Table 3: Characteristics of open landfills in the study.

Country/city

Name

Surface (ha)

Types of waste

Quantity of waste (T/year)

References

Côte d’Ivoire/Abidjan

Akouédo

153

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

550,000

[5,15,28]

Nigeria/Ibadan

Aba-Eku

10

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

990,000

[38]

Nigeria/Lagos

Olushosun

42

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

1000,000

[17,31,39]

Ghana/Kumasi

Kronum

06

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

25,000

[35]

Ghana/Kumasi

Amakon

10

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

40,000

[35]

Ghana/Accra

Kpone

18

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

1,000,000

[13]

Ghana/Accra

Agbogbloshie

-

Of

50,000

[16,18]

Togo/Lomé

Agoè

10

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

250,000

[40]

Niger/Niamey

Niamey 2000

10

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

61,500

[25]

Sierra Leone/Freetown

Granville Brook

06

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

90,000

[26]

Senegal/Dakar

Mbeubeuss

175

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

1,000,000

[11,29,33,34,41]

Gambia/Kanifing

Bakoteh

18

DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS

52,000

[24]