Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Chile
Chile: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Chile stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Chile peaked at 33.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 163rd of 240 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7% | — |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 33.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 63% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 33.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.3% | 33.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 160 Cook Islands 33.8% compare
- 161 Pakistan 33.6% compare
- 162 South Sudan 33.6% compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 32.5% compare
- 165 Bolivia 32.5% compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Chile?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Chile was 33.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Chile ranks 163rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).