Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria
Nigeria: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 11.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria is 11.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria peaked at 11.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.6% | — |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nigeria was 11.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Nigeria ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.