Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria

Nigeria: Reservoir maximum water area was 2,737 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
2,737 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2,737 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
971.91 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria, 2000–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120222000: 971.9 kmsq2001: 1.5k kmsq2002: 2.0k kmsq2003: 2.5k kmsq2004: 2.7k kmsq2005: 2.6k kmsq2006: 2.6k kmsq2007: 2.6k kmsq2008: 2.6k kmsq2009: 2.6k kmsq2010: 2.6k kmsq2011: 2.6k kmsq2012: 2.6k kmsq2013: 2.6k kmsq2014: 2.6k kmsq2015: 2.6k kmsq2016: 2.6k kmsq2017: 2.7k kmsq2018: 2.7k kmsq2019: 2.7k kmsq2020: 2.7k kmsq2021: 2.7k kmsq2022: 2.7k kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 2,737 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria peaked at 2,737 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 971.91 kmsq, in 2000.

Nigeria ranks 25th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,273 kmsq 971.91 kmsq 2,658 kmsq 10
2010s 2,626 kmsq 2,558 kmsq 2,712 kmsq 10
2020s 2,733 kmsq 2,728 kmsq 2,737 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 22 Thailand 3,150 kmsq compare
  2. 23 Mozambique 2,813 kmsq compare
  3. 24 Zambia 2,749 kmsq compare
  4. 26 Paraguay 2,154 kmsq compare
  5. 27 Spain 1,823 kmsq compare
  6. 28 Norway 1,806 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria?
Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria was 2,737 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 2,737 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 971.91 kmsq in 2000.
How does Nigeria rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Nigeria ranks 25th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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