Lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria
Nigeria: Lake water quality trophic state was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.5%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
48th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2020
All-time low
1.1%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over five years.
Nigeria ranks 48th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Nigeria was 1.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Nigeria ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lake water quality trophic state (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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