Table 3 Plastics resin production and consumption in 8 African countries.
From: Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa: consumption, waste generation, and projections
Country/period | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plastics production (kt) | ||||||||
 Algeria | 41 | 43 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 193 |
 Egypt | 421 | 411 | 463 | 548 | 578 | 786 | 770 | 3977 |
 Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
 Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Morocco | 47 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 396 |
 Nigeria | 213 | 260 | 303 | 335 | 390 | 396 | 411 | 2308 |
 South Africa | 1252 | 1229 | 1202 | 1292 | 1282 | 1362 | 1368 | 8987 |
 Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Plastics consumption per capita (kg/capita) | ||||||||
 Algeria | 12.6 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 20.9 |  |
 Egypt | 13.0 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 15.7 |  |
 Ghana | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 |  |
 Kenya | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |  |
 Morocco | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 18.3 |  |
 Nigeria | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 |  |
 South Africa | 24.0 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 24.7 |  |
 Tunisia | 21.2 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 25.8 |  |
Plastics import (kt) | ||||||||
 Algeria | 430 | 429 | 527 | 555 | 683 | 709 | 817 | 4150 |
 Egypt | 898 | 969 | 993 | 1054 | 1184 | 1066 | 1136 | 7300 |
 Ghana | 141 | 126 | 145 | 148 | 173 | 181 | 199 | 1113 |
 Kenya | 202 | 227 | 210 | 212 | 296 | 353 | 314 | 1814 |
 Morocco | 433 | 388 | 445 | 467 | 490 | 505 | 421 | 3149 |
 Nigeria | 609 | 656 | 584 | 579 | 617 | 702 | 754 | 4501 |
 South Africa | 323 | 401 | 420 | 459 | 423 | 439 | 250 | 2715 |
 Tunisia | 224 | 238 | 241 | 259 | 284 | 279 | 286 | 1811 |
Plastics export (kt) | ||||||||
 Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Egypt | 252 | 247 | 253 | 283 | 368 | 569 | 511 | 2483 |
 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kenya | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
 Morocco | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
 Nigeria | 21 | 49 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 137 |
 South Africa | 357 | 379 | 339 | 465 | 421 | 477 | 348 | 2786 |
 Tunisia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 |