Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nigeria is 70.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nigeria peaked at 70.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 52nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 53.9% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nigeria?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Nigeria was 70.3% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)