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

743.441000 ha · 2022+77.8% since 2012

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from CCI_LC (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2022743.44E
2021692.53E
2020640.68E
2019569.79E
2018540.39E
2017536.59E
2016525.47E
2015483.43E
2014467.28E
2013443.39E
2012418.22E
2011399.88E
2010385.81E
2009370.06E
2008352.53E
2007334.16E
2006315.67E
2005296.24E
2004275.91E
2003264.68E
2002250.17E
2001232.02E
2000212.01E

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 CCI_LC. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5008-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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