We calculate the marine protected areas indicator as the percentage of a country’s total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) lying within marine protected areas (MPAs). MPAs represent a critical tool for protecting marine ecosystems from unsustainable fishing practices, pollution, and human disturbance. A score of 100 indicates that a country protects at least 10% of its total EEZ area, corresponding to Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Data for this indicator come from the World Database on Protected Areas.
Marine protected areas
Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
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Czech Republic | - | - | - |
Afghanistan | - | - | - |
Armenia | - | - | - |
Uzbekistan | - | - | - |
Uganda | - | - | - |
Turkmenistan | - | - | - |
Tajikistan | - | - | - |
Chad | - | - | - |
Eswatini | - | - | - |
Nepal | - | - | - |
Slovenia | - | - | - |
Slovakia | - | - | - |
Burkina Faso | - | - | - |
Serbia | - | - | - |
Niger | - | - | - |
Malawi | - | - | - |
Mongolia | - | - | - |
Mali | - | - | - |
North Macedonia | - | - | - |
Rwanda | - | - | - |
Moldova | - | - | - |
Paraguay | - | - | - |
Zambia | - | - | - |
Luxembourg | - | - | - |
Dem. Rep. Congo | - | - | - |
Lesotho | - | - | - |
Laos | - | - | - |
Ethiopia | - | - | - |
Zimbabwe | - | - | - |
Kyrgyzstan | - | - | - |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | - |
Belarus | - | - | - |
Burundi | - | - | - |
Kazakhstan | - | - | - |
Switzerland | - | - | - |
Jordan | - | - | - |
Azerbaijan | - | - | - |
Bolivia | - | - | - |
Austria | - | - | - |
Iraq | - | - | - |
Central African Republic | - | - | - |
Botswana | - | - | - |
Hungary | - | - | - |
Bhutan | - | - | - |
Latvia | 1 | 100 | - |
United Kingdom | 1 | 100 | 94.6 |
Chile | 1 | 100 | 99.6 |
Poland | 1 | 100 | - |
Denmark | 1 | 100 | - |
New Zealand | 1 | 100 | - |
Spain | 1 | 100 | 90 |
Kiribati | 1 | 100 | - |
Seychelles | 1 | 100 | - |
Estonia | 1 | 100 | - |
Brazil | 1 | 100 | 90 |
Belgium | 1 | 100 | - |
South Africa | 1 | 100 | 97.2 |
France | 1 | 100 | - |
United States of America | 1 | 100 | - |
Ecuador | 1 | 100 | - |
Mexico | 1 | 100 | 88.8 |
Netherlands | 1 | 100 | - |
Gabon | 1 | 100 | 95.9 |
Australia | 1 | 100 | 44.8 |
Germany | 1 | 100 | - |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 100 | - |
Sweden | 1 | 100 | 39.4 |
Belize | 1 | 100 | 27.7 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 100 | - |
Sudan | 1 | 100 | - |
Colombia | 1 | 100 | 22 |
Lithuania | 1 | 100 | 21.8 |
Finland | 1 | 100 | 2.5 |
Romania | 1 | 100 | - |
Malta | 31 | 78.1 | 77.6 |
Croatia | 32 | 74.9 | 72.5 |
Japan | 33 | 71.5 | 5.7 |
Bahamas | 34 | 71.3 | 69.4 |
Guinea-Bissau | 35 | 59.3 | 8.5 |
Bulgaria | 36 | 55.8 | 16.1 |
Italy | 37 | 45.9 | 0.1 |
Norway | 38 | 43.8 | 3.7 |
Argentina | 39 | 43 | 40.4 |
Portugal | 40 | 41.1 | 35.8 |
Greece | 41 | 40.5 | 0.8 |
Honduras | 42 | 39.6 | 30.7 |
Bangladesh | 43 | 29.9 | 15.4 |
Indonesia | 44 | 29.6 | 8.4 |
Canada | 45 | 27 | 24.2 |
Ukraine | 46 | 26.1 | - |
Costa Rica | 47 | 23.2 | 17.4 |
Ireland | 48 | 21.3 | 7.9 |
Saudi Arabia | 49 | 20.7 | - |
Venezuela | 50 | 20.1 | - |
Russia | 51 | 18 | - |
South Korea | 52 | 17.2 | 2.8 |
Republic of Congo | 53 | 17.1 | - |
Thailand | 54 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
Namibia | 55 | 16.8 | - |
Cuba | 56 | 15.1 | 11.7 |
Albania | 57 | 14.7 | 10 |
Bahrain | 58 | 10.3 | - |
Egypt | 58 | 10.3 | 1.3 |
Tunisia | 60 | 9.9 | 3.7 |
Tanzania | 61 | 9.6 | 0.1 |
Fiji | 62 | 9.5 | - |
Panama | 63 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
Philippines | 63 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
Malaysia | 65 | 8.6 | - |
Taiwan | 66 | 8.4 | - |
Nicaragua | 67 | 7.5 | - |
Madagascar | 68 | 7 | 5.1 |
Haiti | 69 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Senegal | 69 | 6.9 | - |
Pakistan | 69 | 6.9 | - |
Sierra Leone | 72 | 6 | 1.6 |
Kenya | 73 | 4 | 0.5 |
Viet Nam | 74 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
Myanmar | 75 | 3.6 | - |
Iceland | 75 | 3.6 | - |
Uruguay | 77 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
El Salvador | 78 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Marshall Islands | 79 | 2.4 | - |
Mozambique | 80 | 2.2 | - |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 81 | 2.1 | - |
Equatorial Guinea | 82 | 1.9 | - |
Djibouti | 83 | 1.8 | - |
Saint Lucia | 83 | 1.8 | - |
China | 85 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Peru | 85 | 1.6 | - |
Jamaica | 87 | 1.5 | - |
Brunei Darussalam | 88 | 1.2 | - |
Antigua and Barbuda | 88 | 1.2 | - |
Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1.2 | - |
Kuwait | 88 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
India | 88 | 1.2 | - |
Iran | 88 | 1.2 | - |
Ghana | 94 | 1.1 | - |
Grenada | 95 | 1 | 0.6 |
Liberia | 95 | 1 | - |
Cote d'Ivoire | 95 | 1 | - |
Samoa | 98 | 0.9 | - |
Solomon Islands | 99 | 0.8 | - |
Sri Lanka | 100 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Algeria | 101 | 0.6 | - |
Montenegro | 101 | 0.6 | - |
Morocco | 103 | 0.5 | - |
Cyprus | 103 | 0.5 | - |
Maldives | 103 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Tonga | 103 | 0.5 | - |
Oman | 107 | 0.4 | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | 107 | 0.4 | - |
Dominica | 107 | 0.4 | - |
Israel | 110 | 0.3 | - |
Comoros | 111 | 0.2 | - |
Guatemala | 111 | 0.2 | - |
Mauritania | 113 | 0.1 | - |
Barbados | 113 | 0.1 | - |
Micronesia | 113 | 0.1 | - |
Vanuatu | 113 | 0.1 | - |
Qatar | 117 | - | - |
Singapore | 117 | - | - |
Cabo Verde | 117 | - | - |
Togo | 117 | - | - |
Turkey | 117 | - | - |
Benin | 117 | - | - |
Suriname | 117 | - | - |
Cameroon | 117 | - | - |
Lebanon | 117 | - | - |
Cambodia | 117 | - | - |
Sao Tome and Principe | 117 | - | - |
Georgia | 117 | - | - |
Guinea | 117 | - | - |
Gambia | 117 | - | - |
Nigeria | 117 | - | - |
Mauritius | 117 | - | - |
Timor-Leste | 117 | - | - |
Guyana | 117 | - | - |
Eritrea | 117 | - | - |
Angola | 117 | - | - |