International Internet bandwidth in Nigeria
Nigeria: International Internet bandwidth was 17,000 Mbps in 2011. ◆ Volatile
International Internet bandwidth in Nigeria, 2000–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and TeleGeography. Measured in Mbps.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 17,000 Mbps for international internet bandwidth in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 240.0% on the previous year and up 184,362.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international internet bandwidth in Nigeria peaked at 17,000 Mbps in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 Mbps, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 603.27 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 3,000 Mbps | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,000 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps | 17,000 Mbps | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5.27 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3.14 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 61,466 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 221 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 990.36 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 41.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international internet bandwidth in Nigeria?
- International internet bandwidth in Nigeria was 17,000 Mbps in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and TeleGeography.
- What is the highest international internet bandwidth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 Mbps in 2011.
- What is the lowest international internet bandwidth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Mbps in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for international internet bandwidth?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is international internet bandwidth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184,362.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and TeleGeography, published as part of International Internet bandwidth (Mbps). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.