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Nigeria: Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS

473.811000 ha · 2024+0.8% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2024473.81E
2023471.33E
2022468.15E
2021471.89E
2020472.79E
2019472.42E
2018469E
2017466.78E
2016466.59E
2015469.18E
2014469.92E
2013471.14E
2012468.88E
2011468.64E
2010469.05E
2009467.38E
2008465.39E
2007464.96E
2006465.41E
2005468.13E
2004472.45E
2003480.1E
2002481.26E
2001490.04E

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: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6981-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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