Marine protected areas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Marine protected areas was 1.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 2024
All-time low
0.3
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Uruguay, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Uruguay is 1.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Uruguay peaked at 1.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3 | — |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +133.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | +87.5% |
| 2025 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 17% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5429 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 94 Philippines 1.6 compare
- 95 Cambodia 1.5 compare
- 95 Suriname 1.5 compare
- 98 Madagascar 1.4 compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Uruguay?
- Marine protected areas in Uruguay was 1.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for marine protected areas?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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