Nigeria
Country overviewCountry
Environmental overview
Africa's most populous country, facing oil pollution in the Niger Delta, rapid urbanisation, flooding and desertification pressures in the north.
- Issues
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- Categories
- 4
- Sources
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Major issues
What is changing across the country.
NatureWaterWasteEnergy
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01NatureSeverity: CriticalNiger DeltaOil pollution in the Niger DeltaDecades of oil spills have contaminated land, creeks and groundwater in one of the world's great wetlands.3 causes · 4 impacts · 4 solutions · 3 sources
- 02WaterSeverity: HighLagosFlooding and coastal erosion in LagosA low-lying lagoon city faces recurrent rainfall flooding, coastal erosion and rising seas.4 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
- 03WasteSeverity: HighLagosSolid waste in LagosWaste volumes in one of Africa's largest cities strain collection systems and dumpsites.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources
- 04EnergySeverity: HighNiger DeltaGas flaring in the Niger DeltaAssociated gas burned off at oil facilities wastes energy and releases pollutants and greenhouse gases.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources
Within Nigeria
Places to explore
- CityLagosAfrica's largest urban agglomeration by many estimates, built around a lagoon system on a low coastline exposed to flooding, erosion and waste pressure.
- RegionNiger DeltaOne of the world's largest wetlands and the centre of Nigeria's oil industry, where decades of oil spills and gas flaring have damaged ecosystems and livelihoods.