Rivers
Nigeria
Most Harvested Crop in 2005
Oilpalm
Poverty Headcount Ratio $1.90/day (2011 PPP) in 2012
53%
Most Acute Condition Among Children in 2013
9% Severely Stunted
Average Annual Rainfall from 1990 to 2015
2,305mm
About

Rivers is a province of Nigeria. As of 2012 South South, Nigeria had a total population of approximately 26.99M people.

The most widely harvested crop in Rivers by area was Oilpalm with 164.96k ha harvested with a total production value of Intl $44.15M.

Among children in South South, Nigeria in 2013, 9% were severely stunted, 4% were severely wasted, and 4% were severely underweight.

As of 2012, there were 14.19M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 21.05M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in South South, Nigeria.

Agriculture

Harvested Area Versus Value of Production

Tropical Fruits are the crop with the highest production value per area in Rivers, with Intl $2.43k per ha.

Sweet Potatoes are the crop with the lowest production value per area in Rivers, with Intl $190.629024 per ha.

This means that growers of Tropical Fruits will earn approximately 13 times more per hectare than if they grow Sweet Potatoes.

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Water Supply for Crops

99%
Rainfed
1%
Irrigated

In 2005, 99% of the crops produced in Rivers by harvested area were rainfed, compared to 1% irrigated.

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Climate

Rainfall by Location

From 1990 to 2015, Rivers had average annual rainfall of 2,305mm across a total cropland area of 623.48k ha.

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Health

Health Conditions Among Children

9%
Severely Stunted
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Among children in South South, Nigeria in 2013, 9% were severely stunted, 4% were severely wasted, and 4% were severely underweight.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Gender

19%
Male Stunting
17%
Female Stunting

The health condition most afflicting male and female children in 2013 in Southeast, Nigeria is stunting with 19% of male children affected and 17% of female children affected.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Residence

13%
Urban Stunting
21%
Rural Stunting

The health condition most afflicting urban and rural children in 2013 in Southeast, Nigeria is stunting with 13% of urban children affected and 21% of rural children affected.

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Poverty

Poverty Levels

14.19M
$1.90/day (2011 PPP)
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As of 2012, there were 14.19M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 21.05M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in South South, Nigeria.

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Poverty Measures by Residence

Disposable Income
73%
Urban
81%
Rural

As of 2012, 73% of people living in urban areas and 81% of people living in rural areas in South South, Nigeria live below $3.10/day (2011 PPP).

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