Table 1 Waste generation and cumulative waste in the waste sites in Al-Hillah City (2023–2070).

From: Estimating of gases emission from waste sites to generate electrical energy as a case study at Al-Hillah City in Iraq

Year

Population

Total weight (ton/year)

Year

Population

Total weight (ton/year)

Year

Population

Total weight (ton/year)

2023

1,084,531

358,561

2039

1,737,653

673,636

2055

2,784,094

1,265,576

2024

1,116,959

372,974

2040

1,789,609

700,716

2056

2,867,339

1,316,451

2025

1,150,356

387,968

2041

1,843,118

728,884

2057

2,953,072

1,369,371

2026

1,184,751

403,563

2042

1,898,227

758,184

2058

3,041,369

1,424,419

2027

1,220,175

419,786

2043

1,954,984

788,662

2059

3,132,306

1,481,679

2028

1,256,659

436,661

2044

2,013,438

820,366

2060

3,225,962

1,541,241

2029

1,294,233

454,215

2045

2,073,640

853,344

2061

3,322,418

1,603,197

2030

1,332,930

472,474

2046

2,135,642

887,647

2062

3,421,758

1,667,644

2031

1,372,785

491,467

2047

2,199,497

923,330

2063

3,524,069

1,734,682

2032

1,413,831

511,223

2048

2,265,262

960,447

2064

3,629,439

1,804,414

2033

1,456,105

531,774

2049

2,332,994

999,056

2065

3,737,959

1,876,950

2034

1,499,642

553,150

2050

2,402,750

1,039,217

2066

3,849,724

1,952,401

2035

1,544,482

575,387

2051

2,474,593

1,080,992

2067

3,964,830

2,030,886

2036

1,590,662

598,517

2052

2,548,583

1,124,447

2068

4,083,379

2,112,525

2037

1,638,222

622,576

2053

2,624,785

1,169,649

2069

4,205,472

2,197,447

2038

1,687,205

647,603

2054

2,703,267

1,216,668

2070

4,331,216

2,285,782