Environment in Nigeria 2,379 indicators covering environment for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Urea — Export value 850,328 1000 USD 2024 up 21,937.1% 7th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 — 59th Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 22,000 m3 2024 unchanged 70th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 1 1000 t 2023 — 113th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 639 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% 17th Freshwater Fish — Food 639 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% 16th Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 2.81 kg/cap 2023 down 17.8% 77th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 26.35 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 77.6% 56th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 5.78 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 19.3% 75th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 480,730 million Kcal 2023 up 1.6% 16th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.72 g/cap/d 2023 down 25.0% 79th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 59,765 t 2023 down 5.6% 17th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.32 g/cap/d 2023 down 13.5% 64th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 26,778 t 2023 up 9.8% 16th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,623 t 2016 — 39th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 830 1000 USD 2016 — 42nd Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 142.25 1000 USD 2022 down 41.0% 56th Freshwater Fish — Production 638 1000 t 2023 up 3.2% 18th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 99th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 34.22 t 2022 down 93.3% 73rd Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 70.3% 2025 up 1.7% 55th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 57.1% 2025 up 14.8% 75th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2025 — 174th Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 73.7% 2025 unchanged 56th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 57.1% 2025 up 14.8% 80th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 70.3% 2025 up 1.7% 59th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 0.0% 2025 — 185th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 919 m3 2016 up 111.8% 63rd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 112 1000 USD 2016 up 77.8% 70th Wood pellets — Import quantity 11 t 2024 down 54.2% 106th Wood pellets — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 50.0% 124th Drivers of deforestation 22,772 hectares 2023 down 31.8% 14th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 157 t 2024 up 554.2% 105th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 122 1000 USD 2024 up 2,950.0% 101st Bagasse — Energy production 555.99 TJ 2024 up 252.9% 63rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 337.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 18.9% 68th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 13.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 12.6% 118th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 146 t 2024 up 508.3% 91st Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 120 1000 USD 2024 up 531.6% 82nd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 142 1000 USD 2016 up 407.1% 66th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 371 m3 2016 down 65.0% 78th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 41.69 1000 ha 2024 down 12.0% 73rd Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 95th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 95th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 2.26 million million SLC 2023 up 556.2% 10th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 1.03 million million SLC 2023 up 179.5% 9th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.229 2023 up 37.3% 83rd Bagasse — Energy consumption 555.99 TJ 2024 up 252.9% 56th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 1,889 m3 2024 up 4,743.6% 107th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 961 1000 USD 2024 up 15,916.7% 89th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 106 m3 2024 down 40.8% 96th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 32 1000 USD 2024 up 190.9% 93rd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 13 m3 2024 down 98.7% 197th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 13 1000 USD 2024 down 95.6% 184th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 87,818 m3 2024 down 85.0% 47th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 26,309 1000 USD 2024 down 93.5% 41st 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 17,130 1000 ha 2025 down 6.9% 34th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 18.81 % 2025 down 6.9% 133rd 15.1.1 Land area — Value 91,077 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 27th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 134.77 t/ha 2025 unchanged 76th ← Previous Page 24 of 40 Next →