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Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Year Value Units Series
2019 23.41 Percentage (%) Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area (%)

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Definition and concepts

This indicator is defined as the amount of land area that is degraded. The measurement unit for indicator 15.3.1 is the spatial extent (hectares or km2) expressed as the proportion (percentage) of land that is degraded over total land area. 
Data last updated Apr 22, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target

Target 15.3: By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Metadata update

2024-07-29
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and partners, including: Conservation International (CI), European Space Agency (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Group on Earth Observation Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative (GEO-LDN), International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment (UNEP), World Resources Institute (WRI), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Related indicators

2.4.1; 6.6.1; 11.3.1; 15.1.1; 15.2.1
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