Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
53.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 177 countries
All-time high
53.8%
in 2020
All-time low
16.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Uruguay, 2000–2025

203040502000201220252000: 16.82001: 16.82002: 16.82003: 16.82004: 16.82005: 16.82006: 16.82007: 16.82008: 16.82009: 16.82010: 29.42011: 31.12012: 31.12013: 31.12014: 42.22015: 53.82016: 53.82017: 53.82018: 53.82019: 53.82020: 53.82021: 53.82022: 53.82023: 53.82024: 53.82025: 53.8

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 53.8% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Uruguay peaked at 53.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 78th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 16.8%
2001 16.8% +0.0%
2002 16.8% +0.0%
2003 16.8% +0.0%
2004 16.8% +0.0%
2005 16.8% +0.0%
2006 16.8% +0.0%
2007 16.8% +0.0%
2008 16.8% +0.0%
2009 16.8% +0.0%
2010 29.4% +74.3%
2011 31.1% +5.9%
2012 31.1% +0.0%
2013 31.1% +0.0%
2014 42.2% +35.9%
2015 53.8% +27.3%
2016 53.8% +0.0%
2017 53.8% +0.0%
2018 53.8% +0.0%
2019 53.8% +0.0%
2020 53.8% +0.0%
2021 53.8% +0.0%
2022 53.8% +0.0%
2023 53.8% +0.0%
2024 53.8% +0.0%
2025 53.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 16.8% 16.8% 10
2010s 43.4% 29.4% 53.8% 10
2020s 53.8% 53.8% 53.8% 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 75 Norfolk Island 54.4% compare
  2. 76 French Guiana 54.3% compare
  3. 77 Samoa 54.2% compare
  4. 79 Cook Islands 52.1% compare
  5. 80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.7% compare
  6. 81 Peru 51.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Uruguay?
Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Uruguay was 53.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
Uruguay ranks 78th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,486 data points, 2000–2025
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