Lake Chad Basin Crisis Monthly Dashboard

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 28 September 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,232,636 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,944,677 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (580,170 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,692 individuals) and 4 per cent in Niger (231,976 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 25 August 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,232,636 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,944,677 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (580,170 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,692 individuals) and 4 per cent in Niger (231,976 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 28 July 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,267,685 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,947,631 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (579,818 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,091 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 21 May 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,245,953 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,947,631 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (558,086 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,091 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 21 May 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,245,953 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,947,631 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (558,086 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,091 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 26 April 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,192,551 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,893,150 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (559,165 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,091 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 30 March 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,194,988 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 75 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,893,150 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (561,665 individuals), 9 per cent in Chad (474,028 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 25 February 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,118,035 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 76 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,880,984 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (561,296 individuals), 8 per cent in Chad (409,610 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (266,145 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 27 January 2021, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,115,071 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 76 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,880,984 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (560,884 individuals), 8 per cent in Chad (409,610 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (263,593 individuals).

The crisis currently affecting the Lake Chad Basin states results from a complex combination of factors, including conflict with Non-State Armed Groups, extreme poverty, underdevelopment and a changing climate, which together have triggered significant displacement of populations. As of 30 December 2020, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria were hosting an estimated 5,066,212 affected individuals made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees (both in- and out-of-camp), Returnees (Former IDPs and Returnees from abroad) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). 76 per cent of the affected population (representing 3,833,232 individuals) were located in Nigeria, while 11 per cent resided in Cameroon (560,085 individuals), 8 per cent in Chad (409,326 individuals) and 5 per cent in Niger (263,569 individuals).