Marine protected areas in Ecuador
Ecuador: Marine protected areas was 19.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 174 countries
All-time high
19.3
in 2024
All-time low
13
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas 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, marine protected areas in Ecuador peaked at 19.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13, 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.
Marine protected areas in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | — |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.1 | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 19.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.3 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 19.3 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 19.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 20.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 19.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 9.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.13 | 13 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.23 | 13.3 | 19.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Ecuador?
- Marine protected areas in Ecuador was 19.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for marine protected areas?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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