Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria
Nigeria: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 70.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 240 countries
All-time high
70.26
in 2020
All-time low
54.42
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria is 70.26, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria peaked at 70.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.42, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 55th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.42 | — |
| 2001 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.42 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.07 | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.26 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.26 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.26 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.26 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 70.26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 70.26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.35 | 54.42 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.07 | 69.07 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.26 | 70.26 | 70.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1055 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.55 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Nigeria was 70.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.26 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.42 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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