Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Nigeria

Protected areas in Nigeria in 2025 — 11.6%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 213.

2025 11.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 213
Period maximum 11.6%2013
Period minimum 11.6%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Nigeria, 2013–2025810121420132015201720192021202320252013: 11.6%2014: 11.6%2015: 11.6%2016: 11.6%2017: 11.6%2018: 11.6%2019: 11.6%2020: 11.6%2021: 11.6%2022: 11.6%2023: 11.6%2024: 11.6%2025: 11.6%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 11.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.6 +0 pp
2024 11.6 +0 pp
2023 11.6 +0 pp
2022 11.6 +0 pp
2021 11.6 +0 pp
2020 11.6 +0 pp
2019 11.6 +0 pp
2018 11.6 +0 pp
2017 11.6 +0 pp
2016 11.6 +0 pp
2015 11.6 +0 pp
2014 11.6 +0 pp
2013 11.6

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.