Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria

Nigeria: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,860 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
1,860 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,860 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
621.07 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria, 2000–2022

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k2000201120222000: 621.1 kmsq2001: 959.6 kmsq2002: 1.3k kmsq2003: 1.6k kmsq2004: 1.7k kmsq2005: 1.7k kmsq2006: 1.7k kmsq2007: 1.7k kmsq2008: 1.7k kmsq2009: 1.7k kmsq2010: 1.7k kmsq2011: 1.7k kmsq2012: 1.7k kmsq2013: 1.7k kmsq2014: 1.7k kmsq2015: 1.7k kmsq2016: 1.7k kmsq2017: 1.8k kmsq2018: 1.8k kmsq2019: 1.8k kmsq2020: 1.8k kmsq2021: 1.9k kmsq2022: 1.9k kmsq

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 23 Paraguay 2,089 kmsq compare
  2. 24 Sudan 1,922 kmsq compare
  3. 25 Thailand 1,860 kmsq compare
  4. 27 Norway 1,686 kmsq compare
  5. 28 Spain 1,432 kmsq compare
  6. 29 Malaysia 1,380 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

More environment data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria β†’

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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/reservoir-minimum-water-area-square-kilometres/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/reservoir-minimum-water-area-square-kilometres/nigeria/">Reservoir minimum water area in Nigeria</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Reservoir minimum 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
Last refreshed