Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,860 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria, 2000–2022
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 29th 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 minimum water area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 621.07 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 959.59 kmsq | +54.5% |
| 2002 | 1,302 kmsq | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 1,644 kmsq | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 1,708 kmsq | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,708 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,703 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,699 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,697 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,695 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,694 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,693 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,694 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,693 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,691 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,689 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,720 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,751 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,780 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,811 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,846 kmsq | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,855 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,860 kmsq | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,860 kmsq is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.77 kmsq, 15.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,860 kmsq is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57 kmsq, 52.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum 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 | +54.5% | 621.07 kmsq | 959.59 kmsq |
| 2002 | +35.7% | 959.59 kmsq | 1,302 kmsq |
| 2003 | +26.2% | 1,302 kmsq | 1,644 kmsq |
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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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 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 29th out of 254 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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