Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile
Chile: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 28.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile stood at 28.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile peaked at 28.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
That places Chile 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 28.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 57% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 28.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.7% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 23.1% | 28.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 129 Bahamas 30.2% compare
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 29.9% compare
- 131 Greenland 29.6% compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.3% compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 26.2% compare
- 135 Indonesia 25.9% compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Chile was 28.1% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Chile ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 (%).