Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Reservoir maximum water area was 2,737 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria, 2000β2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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