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)
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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024. 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: December 31, 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, 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 December 31, 2024)
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/
