Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 40.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nigeria, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 40.33 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nigeria peaked at 40.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.21, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.41 | — |
| 1988 | 22.59 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 21.7 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 22.95 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 21.84 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 21.73 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.3 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 19.04 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 18.21 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.99 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 17.76 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.21 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 17.44 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 18.03 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 21.3 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 22.74 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.68 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 24.73 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 25.96 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 29.06 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 30.94 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 32.58 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.96 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.22 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 38.51 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 39.53 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.89 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.2 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.96 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 40.84 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.24 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 38.66 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.33 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.23 | 21.7 | 22.59 | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.52 | 17.21 | 22.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.05 | 17.44 | 29.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.06 | 30.94 | 40.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.08 | 38.24 | 40.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 71 Palestine, State of 44.87 compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 42.01 compare
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- 75 Portugal 37.52 compare
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- 77 Saudi Arabia 36.75 compare
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- 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0086 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 516.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nigeria?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nigeria was 40.33 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.21 in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.