Regional Marine Trophic Index
The Marine Trophic Index (MTI), computed by Sea Around Us, describes the degree to which a country is depleting species at higher trophic levels and “fishing down the food web.” The metric describes the average trophic level of a country’s catch, while accounting for the expansion of fishing operations to additional geographic areas. Our indicator is based on the slope of a line fitted to MTI values over one decade. A score of 100 indicates that the mean trophic level increased 0.015 per year over the last decade, and 0 indicates it decreased 0.015 per year.
Note: Landlocked countries are not scored on this indicator. Weight assigned to the Fisheries issue category is reapportioned to other issue categories within the Ecosystem Vitality policy objective.
EPI MeasureRegional Marine Trophic Index
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 47.68 |
| Panama | 1 | 100.0 | 31.09 | 1 | 54.08 |
| St. Vincent & the Gren. | 3 | 90.24 | 49.69 | 2 | 54.08 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 87.17 | 78.06 | 1 | 49.57 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 86.19 | 86.19 | 2 | 49.57 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 84.77 | 20.07 | 1 | 43.79 |
| Mauritius | 7 | 83.74 | 50.24 | 2 | 43.79 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 76.69 | 20.55 | 3 | 54.08 |
| Israel | 9 | 75.76 | 30.48 | 1 | 53.85 |
| Greece | 10 | 73.57 | 14.81 | 2 | 47.68 |
| Sudan | 11 | 71.38 | 49.5 | 2 | 53.85 |
| Gabon | 12 | 70.34 | 25.84 | 3 | 43.79 |
| Comoros | 13 | 69.21 | 23.8 | 4 | 43.79 |
| Peru | 14 | 68.69 | -11.27 | 4 | 54.08 |
| Türkiye | 15 | 68.07 | 26.06 | 3 | 47.68 |
| Philippines | 16 | 67.9 | 25.01 | 3 | 49.57 |
| Togo | 17 | 67.14 | 14.62 | 5 | 43.79 |
| Bahrain | 18 | 65.89 | 32.98 | 3 | 53.85 |
| Norway | 19 | 65.82 | 15.37 | 1 | 48.36 |
| Costa Rica | 20 | 65.5 | 13.91 | 5 | 54.08 |
| Egypt | 21 | 64.79 | 27.8 | 4 | 53.85 |
| Senegal | 22 | 63.74 | -7.6 | 6 | 43.79 |
| Kuwait | 23 | 63.47 | 11.42 | 5 | 53.85 |
| Italy | 24 | 62.5 | -5.94 | 2 | 48.36 |
| Barbados | 25 | 62.34 | 1.03 | 6 | 54.08 |
| United Kingdom | 26 | 62.28 | 3.78 | 3 | 48.36 |
| Singapore | 27 | 61.17 | -19.66 | 4 | 49.57 |
| South Korea | 28 | 60.93 | 12.52 | 5 | 49.57 |
| Chile | 29 | 60.58 | 5.07 | 7 | 54.08 |
| Samoa | 30 | 60.14 | 7.01 | 6 | 49.57 |
| Bahamas | 31 | 59.5 | 4.26 | 8 | 54.08 |
| Lebanon | 32 | 59.26 | 9.1 | 6 | 53.85 |
| Thailand | 33 | 59.11 | 2.66 | 7 | 49.57 |
| Japan | 34 | 58.23 | 9.06 | 8 | 49.57 |
| Algeria | 35 | 58.02 | 35.47 | 7 | 53.85 |
| Guyana | 36 | 57.94 | 4.75 | 9 | 54.08 |
| Myanmar | 37 | 57.72 | 22.11 | 9 | 49.57 |
| Qatar | 38 | 57.37 | 57.37 | 8 | 53.85 |
| Guatemala | 39 | 56.22 | -3.77 | 10 | 54.08 |
| Colombia | 40 | 56.12 | 2.34 | 11 | 54.08 |
| El Salvador | 41 | 55.7 | -2.27 | 12 | 54.08 |
| Maldives | 42 | 54.92 | 0.16 | 1 | 44.88 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 54.79 | -15.88 | 4 | 48.36 |
| South Africa | 44 | 54.68 | 2.22 | 7 | 43.79 |
| Mauritania | 45 | 54.58 | 40.77 | 8 | 43.79 |
| Suriname | 46 | 53.65 | -3.61 | 13 | 54.08 |
| Dominican Republic | 47 | 53.17 | -0.82 | 14 | 54.08 |
| Germany | 48 | 53.02 | -6.66 | 5 | 48.36 |
| Belgium | 49 | 52.72 | 11.5 | 6 | 48.36 |
| Ireland | 50 | 52.1 | 5.59 | 7 | 48.36 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 51 | 51.8 | -1.72 | 15 | 54.08 |
| Tunisia | 52 | 51.58 | -0.45 | 9 | 53.85 |
| Fiji | 53 | 51.55 | 1.46 | 10 | 49.57 |
| Seychelles | 54 | 51.3 | 3.44 | 9 | 43.79 |
| Cambodia | 55 | 51.26 | -14.63 | 11 | 49.57 |
| Belize | 56 | 51.2 | -8.91 | 16 | 54.08 |
| Gambia | 57 | 51.0 | 45.57 | 10 | 43.79 |
| Latvia | 57 | 51.0 | 11.23 | 4 | 47.68 |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 57 | 51.0 | 5.32 | 17 | 54.08 |
| United States | 60 | 50.89 | -1.06 | 8 | 48.36 |
| Guinea | 61 | 50.18 | -3.89 | 11 | 43.79 |
| Bulgaria | 62 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 47.68 |
| Romania | 62 | 50.0 | -19.45 | 5 | 47.68 |
| Timor-Leste | 62 | 50.0 | 9.68 | 12 | 49.57 |
| Mexico | 65 | 49.87 | -4.13 | 18 | 54.08 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 66 | 49.85 | 1.29 | 19 | 54.08 |
| Saudi Arabia | 67 | 49.78 | -0.64 | 10 | 53.85 |
| Spain | 68 | 49.73 | -6.88 | 9 | 48.36 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 49.72 | 13.16 | 12 | 43.79 |
| Canada | 70 | 49.66 | -3.23 | 10 | 48.36 |
| Iceland | 71 | 49.58 | -1.86 | 11 | 48.36 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 49.51 | -3.56 | 13 | 49.57 |
| Bangladesh | 73 | 49.48 | 4.38 | 2 | 44.88 |
| Portugal | 74 | 49.13 | -7.08 | 12 | 48.36 |
| Liberia | 75 | 48.79 | 6.18 | 13 | 43.79 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 76 | 48.76 | 20.66 | 14 | 49.57 |
| Argentina | 77 | 48.72 | -1.9 | 20 | 54.08 |
| Brazil | 78 | 48.54 | 5.68 | 21 | 54.08 |
| Ukraine | 79 | 48.46 | -2.25 | 1 | 37.2 |
| Australia | 80 | 47.81 | -23.68 | 13 | 48.36 |
| Republic of Congo | 81 | 47.57 | 47.57 | 14 | 43.79 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 47.51 | -17.31 | 14 | 48.36 |
| Solomon Islands | 83 | 47.47 | -6.62 | 15 | 49.57 |
| Palau | 84 | 47.21 | -4.53 | 16 | 49.57 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 46.88 | -8.78 | 11 | 53.85 |
| Montenegro | 86 | 46.46 | 10.47 | 7 | 47.68 |
| Jamaica | 87 | 46.04 | -1.54 | 22 | 54.08 |
| Haiti | 88 | 46.02 | 6.1 | 23 | 54.08 |
| China | 89 | 45.94 | -0.58 | 17 | 49.57 |
| Angola | 90 | 45.81 | -17.73 | 15 | 43.79 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 45.08 | -11.77 | 3 | 44.88 |
| Madagascar | 92 | 45.05 | -0.49 | 16 | 43.79 |
| Denmark | 93 | 44.74 | -16.2 | 15 | 48.36 |
| Nicaragua | 94 | 44.63 | -17.35 | 24 | 54.08 |
| France | 95 | 44.08 | -8.64 | 16 | 48.36 |
| Russia | 96 | 43.69 | -30.41 | 2 | 37.2 |
| Morocco | 97 | 43.5 | 5.1 | 12 | 53.85 |
| Ecuador | 98 | 42.13 | -10.0 | 25 | 54.08 |
| Namibia | 99 | 42.05 | -10.66 | 17 | 43.79 |
| Croatia | 100 | 41.65 | 5.35 | 8 | 47.68 |
| Uruguay | 101 | 41.26 | -7.55 | 26 | 54.08 |
| Ghana | 102 | 38.92 | -10.75 | 18 | 43.79 |
| Djibouti | 103 | 38.76 | 23.41 | 19 | 43.79 |
| India | 104 | 38.7 | -10.27 | 4 | 44.88 |
| Dominica | 105 | 37.54 | -6.31 | 27 | 54.08 |
| Sri Lanka | 106 | 36.23 | -16.02 | 5 | 44.88 |
| Sweden | 107 | 35.03 | -34.33 | 17 | 48.36 |
| Poland | 108 | 34.81 | -31.92 | 9 | 47.68 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 34.73 | -15.94 | 18 | 49.57 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 110 | 30.99 | -18.91 | 20 | 43.79 |
| Viet Nam | 111 | 30.26 | -4.16 | 19 | 49.57 |
| Oman | 112 | 29.79 | 4.83 | 13 | 53.85 |
| Benin | 113 | 29.18 | -17.15 | 21 | 43.79 |
| Lithuania | 114 | 28.92 | -40.07 | 10 | 47.68 |
| Cameroon | 115 | 28.71 | -7.04 | 22 | 43.79 |
| Estonia | 116 | 27.71 | -45.04 | 11 | 47.68 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 117 | 26.98 | -15.07 | 23 | 43.79 |
| Grenada | 118 | 25.72 | -20.83 | 28 | 54.08 |
| Finland | 119 | 25.63 | -41.26 | 18 | 48.36 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 25.61 | -18.17 | 24 | 43.79 |
| Malta | 121 | 21.73 | -21.51 | 19 | 48.36 |
| Kenya | 122 | 20.86 | -15.7 | 25 | 43.79 |
| Georgia | 123 | 19.46 | -23.31 | 3 | 37.2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 124 | 18.9 | -21.73 | 26 | 43.79 |
| Tonga | 124 | 18.9 | -0.97 | 20 | 49.57 |
| Honduras | 126 | 17.64 | -36.81 | 29 | 54.08 |
| Mozambique | 127 | 16.82 | -52.47 | 27 | 43.79 |
| Kiribati | 128 | 16.4 | -42.32 | 21 | 49.57 |
| Iran | 129 | 16.37 | 16.37 | 14 | 53.85 |
| Cabo Verde | 130 | 14.56 | -49.92 | 28 | 43.79 |
| Cyprus | 131 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 12 | 47.68 |
| Sierra Leone | 131 | 0.0 | -18.34 | 29 | 43.79 |
| Taiwan | 131 | 0.0 | -40.86 | 22 | 49.57 |
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