Peru vs Uruguay: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by
Peru
51.2%
in 2025
Uruguay
53.8%
in 2025
Peru rank
81st
Uruguay rank
78th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 53.8% against 51.2% in Peru, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 78th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 16.8% | 7.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 43.4% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 53.8% | 8.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 53.8% against 51.2% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by between Peru and Uruguay?
- 2.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Peru ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 78th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.