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

1110.881000 ha · 2022+4.9% since 2012

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from CCI_LC (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20221,110.88E
20211,106.86E
20201,083.52E
20191,082.79E
20181,076.74E
20171,073.42E
20161,069.64E
20151,064.11E
20141,064.37E
20131,060.24E
20121,058.73E
20111,052.73E
20101,051.87E
20091,049.66E
20081,045.52E
20071,046.48E
20061,048.25E
20051,048.89E
20041,052.21E
20031,053.78E
20021,055.02E
20011,056.27E
20001,058.51E

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 CCI_LC. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6981-5008-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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