The total renewable surface water resources in Nigeria amounted to 279.2 billion cubic meters in 2020. The value remained the same over the period examined. This means that, theoretically, the country had the said amount of surface water available for use each year.
Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020
(in billion cubic meters per year)
Characteristic
Volume in billion cubic meters per year
2020
279.2
2019
279.2
2018
279.2
2017
279.2
2016
279.2
2015
279.2
2014
279.2
2013
279.2
2012
279.2
2011
279.2
2010
279.2
2009
279.2
2008
279.2
279.2
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The source notes that total renewable surface water is the sum of the internal renewable surface water resources and the total external renewable surface water resources. Surface water refers to all waters on earth's surface found in streams, rivers, lakes, marshes or wetlands, and ice and snow.
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FAO. (January 19, 2024). Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/
FAO. "Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters per year)." Chart. January 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/
FAO. (2024). Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/
FAO. "Total Renewable Surface Water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in Billion Cubic Meters per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/
FAO, Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Total renewable surface water in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters per year) [Graph], FAO, January 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446155/annual-total-renewable-surface-water-in-nigeria/
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