Ijebu-Igbo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ijebu-Igbo in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ijebu-IgboOgun (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ijebu-Igbo plotted against Ogun and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ijebu-Igbo rose steadily, compared to Ogun which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ijebu-Igbo's incremental SNDi rose from 4.82 to 5.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ijebu-Igbo ranked 13th out of 16 cities in Ogun and 313th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.76
Rank in Nigeria
333rd of 422
Rank in Ogun
15th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.01
Rank in Nigeria
313th of 422
Rank in Ogun
13th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ijebu-IgboBejaiaEzbet Nazif

In new street additions, Ijebu-Igbo and Bejaia both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ezbet Nazif built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Ijebu-Igbo and Ezbet Nazif have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.