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
Afghanistan NA NA NA
Belgium 1 100.00 1.00
Belize 1 100.00 17.80
Australia 1 100.00 53.00
Brazil 1 100.00 90.00
United Arab Emirates 1 100.00 NA
Bahamas 36 71.30 69.40
Bulgaria 40 55.80 29.50
Argentina 46 43.00 40.40
Bangladesh 48 29.90 15.40
Albania 57 14.70 10.00
Antigua and Barbuda 81 2.60 1.20
Brunei Darussalam 92 1.20 NA
Angola 119 NA NA
Armenia NA NA NA
Austria NA NA NA
Azerbaijan NA NA NA
Burundi NA NA NA
Bahrain 61 10.30 NA
Benin 119 NA NA
Burkina Faso NA NA NA
Bosnia and Herzegovina NA NA NA
Belarus NA NA NA
Bolivia NA NA NA
Colombia 1 100.00 22.00
Canada 39 65.40 62.50
Barbados 115 0.10 NA
Bhutan NA NA NA
Botswana NA NA NA
Central African Republic NA NA NA
Chile 1 100.00 99.60
Germany 1 100.00 NA
Cyprus 33 85.20 0.30
Costa Rica 51 24.30 17.10
Cuba 56 15.10 11.70
Djibouti 87 1.80 NA
China 89 1.60 0.20
Cote d'Ivoire 98 1.00 NA
Comoros 103 0.70 0.70
Switzerland NA NA NA
Cameroon 119 NA NA
Dem. Rep. Congo NA NA NA
Republic of Congo 119 NA NA
Cabo Verde 119 NA NA
Czech Republic NA NA NA
Denmark 1 100.00 NA
Dominican Republic 1 100.00 NA
Ecuador 1 100.00 NA
Spain 1 100.00 50.20
Estonia 1 100.00 NA
Finland 1 100.00 8.70
France 1 100.00 NA
Japan 1 100.00 36.90
United Kingdom 1 100.00 95.70
Gabon 1 100.00 95.90
Croatia 34 79.40 76.90
Italy 38 66.70 4.00
Guinea-Bissau 41 53.10 50.30
Honduras 44 43.80 34.90
Greece 47 40.50 7.50
Indonesia 49 29.60 8.40
Ireland 52 21.30 10.00
Egypt 61 10.30 1.30
Cambodia 64 9.60 9.60
Fiji 66 9.50 NA
Haiti 71 6.90 6.90
Iceland 75 4.00 0.40
Kenya 77 3.70 0.50
Equatorial Guinea 86 1.90 NA
Jamaica 91 1.50 NA
Grenada 92 1.20 0.80
Iran 92 1.20 NA
Dominica 108 0.40 NA
Algeria 113 0.20 NA
Eritrea 119 NA NA
Ethiopia NA NA NA
Ghana 97 1.10 NA
India 111 0.30 NA
Israel 111 0.30 NA
Guatemala 113 0.20 NA
Micronesia 115 0.10 NA
Georgia 119 NA NA
Guinea 119 NA NA
Gambia 119 NA NA
Guyana 119 NA NA
Hungary NA NA NA
Iraq NA NA NA
Jordan NA NA NA
Kazakhstan NA NA NA
Kyrgyzstan NA NA NA
Kiribati 1 100.00 NA
Lithuania 1 100.00 NA
Latvia 1 100.00 25.30
Mexico 1 100.00 88.20
Panama 1 100.00 90.50
Netherlands 1 100.00 NA
New Zealand 1 100.00 NA
Poland 1 100.00 NA
Malta 35 78.10 47.10
Norway 43 44.10 3.80
Portugal 45 43.30 18.30
Malaysia 50 27.70 16.70
South Korea 54 17.20 2.80
Namibia 55 16.80 NA
Philippines 58 14.60 12.90
Nicaragua 67 8.80 6.80
Madagascar 69 7.80 5.70
Pakistan 71 6.90 NA
Myanmar 78 3.60 NA
Mozambique 79 3.40 NA
Marshall Islands 82 2.40 NA
Morocco 83 2.30 2.10
Lebanon 84 2.20 0.20
Saint Lucia 87 1.80 NA
Kuwait 92 1.20 1.20
Laos NA NA NA
Liberia 98 1.00 NA
Sri Lanka 103 0.70 0.10
Maldives 103 0.70 0.30
Lesotho NA NA NA
Luxembourg NA NA NA
Moldova NA NA NA
North Macedonia NA NA NA
Mali NA NA NA
Montenegro 106 0.60 NA
Mongolia NA NA NA
Peru 89 1.60 NA
Papua New Guinea 92 1.20 NA
Oman 108 0.40 NA
Mauritania 115 0.10 NA
Mauritius 119 NA NA
Malawi NA NA NA
Niger NA NA NA
Nigeria 119 NA NA
Nepal NA NA NA
Paraguay NA NA NA
Romania 1 100.00 NA
Sudan 1 100.00 NA
Sweden 1 100.00 44.90
Seychelles 1 100.00 98.10
United States of America 1 100.00 NA
South Africa 1 100.00 97.20
Ukraine 37 69.30 NA
Thailand 42 44.60 28.90
Saudi Arabia 53 20.70 NA
Senegal 59 12.60 5.60
Venezuela 60 11.40 NA
Tunisia 63 9.90 3.70
Tanzania 64 9.60 0.10
Taiwan 68 8.40 NA
Timor-Leste 70 7.30 NA
Sierra Leone 73 5.70 5.70
El Salvador 74 4.20 2.00
Viet Nam 76 3.80 0.30
Uruguay 80 3.30 2.20
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85 2.10 NA
Russia 100 0.90 NA
Tonga 107 0.50 NA
Qatar 119 NA NA
Rwanda NA NA NA
Solomon Islands 101 0.80 NA
Singapore 119 NA NA
Serbia NA NA NA
Sao Tome and Principe 119 NA NA
Suriname 119 NA NA
Slovakia NA NA NA
Slovenia NA NA NA
Eswatini NA NA NA
Chad NA NA NA
Trinidad and Tobago 108 0.40 NA
Togo 119 NA NA
Tajikistan NA NA NA
Turkmenistan NA NA NA
Turkey 119 NA NA
Uganda NA NA NA
Uzbekistan NA NA NA
Samoa 101 0.80 NA
Vanuatu 115 0.10 NA
Zambia NA NA NA
Zimbabwe NA NA NA