Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 30th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.3% | 19.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ecuador was 19.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.