Abeokuta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abeokuta in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AbeokutaOgun (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abeokuta plotted against Ogun and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Abeokuta rose steadily, compared to Ogun which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abeokuta's incremental SNDi rose from 4.51 to 4.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abeokuta ranked 14th out of 16 cities in Ogun and 344th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.88
Rank in Nigeria
266th of 422
Rank in Ogun
10th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in Nigeria
344th of 422
Rank in Ogun
14th of 16

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AbeokutaNasiriyahCheongju-si

In new street additions, Abeokuta built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nasiriyah built increasingly connected streets over time and Cheongju-si fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Abeokuta and Cheongju-si both became progressively more disconnected, while Nasiriyah became progressively more connected. Abeokuta and Nasiriyah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.