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Nigeria
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP1013.53[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4916.72[$]
Population206.14[millions]
Land Area913779.28[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 162 28.30 -6.10
Ecosystem Vitality 150 33.30 -3.00
Biodiversity 121 45.70 2.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 91 78.10 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 118 62.00 NA
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 109 26.80 6.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 162 33.00 NA
Species Protection Index 54 69.30 24.30
Species Habitat Index 93 84.00 -11.40
Ecosystem Services 165 12.20 -12.50
Tree cover loss 141 5.40 -14.60
Grassland loss 132 31.20 9.90
Wetland loss 114 33.60 -22.20
Fisheries 50 23.30 1.90
Fish Stock Status 27 46.60 5.50
Marine Trophic Index 115 6.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 28 15.20 -0.50
Acidification 112 62.20 -18.30
SO2 growth rate 138 49.10 -50.90
NOx growth rate 69 75.20 14.20
Agriculture 118 28.60 -1.30
Pesticide 123 18.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 87 39.00 -2.50
Water Resources 136 0.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 136 0.20 NA
Health 175 15.20 0.20
Air Quality 174 13.80 -3.00
PM2.5 153 11.60 -7.90
Household solid fuels 146 11.80 4.40
Ozone 138 33.10 -6.80
NOx 111 21.50 -4.40
SO2 82 52.10 -5.30
CO 170 4.50 -11.40
VOC 132 16.70 -8.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 177 5.00 5.00
Sanitation 174 6.00 6.00
Drinking water 177 4.30 4.30
Heavy Metals 81 50.90 5.20
Lead 81 50.90 5.20
Waste Management 152 12.70 0.80
Solid waste 123 16.70 NA
Recycling 171 4.70 0.60
Ocean Plastics 124 12.70 2.40
Climate Policy 133 29.60 -12.90
Climate Change 133 29.60 -12.90
CO2 growth rate 89 37.40 -13.80
CH4 growth rate 69 48.00 -21.10
F-gas growth rate 61 61.40 51.50
N2O growth rate 152 38.00 -7.20
Black Carbon growth rate 147 46.20 1.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 160 8.50 -12.20
CO2 from land cover 142 12.30 -39.80
GHG intensity trend 78 52.50 -47.50
GHG per capita 38 76.60 0.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Mali 28.5
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Nigeria 28.3
Nepal 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
GDP per capita
Nicaragua 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Ghana 27.7
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Iran 34.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Myanmar 19.4
Regulatory Quality
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Ethiopia 31.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
Kuwait 42.4
Niger 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Morocco 28.4
Nigeria 28.3
Rule of Law
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Russia 37.5
Iran 34.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Laos 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Madagascar 28
Control of Corruption
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Ghana 27.7
OPEC
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kuwait 42.4
Republic of Congo 40.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Iran 34.5
Angola 30.5
Algeria 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Iraq 27.8
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