The amount of water withdrawn for agricultural, industrial, and municipal purposes in Nigeria totaled roughly 12.5 billion cubic meters in 2020. Between 2010 and 2020, the volume remained the same, following an upward trend observed since 2000. The indicator measures water withdrawals across sectors.
Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020
(in billion cubic meters)
The release date is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.
The source notes that the indicator measures the quantity of water withdrawn for agricultural, industrial and municipal purposes.
It adds that: "It includes water from primary renewable freshwater resources and secondary sources of water, as well as water from over-abstraction of renewable groundwater or withdrawal of fossil groundwater, direct use of agricultural drainage water and (treated) wastewater, and desalinated water. It does not include in stream uses, which are characterized by a very low net consumption rate, such as recreation, navigation, hydropower, inland capture fisheries, etc."
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FAO. (January 24, 2024). Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/
FAO. "Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/
FAO. (2024). Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/
FAO. "Total Water Withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/
FAO, Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total water withdrawal in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], FAO, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446823/annual-total-water-withdrawal-in-nigeria/
