We derive the terrestrial biome protection indicator by first calculating the proportion of each biome in a country that lies within a protected area. For the terrestrial biome protection (global weights) indicator, we then give greater weight to biomes that are relatively rare across the globe – and less weight to prevalent biomes – before aggregating the proportions. A score of 100 indicates that a country protects at least 17% of each of its biome types, corresponding to Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Data for this indicator come from the World Database on Protected Areas.
Terrestrial biome protection (global weights)
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 100 | - |
| Morocco | 1 | 100 | 89.8 |
| Hungary | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cambodia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Venezuela | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bahamas | 1 | 100 | 53.4 |
| Croatia | 1 | 100 | 42.1 |
| Poland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Botswana | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Kiribati | 1 | 100 | - |
| Japan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Taiwan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Spain | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bhutan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 100 | - |
| Seychelles | 1 | 100 | 26.2 |
| Latvia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Estonia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Portugal | 1 | 100 | - |
| Italy | 1 | 100 | - |
| France | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malta | 1 | 100 | - |
| Benin | 1 | 100 | - |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cyprus | 1 | 100 | - |
| Slovenia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Slovakia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Armenia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malawi | 1 | 100 | - |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 100 | - |
| Albania | 1 | 100 | 20.9 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Republic of Congo | 1 | 100 | 16.3 |
| Senegal | 1 | 100 | - |
| Zambia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Namibia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 100 | - |
| Greece | 1 | 100 | - |
| Belgium | 1 | 100 | - |
| Austria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Lithuania | 43 | 99.4 | 0.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 43 | 99.4 | 0.9 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 99.1 | - |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 99 | 1.3 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 98.9 | 0.2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 48 | 98.8 | - |
| Mozambique | 49 | 98.6 | 3 |
| Togo | 50 | 98.4 | - |
| Kuwait | 50 | 98.4 | 80.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 52 | 98.2 | 0.4 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 53 | 98.1 | - |
| Costa Rica | 54 | 98 | 0.1 |
| United Kingdom | 55 | 97.9 | - |
| Romania | 56 | 97.6 | 11.9 |
| Central African Republic | 57 | 97 | - |
| Laos | 58 | 96.8 | - |
| Bolivia | 59 | 96.7 | - |
| Belize | 60 | 96.6 | 2.8 |
| Jamaica | 60 | 96.6 | - |
| Uganda | 62 | 95.3 | - |
| Gabon | 63 | 95.2 | 1.1 |
| Timor-Leste | 64 | 94.6 | 19 |
| Nicaragua | 65 | 93.9 | - |
| Netherlands | 66 | 93.5 | 1.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 67 | 92.9 | 21.8 |
| Philippines | 68 | 92.2 | 0.1 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 90.9 | 1.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | 90.4 | 87.7 |
| Bangladesh | 71 | 88.9 | 0.1 |
| South Korea | 72 | 88.2 | 2.2 |
| Guinea | 72 | 88.2 | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 74 | 87.3 | - |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 87.2 | 0.9 |
| Denmark | 76 | 85.9 | 0.7 |
| Mexico | 77 | 85.2 | 7.1 |
| Dominica | 78 | 85 | - |
| Suriname | 79 | 84.4 | - |
| Ghana | 80 | 84.3 | - |
| Paraguay | 81 | 84.1 | 0.7 |
| Niger | 82 | 83.9 | 31.8 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 83.3 | - |
| Norway | 84 | 83 | 5.4 |
| Ireland | 85 | 82.9 | 0.1 |
| Australia | 86 | 82.5 | 23.1 |
| Peru | 87 | 81.7 | 4.2 |
| Brazil | 88 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 89 | 79.8 | 7.1 |
| Honduras | 90 | 79.4 | 6.6 |
| Ecuador | 91 | 77.4 | 4.8 |
| Chad | 91 | 77.4 | - |
| Colombia | 93 | 77.3 | 3.5 |
| Ethiopia | 94 | 76.5 | - |
| Iceland | 95 | 75.8 | 1.5 |
| Tajikistan | 96 | 75.5 | - |
| Panama | 97 | 75.3 | 0.3 |
| Mongolia | 98 | 73.9 | 13.1 |
| Finland | 99 | 72.8 | 1.3 |
| North Macedonia | 100 | 70.5 | 0.1 |
| Cuba | 101 | 69.3 | 6.2 |
| Cameroon | 102 | 68 | 33.4 |
| Mali | 102 | 68 | 0.8 |
| Kenya | 104 | 67.5 | 6.3 |
| Canada | 104 | 67.5 | 6.7 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106 | 63.7 | - |
| Sweden | 106 | 63.7 | 4.2 |
| Qatar | 108 | 63.4 | - |
| Azerbaijan | 109 | 62.2 | 0.1 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 62.1 | - |
| United States of America | 111 | 61.6 | 0.8 |
| Comoros | 112 | 60 | - |
| Thailand | 113 | 59.1 | 1.1 |
| Tonga | 114 | 58.3 | - |
| Argentina | 115 | 56.7 | 1.2 |
| Guyana | 116 | 56.5 | 31.4 |
| Russia | 117 | 56.4 | - |
| Liberia | 118 | 55.7 | - |
| Pakistan | 119 | 55.1 | - |
| Rwanda | 120 | 54.7 | - |
| Belarus | 121 | 54.1 | 7.5 |
| Haiti | 122 | 53.7 | 42.2 |
| Georgia | 122 | 53.7 | 9.5 |
| Switzerland | 124 | 53.3 | 4.7 |
| Israel | 125 | 51.1 | 6.1 |
| Serbia | 126 | 50.3 | 11.6 |
| Guatemala | 127 | 50.2 | 1.4 |
| Iraq | 128 | 49.8 | 32.2 |
| Montenegro | 129 | 48.4 | 17.9 |
| Burundi | 130 | 46.7 | 10.7 |
| Algeria | 131 | 45.9 | 0.1 |
| Nepal | 132 | 45.7 | 4.9 |
| South Africa | 133 | 45.2 | 6.1 |
| Chile | 134 | 44.6 | 2.3 |
| El Salvador | 135 | 43.8 | 5.7 |
| Samoa | 136 | 42.5 | 3.9 |
| Egypt | 137 | 42.4 | - |
| Tunisia | 138 | 37.1 | 5.6 |
| India | 139 | 37 | - |
| Angola | 140 | 36.6 | - |
| Iran | 141 | 35.2 | - |
| Uzbekistan | 142 | 35 | - |
| Gambia | 143 | 31.7 | - |
| Saint Lucia | 144 | 29.5 | - |
| Singapore | 145 | 29.2 | - |
| Madagascar | 146 | 29.1 | 8.2 |
| Eritrea | 147 | 28.1 | - |
| Saudi Arabia | 148 | 28 | - |
| Viet Nam | 148 | 28 | 6.5 |
| Mauritius | 150 | 27.8 | 1.2 |
| Ukraine | 151 | 26 | 0.1 |
| Kazakhstan | 152 | 24.2 | 1.1 |
| Vanuatu | 153 | 24.1 | - |
| Turkmenistan | 154 | 22.4 | - |
| Kyrgyzstan | 155 | 22.3 | 0.1 |
| Moldova | 156 | 22.1 | - |
| Eswatini | 157 | 21.3 | 1.4 |
| Uruguay | 158 | 20.1 | 4.5 |
| Grenada | 159 | 18.7 | 5.6 |
| Cabo Verde | 160 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
| Myanmar | 161 | 15.5 | 4.4 |
| Lebanon | 162 | 15.1 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 163 | 14.7 | - |
| Oman | 164 | 14 | 1.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 165 | 13 | 0.1 |
| Sudan | 166 | 12.7 | -59.2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 11.6 | 1.6 |
| Jordan | 168 | 10.6 | 5.8 |
| Fiji | 169 | 9 | - |
| China | 170 | 8.5 | 4.1 |
| Djibouti | 171 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Marshall Islands | 172 | 5 | - |
| Mauritania | 173 | 3 | - |
| Barbados | 174 | 2.8 | - |
| Maldives | 175 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Solomon Islands | 176 | 1.6 | - |
| Turkey | 177 | 1.4 | - |
| Lesotho | 177 | 1.4 | - |
| Afghanistan | 179 | 1.3 | - |
| Micronesia | 180 | - | - |