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Nigeria: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 218,541,212 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.38 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 85.251 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 53.521 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 70.6 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 52.676 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 31.46 billion kWh (2021) #71
Consumption 26.6 billion kWh (2021) #69
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 8.07 billion kWh (2021) #75

Oil

Ranking
Production 1,650.39 thousand bbl/day (2021) #15
Consumption 493.6 thousand bbl/day (2021) #32
Exports (Refined) [3] 2,231 thousand bbl/day (2013) #7
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 36.89 billion bbl (2021) #11

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 3,009.65 billion cu ft (2015) #12
Consumption (Dry) 777.4 billion cu ft (2021) #37
Exports (Dry) 807.45 billion cu ft (2021) #11
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 203.444 trillion cu ft (2021) #9

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 54 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 172,730,603 (2018 est.)
Highways 195,000 km (2017)
Internet Users 47,759,904 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,798 km (2014)
Telephones 140,491 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Total Area923,768 sq. km
Land Area910,768 sq. km
Water Area13,000 sq. km
Coastline853 km
Climatevaries; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrainsouthern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Chappal Waddi 2,419 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