How much of Bali’s waste is actually managed?

Bali’s waste problem is not simply how much rubbish the island produces, but how much is actually managed. The Bali provincial environment agency reported that daily waste generation reached 3.4 thousand tonnes in 2025, while only 29%, or 916 tonnes per day, was managed; 71%, about 2.5 thousand tonnes per day, remained unmanaged.

How much waste does Bali produce?

According to Bali’s Environment and Forestry Agency, Bali generated 3.4 thousand tonnes of waste per day in 2025. The figure covers daily waste generation across the province, rather than waste from one municipality or landfill.

How much of it is managed?

The same agency said 29% of the daily total was managed, equivalent to 916 tonnes per day, according to its report published on 27 August 2025. That leaves 71%, or about 2.5 thousand tonnes per day, unmanaged.

Why is the management rate important?

The agency compared the 29% management rate with an annual target of 51.21%. The gap shows that the central environmental issue is not only collection, but also the capacity to sort, process and dispose of waste through managed systems.

Does the official data describe every kind of waste?

The reported figures concern daily waste generation and management in Bali. They should not be treated as a separate estimate for plastic, household waste, tourism waste or waste at a particular landfill unless those categories are identified separately by the reporting agency.

What does the wider statistical record provide?

BPS-Statistics Indonesia’s Bali Province in Figures 2025, released on 28 February 2025, is the province’s official statistical publication and includes environmental data. Its publication date precedes the environment agency’s 2025 waste-management update, so the agency’s figures are the more recent source for the waste totals used here.

Sources

• Dinas Kehutanan
• BPS-Statistics Indonesia Bali Province