Niger River Delta

Question 1

What percentage of Nigeria’s foreign revenue has come from oil and gas since the 1970s?

Answer 1

Over 70%

Question 2

How many oil spills occurred in the Niger Delta between 1976 and 2001?

Answer 2

Over 6800 spills

Question 3

How many barrels of oil were spilled in the Niger Delta between 1976 and 2001?

Answer 3

Approximately 9 million barrels

Question 4

What is the estimated annual volume of oil spilled in the Niger Delta?

Answer 4

Up to 240000 barrels per year

Question 5

What percentage of Nigeria’s gas flaring sites are located in the Niger Delta?

Answer 5

Approximately 90%

Question 6

What is the estimated number of gas flaring sites in the Niger Delta?

Answer 6

At least 123 sites

Question 7

What percentage of Nigeria’s oil production comes from the Niger Delta?

Answer 7

Over 75%

Question 8

How many people live in the Niger Delta region?

Answer 8

Over 30 million people

Question 9

What is the estimated area covered by the Niger Delta?

Answer 9

Approximately 70000 square kilometers

Question 10

What percentage of the Niger Delta’s mangrove forests have been destroyed due to oil pollution?

Answer 10

Over 60%

Question 11

What is the estimated percentage of farmland affected by oil pollution in the Niger Delta?

Answer 11

Approximately 70%

Question 12

What is the percentage increase in neonatal mortality rates for women living near oil spills in the Niger Delta?

Answer 12

100% increase

Question 13

What is the estimated percentage of fish species affected by oil pollution in the Niger Delta?

Answer 13

Approximately 80%

Question 14

What is the estimated percentage of drinking water sources contaminated by oil spills in the Niger Delta?

Answer 14

Over 60%

Question 15

Whose fault is it?

Answer 15

Shell, but they say (wrongly) that 90% of spills are from theft from them by locals

Question 16

Nigeria GDP

Answer 16

$363 bn, 53rd, $1,596 per capita

Question 17

Nigeria HDI

Answer 17

0.548, 161st