of the total waste generation.

Followed by waste from markets, commercial establishments, public facilities, areas, offices, and other sources with proportions less than 15%.

Disclaimer: There was a revision adding information on the number of regencies and cities (paragraphs 2 and 3) on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 13:50 WIB.