Owode Ede in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Owode Ede in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Owode EdeOsun (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Owode Ede plotted against Osun and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Owode Ede followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Osun which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Owode Ede's incremental SNDi rose from 4.26 to 4.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Owode Ede ranked 18th out of 19 cities in Osun and 370th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.99
Rank in Nigeria
275th of 422
Rank in Osun
6th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.93
Rank in Nigeria
370th of 422
Rank in Osun
18th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Owode EdeOritoMatola-Rio

In new street additions, Owode Ede fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Orito fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Matola-Rio built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Owode Ede fluctuated in connectivity, while Orito fluctuated in connectivity and Matola-Rio became progressively more disconnected. Owode Ede and Orito have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.