Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil
Brazil: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil is 72.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 72.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 72.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 61.9% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 43 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 73.5% compare
- 44 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 73.5% compare
- 45 Ghana 72.7% compare
- 47 Palau 72.3% compare
- 48 Seychelles 71.9% compare
- 49 Portugal 70.9% compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Brazil was 72.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).