Transportation in Nigeria

On this list, we take a look at data from CIA which gives estimates on air and water transport in Nigeria. Nothing is included about cars and trucks plying the roads in Nigeria.

Airports:

53 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 88


Airports - with paved runways:

total: 40
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 3 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 2 (2012)

Heliports:

5 (2012)

Pipelines:

condensate 26 km; gas 2,756 km; liquid petroleum gas 97 km; oil 3,441 km; refined products 4,090 km (2010)

Railways:

total: 3,505 km
country comparison to the world: 49
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Roadways:

total: 193,200 km
country comparison to the world: 26
paved: 28,980 km
unpaved: 164,220 km (2004)

Waterways:

8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 15

Merchant marine:

total: 89
country comparison to the world: 54
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 28, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 56, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 3 (India 1, UK 2)
registered in other countries: 33 (Bahamas 2, Bermuda 11, Comoros 1, Italy 1, Liberia 4, North Korea 1, Panama 6, Seychelles 1, unknown 6) (2010)

Ports and terminals:

Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos

Transportation - note:

The International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in 2010, 19 commercial vessels were boarded or attacked with most occurring in the vicinity of the port of Lagos; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen.

Source - CIA

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