
Description
High-level findings on the deep-sea capacity of 55 geographical areas in the Americas, divided into four subregions: Northern America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
List of GeoAreas, income groups, data sources, and exclusive economic zones in the Americas.
GeoAreas classified according to GeoArea Classifications [1] | ||||
GeoArea | Subregion | Sovereign | Dependency | SIDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Argentina | South America | Yes | ||
Aruba | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Bahamas | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Barbados | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Belize | Central America | Yes | Yes | |
Bermuda | Northern America | Yes | Yes | |
Bolivia | South America | Yes | ||
Bonaire | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Bouvet Island | South America | Yes | ||
Brazil | South America | Yes | ||
British Virgin Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Canada | Northern America | Yes | ||
Cayman Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Chile | South America | Yes | ||
Clipperton Island | Central America | Yes | ||
Colombia | South America | Yes | ||
Costa Rica | Central America | Yes | ||
Cuba | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Curaçao | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Dominica | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Dominican Republic | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Ecuador | South America | Yes | ||
El Salvador | Central America | Yes | ||
Falkland Islands | South America | Yes | ||
French Guiana | South America | Yes | ||
Greenland | Northern America | Yes | ||
Grenada | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Guadeloupe | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Guatemala | Central America | Yes | ||
Guyana | South America | Yes | Yes | |
Haiti | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Honduras | Central America | Yes | ||
Jamaica | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Martinique | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Mexico | Central America | Yes | ||
Montserrat | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Navassa Island | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Nicaragua | Central America | Yes | ||
Panama | Central America | Yes | ||
Paraguay | South America | Yes | ||
Peru | South America | Yes | ||
Puerto Rico | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Saba | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Saint Lucia | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Saint Martin | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern America | Yes | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Sint Eustatius | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Sint Maarten | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South America | Yes | ||
Suriname | South America | Yes | Yes | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
United States of America | Northern America | Yes | ||
Uruguay | South America | Yes | ||
US Virgin Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Venezuela | South America | Yes |
GeoAreas classified by The World Bank Economic Groups. “NC” GeoAreas are not classified [2] | |||||
GeoArea | High Income | Upper Middle | Lower Middle | Low Income | NC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla | Yes | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | |||||
Argentina | Yes | ||||
Aruba | |||||
Bahamas | |||||
Barbados | |||||
Belize | Yes | ||||
Bermuda | |||||
Bolivia | Yes | ||||
Bonaire | Yes | ||||
Bouvet Island | Yes | ||||
Brazil | Yes | ||||
British Virgin Islands | |||||
Canada | |||||
Cayman Islands | |||||
Chile | |||||
Clipperton Island | Yes | ||||
Colombia | Yes | ||||
Costa Rica | Yes | ||||
Cuba | Yes | ||||
Curaçao | |||||
Dominica | Yes | ||||
Dominican Republic | Yes | ||||
Ecuador | Yes | ||||
El Salvador | Yes | ||||
Falkland Islands | Yes | ||||
French Guiana | Yes | ||||
Greenland | |||||
Grenada | Yes | ||||
Guadeloupe | Yes | ||||
Guatemala | Yes | ||||
Guyana | Yes | ||||
Haiti | Yes | ||||
Honduras | Yes | ||||
Jamaica | Yes | ||||
Martinique | Yes | ||||
Mexico | Yes | ||||
Montserrat | Yes | ||||
Navassa Island | Yes | ||||
Nicaragua | Yes | ||||
Panama | Yes | ||||
Paraguay | Yes | ||||
Peru | Yes | ||||
Puerto Rico | |||||
Saba | Yes | ||||
Saint Barthelemy | Yes | ||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||
Saint Lucia | Yes | ||||
Saint Martin | |||||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Yes | ||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | ||||
Sint Eustatius | Yes | ||||
Sint Maarten | |||||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Yes | ||||
Suriname | Yes | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
Turks and Caicos Islands | |||||
United States of America | |||||
Uruguay | |||||
US Virgin Islands | |||||
Venezuela | Yes |
Number of surveys received for each GeoArea, GeoAreas researched, and reasons if GeoAreas were not researched, according to Data Collection. | |||
GeoArea | Surveys | Research | No Research |
---|---|---|---|
Anguilla | Yes | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | Yes | |
Argentina | 5 | Yes | |
Aruba | 1 | Yes | |
Bahamas | 1 | Yes | |
Barbados | 5 | Yes | |
Belize | 1 | Yes | |
Bermuda | Yes | ||
Bolivia | No ocean | ||
Bonaire | Yes | ||
Bouvet Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Brazil | 3 | Yes | |
British Virgin Islands | Yes | ||
Canada | 3 | Yes | |
Cayman Islands | Yes | ||
Chile | 2 | Yes | |
Clipperton Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Colombia | 5 | Yes | |
Costa Rica | 3 | Yes | |
Cuba | 1 | Yes | |
Curaçao | Yes | ||
Dominica | 1 | Yes | |
Dominican Republic | 1 | Yes | |
Ecuador | 2 | Yes | |
El Salvador | 5 | Yes | |
Falkland Islands | Yes | ||
French Guiana | Yes | ||
Greenland | 1 | Yes | |
Grenada | Yes | ||
Guadeloupe | Yes | ||
Guatemala | 3 | Yes | |
Guyana | 5 | Yes | |
Haiti | 2 | Yes | |
Honduras | 3 | Yes | |
Jamaica | 4 | Yes | |
Martinique | Yes | ||
Mexico | 4 | Yes | |
Montserrat | 3 | Yes | |
Navassa Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Nicaragua | 2 | Yes | |
Panama | 1 | Yes | |
Paraguay | No ocean | ||
Peru | 2 | Yes | |
Puerto Rico | 1 | Yes | |
Saba | Yes | ||
Saint Barthelemy | Yes | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | Yes | |
Saint Lucia | 1 | Yes | |
Saint Martin | Yes | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Yes | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | ||
Sint Eustatius | Yes | ||
Sint Maarten | Yes | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Suriname | 1 | Yes | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | Yes | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | Yes | |
United States of America | 34 | Yes | |
Uruguay | 1 | Yes | |
US Virgin Islands | Yes | ||
Venezuela | 11 | Yes |
EEZ areas calculated according to EEZ Status & Calculations. [3][4][5] | ||
GeoArea | EEZ Area (km2) | % of EEZ >200 m |
---|---|---|
Anguilla | 90,000 | 98% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 111,000 | 97% |
Argentina | 1,048,000 | 26% |
Aruba | 30,000 | 95% |
Bahamas | 607,000 | 82% |
Barbados | 185,000 | 100% |
Belize | 33,000 | 74% |
Bermuda | 464,000 | 100% |
Bolivia | ||
Bonaire | 13,000 | 99% |
Bouvet Island | ||
Brazil | 3,662,000 | 80% |
British Virgin Islands | 81,000 | 96% |
Canada | 5,639,000 | 55% |
Cayman Islands | 118,000 | 100% |
Chile | 3,634,000 | 95% |
Clipperton Island | 436,000 | 100% |
Colombia | 708,000 | 93% |
Costa Rica | 581,000 | 97% |
Cuba | 346,000 | 85% |
Curaçao | 25,000 | 99% |
Dominica | 29,000 | 98% |
Dominican Republic | 349,000 | 97% |
Ecuador | 1,050,000 | 97% |
El Salvador | 95,000 | 81% |
Falkland Islands | 545,000 | 69% |
French Guiana | 131,000 | 66% |
Greenland | 2,250,000 | 86% |
Grenada | 25,000 | 91% |
Guadeloupe | 91,000 | 98% |
Guatemala | 110,000 | 87% |
Guyana | 134,000 | 63% |
Haiti | 103,000 | 96% |
Honduras | 207,000 | 71% |
Jamaica | 256,000 | 95% |
Martinique | 48,000 | 97% |
Mexico | 3,176,000 | 87% |
Montserrat | 7,000 | 98% |
Navassa Island | 14,000 | 100% |
Nicaragua | 213,000 | 62% |
Panama | 329,000 | 85% |
Paraguay | ||
Peru | 846,000 | 90% |
Puerto Rico | 154,000 | 97% |
Saba | 9,000 | 76% |
Saint Barthelemy | 4,000 | 57% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9,000 | 93% |
Saint Lucia | 15,000 | 96% |
Saint Martin | 1,000 | 61% |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 12,000 | 36% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36,000 | 95% |
Sint Eustatius | 2,000 | 92% |
Sint Maarten | 500 | 71% |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 1,237,000 | 98% |
Suriname | 133,000 | 57% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 76,000 | 70% |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 90,000 | 95% |
United States of America | 8,575,000 | 75% |
Uruguay | 121,000 | 56% |
US Virgin Islands | 38,000 | 95% |
Venezuela | 469,000 | 77% |