Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ecuador is 25.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ecuador peaked at 25.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 182nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 25.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 25.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % 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 Ecuador?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ecuador was 25.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Ecuador ranks 182nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).