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Nigeria

Dynamics of water use in Nigeria by estimates of SHI (1998)


 



 

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
52.0
55.1
80.6
109
112
132
171
233
Irrigation area, th.ha **
 
22
825
870
 
950
1050
1200
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
200
200
200
230
233
251
277
317
GNP, $US per capita ****
 
561
348
299
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.80
0.95
3.17
4.02
4.70
5.38
7.82
10.7
Water consumption, km 3
0.14
0.15
1.48
1.67
1.79
1.95
2.31
2.76
notes: * - Source: United Nations Organization
** - 1961-1993 Source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1965-1994. Rome: FAO; 1995 – 2025 - SHI 1995 forecast
*** - Source: Gleick, 1998
**** - Source: World Bank / IMF – International Financial Statistics Yearbook, 1980-1994. N.Y.: World Bank/IMF


Water use of Nigeria (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1987
1990
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
 
4.88
   
WRI
withdrawal
1991-93
3.63
     
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
3.6
     
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
 
3.56
12.2
10.1
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
 
4.01
   
Gleick
withdrawal
1993
3.63
     
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
3.63
     
IrAf
withdrawal
1995
3.63
     

notes: all estimates include water use for agriculture, industrial & domestic needs;

1) – high estimates

2) – low estimates

IIASA – Kulshreshtha S.N., 1993. World Water Resources & Regional Vulnerability: impact of future changes. Luxenburg: IIASA.

WRI – World Resources (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1994, 1996, 1997-1998 ) – N.Y.: Oxford Univ. Press.

WWDS – World Water Resources. Demand & Supply: 1990 to 2025., 1998. Scenarious & Issues. Colombo:IWMI.

UNSY – United National Statistical Yearbook 1992, 39, 1993– N.Y..:UN.

Gleick, 1993 - Water in Crisis. A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources, 1993. Edited by P. Gleick. N.Y. Oxford Univ.Press.

Gleick, 1998 - The World’s Water. The Beneficial Report on Freshwater Resources 1998-1999, 1998, Peter Gleick, Washington, D.C. Covello, California.

IrAf – Irrigation in Africa in figures, 1995. Extract from report 7. Rome: FAO.