Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,860 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria is 1,860 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria peaked at 1,860 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 621.07 kmsq, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 26th 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 | 1,474 kmsq | 621.07 kmsq | 1,708 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,722 kmsq | 1,689 kmsq | 1,811 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,854 kmsq | 1,846 kmsq | 1,860 kmsq | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria was 1,860 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,860 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 621.07 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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