Marine protected areas

 

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
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 - -