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Renewable water resources — Nigeria

Renewable water resources in Nigeria in 2022 — 221 km³. Ranked 33 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 221 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 33of 181
Period maximum 221 km³1961
Period minimum 221 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Nigeria, 1961–202218020022024026019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 221 km³1963: 221 km³1965: 221 km³1967: 221 km³1969: 221 km³1971: 221 km³1973: 221 km³1975: 221 km³1977: 221 km³1979: 221 km³1981: 221 km³1983: 221 km³1985: 221 km³1987: 221 km³1989: 221 km³1991: 221 km³1993: 221 km³1995: 221 km³1997: 221 km³1999: 221 km³2001: 221 km³2003: 221 km³2005: 221 km³2007: 221 km³2009: 221 km³2011: 221 km³2013: 221 km³2015: 221 km³2017: 221 km³2019: 221 km³2021: 221 km³2022: 221 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 221 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Western Africa computed 1,057 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,347 km³
Renewable water resources — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 221 +0 +0%
2021 221 +0 +0%
2020 221 +0 +0%
2019 221 +0 +0%
2018 221 +0 +0%
2017 221 +0 +0%
2016 221 +0 +0%
2015 221 +0 +0%
2014 221 +0 +0%
2013 221 +0 +0%
2012 221 +0 +0%
2011 221 +0 +0%
2010 221 +0 +0%
2009 221 +0 +0%
2008 221 +0 +0%
2007 221 +0 +0%
2006 221 +0 +0%
2005 221 +0 +0%
2004 221 +0 +0%
2003 221 +0 +0%
2002 221 +0 +0%
2001 221 +0 +0%
2000 221 +0 +0%
1999 221 +0 +0%
1998 221 +0 +0%
1997 221 +0 +0%
1996 221 +0 +0%
1995 221 +0 +0%
1994 221 +0 +0%
1993 221 +0 +0%
1992 221 +0 +0%
1991 221 +0 +0%
1990 221 +0 +0%
1989 221 +0 +0%
1988 221 +0 +0%
1987 221 +0 +0%
1986 221 +0 +0%
1985 221 +0 +0%
1984 221 +0 +0%
1983 221 +0 +0%
1982 221 +0 +0%
1981 221 +0 +0%
1980 221 +0 +0%
1979 221 +0 +0%
1978 221 +0 +0%
1977 221 +0 +0%
1976 221 +0 +0%
1975 221 +0 +0%
1974 221 +0 +0%
1973 221 +0 +0%
1972 221 +0 +0%
1971 221 +0 +0%
1970 221 +0 +0%
1969 221 +0 +0%
1968 221 +0 +0%
1967 221 +0 +0%
1966 221 +0 +0%
1965 221 +0 +0%
1964 221 +0 +0%
1963 221 +0 +0%
1962 221 +0 +0%
1961 221 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GN Guinea 226 NG Nigeria 221 LR Liberia 200 SL Sierra Leone 160 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 ML Mali 60 GH Ghana 30 SN Senegal 26 GW Guinea-Bissau 16 BF Burkina Faso 13 TG Togo 12 BJ Benin 10 NE Niger 4 GM Gambia 3 MR Mauritania 0 CV Cabo Verde 0
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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