Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Reservoir maximum water area was 2,737 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria, 2000–2022
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 28th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 971.91 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 1,476 kmsq | +51.9% |
| 2002 | 2,016 kmsq | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 2,543 kmsq | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 2,658 kmsq | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,649 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,632 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,611 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,590 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,579 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,579 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,586 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,558 kmsq | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,577 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,594 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,612 kmsq | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,637 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,696 kmsq | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,704 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,712 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,728 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,733 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,737 kmsq | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2,737 kmsq is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162.92 kmsq, 16.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2,737 kmsq is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.97 kmsq, 51.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +51.9% | 971.91 kmsq | 1,476 kmsq |
| 2002 | +36.6% | 1,476 kmsq | 2,016 kmsq |
| 2003 | +26.1% | 2,016 kmsq | 2,543 kmsq |
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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More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
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 28th out of 254 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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