Marine protected areas in Ecuador
Ecuador: Marine protected areas was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 19.3% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure 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, 13.0%, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.0% | — |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +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% |
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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More climate change data for Ecuador
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.54 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Ecuador?
- Marine protected areas in Ecuador was 19.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- 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 13.0% 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 Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.