Table 1

Average organic waste generated in ten selected cities of Nigeria.

Selected Nigerian capital cities Population estimate (2014) Average waste generated (kg/capita/day) [27] Average organic fraction of waste (%) [27] Average organic waste generated (kg/day)
Lagos 11 112 000 0.73 36 2 920 234
Port-Harcourt 1 700 000 0.70 60 714 000
Abuja 950 000 0.66a 65 407 550
Kano 3 500 000 0.56 51 999 600
Ibadan 1 640 000 0.51a 61 510 204
Kaduna 936 000 0.58a 63 342 014
Benin City 1 330 000 0.63 54 452 466
Jos 1 200 000 0.23 57 157 320
Sokoto 610 000 0.28 66 112 728
Ilorin 954 000 0.25 70 166 980
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