Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 26.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 26.9% for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ecuador peaked at 26.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.3% | 26.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0055 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -7.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0049 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ecuador?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ecuador was 26.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Ecuador ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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