Source data
Reported and modelled municipal waste generation in five countries
Sources checked
- Benin1.493 million t
- Côte d’Ivoire5.27 million t
- Ghana3.976 million t
- Nigeria45.737 million t
- Senegal3.106 million t
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Reported and modelled municipal waste generation in five countries
The World Bank model uses country and population data to estimate a common 2022 baseline and later projections. Tonnes are rounded to millions. The map pins identify national records by capital, rather than waste facilities.
| Source | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2022 | Modelled | 1.493 | 0.301 | 1.493 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2030 | Modelled | 1.861 | 0.31 | 1.493 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2040 | Modelled | 2.361 | 0.319 | 1.493 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2050 | Modelled | 3.599 | 0.407 | 1.493 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2021 | Reported | 5.0 | 0.468 | Unavailable | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2022 | Modelled | 5.27 | 0.481 | 5.27 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2030 | Modelled | 6.564 | 0.496 | 5.27 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2040 | Modelled | 10.524 | 0.637 | 5.27 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2050 | Modelled | 15.409 | 0.764 | 5.27 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2017 | Reported | 3.291 | 0.304 | Unavailable | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Modelled | 3.976 | 0.332 | 3.976 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2030 | Modelled | 5.298 | 0.383 | 3.976 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2040 | Modelled | 7.695 | 0.476 | 3.976 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2050 | Modelled | 10.538 | 0.574 | 3.976 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2021 | Reported | 44.5 | 0.564 | Unavailable | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2022 | Modelled | 45.737 | 0.567 | 45.737 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2030 | Modelled | 57.317 | 0.604 | 45.737 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2040 | Modelled | 82.517 | 0.729 | 45.737 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2050 | Modelled | 113.768 | 0.873 | 45.737 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2021 | Reported | 3.0 | 0.483 | Unavailable | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2022 | Modelled | 3.106 | 0.488 | 3.106 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2030 | Modelled | 4.565 | 0.597 | 3.106 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2040 | Modelled | 5.743 | 0.615 | 3.106 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2050 | Modelled | 8.368 | 0.761 | 3.106 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |