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Nigeria
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP1041.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5315.82[$]
Population195.87[millions]
Urbanization51.96[%]
Land Area913779.28[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 151 31 3.6
Health 177 13.9 1.1
Air Quality 169 18 -2.2
PM2.5 152 21.4 -6.4
Household solid fuels 146 11.7 4
Ozone 138 30.9 -4.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 177 4.9 4.9
Sanitation 174 6 6
Drinking water 177 4.2 4.2
Heavy Metals 81 51.5 4.6
Lead 81 51.5 4.6
Waste Management 112 7.7 -
Solid waste 112 7.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 110 42.4 5.2
Biodiversity 112 53.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 91 78.3 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 110 62.1 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 76 32.3 11.6
Species Habitat Index 93 83.9 -11.5
Species Protection Index 55 89 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 104 50.4 -
Ecosystem Services 144 23.4 -17
Tree cover loss 135 20.6 -18.9
Grassland loss 152 38 14.7
Wetland loss 61 59.4 -15.5
Fisheries 90 10.9 -2.6
Fish Stock Status 30 15.5 -5.3
Marine Trophic Index 114 6.3 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 91 50.8 16.5
CO2 growth rate 107 36.1 36.1
CH4 growth rate 56 84.4 -15.6
F-gas growth rate 57 89.8 14.6
N2O growth rate 151 33.5 -10
Black Carbon growth rate 131 37.1 -3.2
CO2 from land cover 135 28 -
GHG intensity trend 49 61.5 -38.5
GHG per capita 31 80.9 5.3
Pollution Emissions 78 66.3 14.9
SO2 growth rate 79 73.6 5
NOx growth rate 77 59 24.7
Agriculture 87 39 -2.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 87 39 -2.5
Water Resources 126 0.2 -
Wastewater treatment 126 0.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Samoa 37.3
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Philippines 38.4
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Kenya 34.7
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Nigeria 31
Senegal 30.7
Togo 29.5
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Voice & Accountability
Lebanon 45.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Mozambique 33.9
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Madagascar 26.5
Political Stability
Ukraine 49.5
Lebanon 45.4
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Afghanistan 25.5
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
OPEC
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Grenada 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Cambodia 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Mali 29.4
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