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 (national weights) indicator, we then give greater weight to biomes that are relatively rare within a country – 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 (national weights)
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malawi | 1 | 100 | - |
| Austria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Venezuela | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bahamas | 1 | 100 | 50.1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 100 | 38 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 100 | 33.3 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malaysia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Namibia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Albania | 1 | 100 | 20.5 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 100 | - |
| Botswana | 1 | 100 | - |
| Latvia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Greece | 1 | 100 | - |
| Japan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Republic of Congo | 1 | 100 | 16.5 |
| Malta | 1 | 100 | - |
| Belgium | 1 | 100 | - |
| Benin | 1 | 100 | - |
| Armenia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bhutan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 100 | - |
| Italy | 1 | 100 | - |
| Slovenia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Slovakia | 1 | 100 | - |
| France | 1 | 100 | - |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 100 | - |
| Estonia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Morocco | 1 | 100 | 87.7 |
| Germany | 1 | 100 | - |
| Kiribati | 1 | 100 | - |
| Hungary | 1 | 100 | - |
| Senegal | 1 | 100 | - |
| Zambia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Spain | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cyprus | 1 | 100 | - |
| Poland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Portugal | 1 | 100 | - |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Netherlands | 44 | 99.8 | 1.8 |
| Guinea | 45 | 99.7 | - |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 99.7 | - |
| Lithuania | 47 | 99.4 | 0.4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 47 | 99.4 | - |
| Tanzania | 47 | 99.4 | 0.1 |
| Belize | 50 | 99.3 | 0.5 |
| Costa Rica | 51 | 99 | - |
| Togo | 52 | 98.5 | - |
| United Kingdom | 53 | 98.4 | 0.1 |
| Kuwait | 53 | 98.4 | 80.7 |
| Mozambique | 55 | 97.4 | 6.5 |
| Bolivia | 56 | 97.1 | - |
| Central African Republic | 57 | 97 | - |
| Romania | 58 | 96.3 | 17.9 |
| Uganda | 59 | 95.2 | - |
| Timor-Leste | 60 | 94.6 | 19 |
| Laos | 61 | 93.6 | - |
| Nicaragua | 62 | 93.1 | 0.1 |
| Panama | 63 | 92.7 | 0.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 64 | 91.5 | 10.3 |
| Ecuador | 65 | 91 | 13.3 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 91 | 1.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 67 | 90.9 | 15.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 68 | 90.7 | 2.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 69 | 90.4 | 87.7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 70 | 90.3 | - |
| Gabon | 71 | 89.9 | 0.1 |
| Australia | 72 | 89 | 26.7 |
| South Korea | 73 | 88.2 | 2.2 |
| Philippines | 74 | 87.5 | 0.2 |
| Brazil | 75 | 87.3 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 76 | 87.2 | 0.9 |
| Denmark | 77 | 85.9 | 0.7 |
| Peru | 78 | 85.6 | 2.1 |
| Niger | 79 | 85.5 | 33.8 |
| Jamaica | 80 | 84.7 | - |
| Colombia | 81 | 83.3 | 5.9 |
| Paraguay | 82 | 82.9 | 0.8 |
| Ireland | 82 | 82.9 | 0.1 |
| Ethiopia | 84 | 82.8 | - |
| Norway | 85 | 81.6 | 6.9 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 86 | 80.6 | 7.4 |
| Mexico | 87 | 80.4 | 5.3 |
| Dominica | 88 | 80.2 | - |
| Honduras | 89 | 79.9 | 3.7 |
| Ghana | 90 | 78.9 | - |
| Nigeria | 91 | 78.3 | - |
| Mongolia | 92 | 77.1 | 7.8 |
| Israel | 93 | 76.9 | 2.9 |
| Thailand | 94 | 76.7 | - |
| Guatemala | 95 | 76.6 | 0.6 |
| Nepal | 96 | 76.3 | 8.6 |
| Iceland | 97 | 75.8 | 1.5 |
| Egypt | 98 | 75.4 | 0.1 |
| Finland | 99 | 72.8 | 1.4 |
| Kenya | 100 | 69.9 | 0.6 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101 | 68.4 | - |
| Chad | 102 | 68.1 | - |
| Indonesia | 103 | 66.2 | 0.2 |
| Tajikistan | 104 | 64 | - |
| Qatar | 105 | 63.4 | - |
| Canada | 106 | 62.8 | 8.8 |
| Pakistan | 107 | 62 | - |
| Sweden | 108 | 61.7 | 4.6 |
| Chile | 109 | 61.2 | 2.1 |
| Comoros | 110 | 60 | - |
| Saint Lucia | 111 | 59.6 | - |
| Cuba | 112 | 58.9 | 15.1 |
| Tonga | 113 | 58.3 | - |
| Suriname | 114 | 57.5 | - |
| Cameroon | 114 | 57.5 | 13.6 |
| Sierra Leone | 116 | 54.5 | 10.9 |
| Belarus | 117 | 54.1 | 7.5 |
| United States of America | 118 | 53.8 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | 119 | 53.7 | 8.8 |
| Russia | 120 | 52.9 | - |
| Rwanda | 121 | 51.5 | - |
| North Macedonia | 122 | 51.4 | 0.1 |
| Grenada | 123 | 51.2 | 4.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 124 | 50.7 | 0.1 |
| Serbia | 125 | 50.3 | 11.6 |
| Guyana | 126 | 48.9 | 19.5 |
| Montenegro | 127 | 46.8 | 21.4 |
| Burundi | 128 | 46.7 | 10.8 |
| Switzerland | 129 | 44.7 | 4.3 |
| Viet Nam | 130 | 43.9 | 11.1 |
| Algeria | 131 | 43.2 | - |
| Samoa | 132 | 42.5 | 3.9 |
| South Africa | 133 | 41.9 | 4.5 |
| Argentina | 134 | 41.7 | 1.8 |
| El Salvador | 135 | 41.3 | 16.1 |
| Iran | 136 | 40.9 | - |
| Mali | 137 | 39.9 | 1.2 |
| Haiti | 138 | 38.3 | 26.1 |
| Angola | 139 | 34.1 | - |
| Madagascar | 140 | 32.3 | 5.1 |
| Tunisia | 141 | 32 | 14.1 |
| Myanmar | 142 | 31.4 | 11.1 |
| Singapore | 143 | 29.2 | - |
| Eritrea | 144 | 28.9 | - |
| India | 145 | 28.2 | 0.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 146 | 28 | - |
| Mauritius | 147 | 27.8 | 1.2 |
| Eswatini | 148 | 24.7 | 1.2 |
| Vanuatu | 149 | 24.1 | - |
| Ukraine | 150 | 23.8 | 0.2 |
| Gambia | 151 | 23.2 | - |
| Liberia | 152 | 21.3 | - |
| Moldova | 153 | 20.9 | - |
| Kyrgyzstan | 154 | 20.7 | 0.2 |
| Uruguay | 155 | 20 | 4.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 156 | 19.2 | - |
| Turkmenistan | 157 | 18.8 | - |
| Kazakhstan | 158 | 18.7 | 1.9 |
| Bangladesh | 159 | 18.2 | 0.8 |
| Papua New Guinea | 160 | 17.9 | 2.7 |
| Cabo Verde | 161 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
| Lebanon | 162 | 15.1 | 2 |
| Oman | 162 | 15.1 | 0.6 |
| Bahrain | 164 | 14.7 | - |
| Fiji | 165 | 14.4 | - |
| Jordan | 166 | 13.4 | 9.2 |
| Sudan | 167 | 11.6 | -19.4 |
| Iraq | 168 | 8.6 | 5.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 169 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Djibouti | 170 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Marshall Islands | 171 | 5 | - |
| China | 172 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Mauritania | 173 | 3.6 | - |
| Barbados | 174 | 2.8 | - |
| Maldives | 175 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Solomon Islands | 176 | 1.6 | - |
| Lesotho | 177 | 1.4 | - |
| Turkey | 178 | 1.1 | - |
| Afghanistan | 179 | 0.6 | - |
| Micronesia | 180 | - | - |