World Data Atlas Topics Environment

Nigeria - Protected - Land

Land Use
Area 13.93 % in 2022 WB
Africa Area (% in 2022)

Seychelles is the top country by the area of protected land among 54 countries. As of 2022, the area of protected land in Seychelles was 61.52 %. The top 5 countries also includes Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, and Guinea.

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Seychelles 61.52 WB
Zambia 41.26 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 38.38 WB
Namibia 37.89 WB
Guinea 37.57 WB
Congo 36.79 WB
Comoros 33.75 WB
Benin 29.64 WB
Mozambique 29.48 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 29.26 WB
Botswana 29.14 WB
Togo 27.98 WB
Zimbabwe 27.21 WB
Guinea Bissau 27.11 WB
Senegal 26.39 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 22.96 WB
Malawi 22.88 WB
Gabon 22.44 WB
Chad 20.97 WB
Equatorial Guinea 19.27 WB
Niger 18.2 WB
Central African Republic 18.06 WB
Ethiopia 17.01 WB
Burkina Faso 16.43 WB
Uganda 16.06 WB
South Sudan 15.5 WB
Ghana 14.84 WB
Nigeria 13.93 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.85 WB
Egypt 13.14 WB
Sierra Leone 12.75 WB
Kenya 12.19 WB
Cameroon 10.98 WB
South Africa 9.26 WB
Rwanda 9.11 WB
Tunisia 7.91 WB
Gambia 7.72 WB
Burundi 7.59 WB
Mali 7.53 WB
Madagascar 7.49 WB
Angola 6.97 WB
Mauritius 4.73 WB
Algeria 4.64 WB
Eswatini 4.26 WB
Liberia 4.05 WB
Cabo Verde 2.9 WB
Sudan 2.28 WB
Morocco 2.2 WB
Djibouti 1.57 WB
Mauritania 0.62 WB
Lesotho 0.5 WB
Libya 0.13 WB
Eritrea 0 WB
Somalia 0 WB
Land Use Land Use Type Area (% in 2022)
Land 13.93 WB
Marine 0.02 WB
Biodiversity
Land Use Type