Environment in Nigeria

2,363 indicators covering environment for Nigeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 5.06 % 2023 up 47.4% 32nd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0435 2023 up 113.6% 90th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 584,709 TJ 2024 up 39.1% 6th
Forest rents 1.1% 2021 up 5.7% 52nd
Water withdrawals per capita 54.74 cubic meters per person 2023 down 20.6% 156th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 100.32 t 2023 up 36.4% 95th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 95.07 1000 USD 2023 down 99.3% 85th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 40.33 2022 up 18.8% 74th
Exported deforestation 7,031 hectares 2023 up 590.4% 27th
Imported deforestation 5,345 hectares 2023 down 59.5% 46th
Deforestation embedded in trade -1,686 hectares 2023 down 113.9% 150th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 5.1 square meters 2023 up 61.2% 66th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 584,709 TJ 2024 up 39.1% 4th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.4 % 2021 unchanged 111th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 1.13 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 5.7% 45th
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 418.9 Square kilometres 2024 up 734.5% 61st
Industrial water withdrawal 1.97 billion cubic meters 2023 unchanged 35th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 39,407 1000 USD 2024 down 61.6% 54th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 14,116 t 2024 down 49.5% 19th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 109th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 109th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 125,593 t 2022 up 109.7% 4th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 513,915 1000 USD 2022 up 217.8% 5th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 3,639 t 2024 up 173.4% 70th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 8,117 1000 USD 2024 up 67.9% 84th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,342 t 2022 down 80.4% 81st
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 9,651 1000 USD 2022 down 32.3% 83rd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 73rd
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 80th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 75.93 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 59.0% 33rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 317 t 2016 down 20.8% 60th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 234 1000 USD 2016 down 30.6% 70th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 384.41 t 2024 up 51.1% 27th
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 1,072 1000 USD 2024 down 24.3% 37th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 22,000 m3 2024 unchanged 80th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 69,450 Hectares 2020 up 2.4% 14th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 35,000 Hectares 2020 up 6.1% 8th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 41,500 Hectares 2020 up 4.5% 8th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 21,627 Hectares 2020 down 7.0% 28th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 91,077 Hectares 2020 unchanged 28th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 7 t 2024 down 88.3% 81st
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 94.1% 84th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 1,570 Square kilometres 2023 up 62,707.6% 40th
Urea — Export quantity 3.08 million t 2024 up 31,281.3% 7th
Urea — Export value 850,328 1000 USD 2024 up 21,937.1% 7th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 59th
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 22,000 m3 2024 unchanged 70th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 1 1000 t 2023 113th
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 639 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% 17th
Freshwater Fish — Food 639 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% 16th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 2.81 kg/cap 2023 down 17.8% 77th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 26.35 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 77.6% 56th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 5.78 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 19.3% 75th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 480,730 million Kcal 2023 up 1.6% 16th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.72 g/cap/d 2023 down 25.0% 79th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 59,765 t 2023 down 5.6% 17th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.32 g/cap/d 2023 down 13.5% 64th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 26,778 t 2023 up 9.8% 16th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,623 t 2016 39th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 830 1000 USD 2016 42nd