Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ecuador, 2000–2024
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 25.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ecuador peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 180th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (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 25.7% in 2024, 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 25.7% in 2023.
- 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 180th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 (%)