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Nigeria - Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3) 1255.91

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 190 economies tracked

Latest value

1255.91 (2023)

Global rank

##139 of 190 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1961

0.2×

Ranking Race — Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919611971198119912001201120212023#88#1391991 overtook Dominica2021 overtook Korea, Rep.
NigeriaIcelandGuyanaSurinameCongo, Rep.

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2023. Nigeria climbed from #88 to #139 (overtook Dominica). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

1991
Overtook Dominica in global rank auto
1992
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2021
Overtook Korea, Rep. in global rank auto
2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), 1961-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per capita per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120231255.912911.674567.436223.19

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