Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 5,593 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria stood at 5,593. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria peaked at 5,593 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,138, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,138 | — |
| 2001 | 1,693 | +48.9% |
| 2002 | 2,339 | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 2,978 | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 3,219 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 2,885 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 2,823 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,654 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2,529 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 2,555 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,513 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,618 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2,673 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,852 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3,096 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 3,536 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 3,864 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 4,335 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 4,518 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4,805 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5,148 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 5,436 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5,593 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,481 | 1,138 | 3,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,481 | 2,513 | 4,805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,392 | 5,148 | 5,593 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Nigeria was 5,593 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,593 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,138 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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