Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 53.79 in 2024. β² Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay is 53.79, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay peaked at 53.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.84, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 72nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.84 | 16.84 | 16.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.38 | 29.36 | 53.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.79 | 53.79 | 53.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 69 French Guiana 54.25 compare
- 70 Samoa 54.15 compare
- 71 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.05 compare
- 73 St. Kitts and Nevis 51.72 compare
- 74 Cambodia 51.03 compare
- 75 Costa Rica 50.91 compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 31,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,770 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 303 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2,736 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2,215 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 43,982 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Uruguay was 53.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 53.79 in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from 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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