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Nigeria: Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS

898.221000 ha · 2024+12.5% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2024898.22E
2023890.4E
2022881.53E
2021873.68E
2020861.74E
2019852.82E
2018845.83E
2017839.63E
2016828.26E
2015815.89E
2014798.47E
2013787.33E
2012778.08E
2011768.2E
2010757.9E
2009751.27E
2008745.01E
2007739.54E
2006731.84E
2005722.14E
2004713.38E
2003708.46E
2002704.72E
2001700.9E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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