Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Nigeria
Nigeria: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Nigeria is 57.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Nigeria peaked at 57.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.1% compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 60.7% compare
- 70 Spain 58.4% compare
- 72 Serbia 57.1% compare
- 73 Madagascar 56.8% compare
- 74 Georgia 56.7% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 24.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.67 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -10 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Nigeria?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Nigeria was 57.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Nigeria ranks 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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