People [1]

People

Population 1,674,908 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.444 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 71.28 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 74.01 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 57.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 60.594 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 1.42 billion kWh (2021) #144
Consumption 1.27 billion kWh (2021) #149
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.44 billion kWh (2021) #137

Oil

Ranking
Production 142.56 thousand bbl/day (2021) #41
Consumption 5.45 thousand bbl/day (2021) #165
Exports (Refined) [3] 290.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #27
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 1.1 billion bbl (2021) #40

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 296.646 billion cu ft (2015) #50
Consumption (Dry) 52.1 billion cu ft (2021) #85
Exports (Dry) 132.09 billion cu ft (2021) #33
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 4.909 trillion cu ft (2021) #45

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 7 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 591,223 (2018 est.)
Highways 2,880 km (2017)
Internet Users 1,262,001 (2016 est.)
Telephones 10,843 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Total Area28,051 sq. km
Land Area28,051 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline296 km
Climatetropical; always hot, humid
Terraincoastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Pico Basile 3,008 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020