Urban Green Space and Public Access Metrics for Nigeria, 1990-2020

1990 to 2020 data on urban green space and public access in Nigeria, compiled by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. It includes metrics such as the average share of urban areas allocated to streets and open public spaces, and the share of the urban population with convenient access to an open public space. The dataset also tracks the average share of cities in green areas and green area per capita over four time periods.

Use Cases

• Assess urban planning policy effectiveness based on changes in green area per capita over time.
• Model equitable access to public spaces based on the share of population within a 400-meter walking distance.
• Benchmark Nigerian cities against sustainable development goals using the average share of urban areas allocated to green spaces.
• Analyze trends in urban land use based on the allocation of land to streets and open public spaces.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-decade time series covering four distinct periods from 1990 to 2020.
• Includes multiple standardized metrics for urban green space and public access, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programmes, Data and Analytics Section

Time Range

1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:44:58.230872; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nigeria