Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Ecuador
Ecuador: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 22.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Ecuador, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ecuador stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ecuador peaked at 22.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 130th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 127 Puerto Rico 24.8% compare
- 128 Cameroon 24.0% compare
- 129 Eswatini, Kingdom of 22.7% compare
- 131 El Salvador 22.4% compare
- 132 South Africa 21.1% compare
- 133 Peru 19.7% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 Β°C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,609 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ecuador?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ecuador was 22.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Ecuador ranks 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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