Nigeria, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
1,000
13
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
97%
Polygons3%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 11 |
TOTAL | 13 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
14.0%
coverage127,359 km2
Land Area Protected914,306 km2
Total Land Area11.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation14,588.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
0.0%
coverage31 km2
Marine Area Protected182,868 km2
Total Marine AreaWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 5 | 0.5 |
II | 8 | 0.8 |
IV | 14 | 1.4 |
Not Reported | 972 | 97.2 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 0.1 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 20 | 2.0 | |
Not Reported | 1 | 0.1 | |
Local communities | 1 | 0.1 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 977 | 97.7 | |
Transboundary governance | 1 | 0.1 |
National designations
6
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 12 |
Forest Reserve | 933 |
Wildlife Sanctuary | 2 |
Strict Nature Reserve | 5 |
Game Reserve | 35 |
Community Forest | 1 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 11 |