
Description
High-level findings on the deep-sea capacity of 186 geographical areas, divided into six global regions: Europe, Asia, Northern America, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
List of global GeoAreas, income groups, data sources, and exclusive economic zones.
GeoAreas classified according to GeoArea Classifications [1] | ||||
GeoArea | Subregion | Sovereign | Dependency | SIDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Albania | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Algeria | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
American Samoa | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Andorra | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Angola | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Anguilla | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Argentina | South America | Yes | ||
Armenia | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Aruba | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Ascension | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
Austria | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Azerbaijan | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Bahamas | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Bahrain | Western Asia | Yes | Yes | |
Bangladesh | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Barbados | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Bassas da India | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Belarus | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Belgium | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Belize | Central America | Yes | Yes | |
Benin | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Bermuda | Northern America | Yes | Yes | |
Bhutan | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Bolivia | South America | Yes | ||
Bonaire | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | |||
Botswana | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Bouvet Island | South America | Yes | ||
Brazil | South America | Yes | ||
British Virgin Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Brunei Darussalam | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Burkina Faso | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Burundi | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Cabo Verde | Western Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Cambodia | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Cameroon | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Canada | Northern America | Yes | ||
Cayman Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Central African Republic | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Chad | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Chagos Archipelago | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Chile | South America | Yes | ||
China | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Christmas Island | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
Clipperton Island | Central America | Yes | ||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
Colombia | South America | Yes | ||
Comoros | Eastern Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Congo | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Cook Islands | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Costa Rica | Central America | Yes | ||
Côte d’Ivoire | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Croatia | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Crozet | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Cuba | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Curaçao | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Cyprus | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Czechia | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Denmark | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Djibouti | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Dominica | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Dominican Republic | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Ecuador | South America | Yes | ||
Egypt | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
El Salvador | Central America | Yes | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Eritrea | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Estonia | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Eswatini | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | |||
Europa Island | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Falkland Islands | South America | Yes | ||
Faroe Islands | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Fiji | Melanesia | Yes | Yes | |
Finland | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
France | Western Europe | Yes | ||
French Guiana | South America | Yes | ||
French Polynesia | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Gabon | Middle Africa | Yes | ||
Gambia | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Georgia | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Germany | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Ghana | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Gibraltar | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Glorieuse Islands | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Greece | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Greenland | Northern America | Yes | ||
Grenada | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Guadeloupe | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Guam | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Guatemala | Central America | Yes | ||
Guernsey | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Guinea | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Guyana | South America | Yes | Yes | |
Haiti | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
Honduras | Central America | Yes | ||
Howland & Baker Island | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Hungary | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Iceland | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
India | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Indonesia | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Iran | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Iraq | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Ireland | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Israel | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Italy | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Jamaica | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Jan Mayen | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Japan | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Jarvis Island | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Jersey | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Johnston Atoll | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Jordan | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Juan de Nova Island | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Kazakhstan | Central Asia | Yes | ||
Kenya | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Kerguelen | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Kiribati | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Kuwait | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | Yes | ||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Latvia | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Lebanon | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Lesotho | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Liberia | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Libya | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
Liechtenstein | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Lithuania | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Luxembourg | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Madagascar | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Malawi | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Malaysia | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Maldives | Southern Asia | Yes | Yes | |
Mali | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Malta | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Marshall Islands | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Martinique | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Mauritania | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Mauritius | Eastern Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Mayotte | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Mexico | Central America | Yes | ||
Micronesia | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Moldova | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Monaco | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Mongolia | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Montenegro | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Montserrat | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Morocco | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
Mozambique | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Myanmar | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Namibia | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Nauru | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Navassa Island | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Nepal | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Netherlands | Western Europe | Yes | ||
New Caledonia | Melanesia | Yes | Yes | |
New Zealand | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
Nicaragua | Central America | Yes | ||
Niger | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Nigeria | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Niue | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Norfolk Island | Australia and New Zealand | Yes | ||
North Macedonia | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Norway | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Oman | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Pakistan | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
Palau | Micronesia | Yes | Yes | |
Palestine | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Panama | Central America | Yes | ||
Papua New Guinea | Melanesia | Yes | Yes | |
Paraguay | South America | Yes | ||
Peru | South America | Yes | ||
Philippines | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Pitcairn Islands | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Poland | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Portugal | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Puerto Rico | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Qatar | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Republic of Korea | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Reunion | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Romania | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Russian Federation | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Rwanda | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Saba | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Saint Helena | Middle Africa | 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 | |
Samoa | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
San Marino | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Senegal | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Serbia | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Seychelles | Eastern Africa | Yes | Yes | |
Sierra Leone | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Singapore | Southeastern Asia | Yes | Yes | |
Sint Eustatius | Caribbean | Yes | ||
Sint Maarten | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Slovakia | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
Slovenia | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Solomon Islands | Melanesia | Yes | Yes | |
Somalia | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
South Africa | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South America | Yes | ||
South Sudan | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Spain | Southern Europe | Yes | ||
Sri Lanka | Southern Asia | Yes | ||
St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Sudan | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
Suriname | South America | Yes | Yes | |
Svalbard | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Sweden | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
Switzerland | Western Europe | Yes | ||
Syria | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Tajikistan | Central Asia | Yes | ||
Tanzania | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Thailand | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Timor-Leste | Southeastern Asia | Yes | Yes | |
Togo | Western Africa | Yes | ||
Tokelau | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Tonga | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Tristan da Cunha | Southern Africa | Yes | ||
Tromelin | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Tunisia | Northern Africa | Yes | ||
Turkey | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Turkmenistan | Central Asia | Yes | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Tuvalu | Polynesia | Yes | Yes | |
Uganda | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Ukraine | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
United Arab Emirates | Western Asia | Yes | ||
United Kingdom | Northern Europe | Yes | ||
United States of America | Northern America | Yes | ||
Uruguay | South America | Yes | ||
US Virgin Islands | Caribbean | Yes | Yes | |
Uzbekistan | Central Asia | Yes | ||
Vanuatu | Melanesia | Yes | Yes | |
Venezuela | South America | Yes | ||
Viet Nam | Southeastern Asia | Yes | ||
Wake Island | Micronesia | Yes | ||
Wallis and Futuna | Polynesia | Yes | ||
Yemen | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Zambia | Eastern Africa | Yes | ||
Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Yes | ||||
Albania | Yes | ||||
Algeria | Yes | ||||
American Samoa | Yes | ||||
Andorra | |||||
Angola | Yes | ||||
Anguilla | Yes | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | |||||
Argentina | Yes | ||||
Armenia | Yes | ||||
Aruba | |||||
Ascension | Yes | ||||
Australia | |||||
Austria | |||||
Azerbaijan | Yes | ||||
Bahamas | |||||
Bahrain | |||||
Bangladesh | Yes | ||||
Barbados | |||||
Bassas da India | Yes | ||||
Belarus | Yes | ||||
Belgium | |||||
Belize | Yes | ||||
Benin | Yes | ||||
Bermuda | |||||
Bhutan | Yes | ||||
Bolivia | Yes | ||||
Bonaire | Yes | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | ||||
Botswana | Yes | ||||
Bouvet Island | Yes | ||||
Brazil | Yes | ||||
British Virgin Islands | |||||
Brunei Darussalam | |||||
Bulgaria | Yes | ||||
Burkina Faso | Yes | ||||
Burundi | Yes | ||||
Cabo Verde | Yes | ||||
Cambodia | Yes | ||||
Cameroon | Yes | ||||
Canada | |||||
Cayman Islands | |||||
Central African Republic | Yes | ||||
Chad | Yes | ||||
Chagos Archipelago | Yes | ||||
Chile | |||||
China | Yes | ||||
Christmas Island | Yes | ||||
Clipperton Island | Yes | ||||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | ||||
Colombia | Yes | ||||
Comoros | Yes | ||||
Congo | Yes | ||||
Cook Islands | |||||
Costa Rica | Yes | ||||
Côte d’Ivoire | Yes | ||||
Croatia | |||||
Crozet | Yes | ||||
Cuba | Yes | ||||
Curaçao | |||||
Cyprus | |||||
Czechia | |||||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Yes | ||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Yes | ||||
Denmark | |||||
Djibouti | Yes | ||||
Dominica | Yes | ||||
Dominican Republic | Yes | ||||
Ecuador | Yes | ||||
Egypt | Yes | ||||
El Salvador | Yes | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | Yes | ||||
Eritrea | Yes | ||||
Estonia | |||||
Eswatini | Yes | ||||
Ethiopia | Yes | ||||
Europa Island | Yes | ||||
Falkland Islands | Yes | ||||
Faroe Islands | |||||
Fiji | Yes | ||||
Finland | |||||
France | |||||
French Guiana | Yes | ||||
French Polynesia | |||||
Gabon | Yes | ||||
Gambia | Yes | ||||
Georgia | Yes | ||||
Germany | |||||
Ghana | Yes | ||||
Gibraltar | |||||
Glorieuse Islands | Yes | ||||
Greece | |||||
Greenland | |||||
Grenada | Yes | ||||
Guadeloupe | Yes | ||||
Guam | |||||
Guatemala | Yes | ||||
Guernsey | |||||
Guinea | Yes | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | ||||
Guyana | Yes | ||||
Haiti | Yes | ||||
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Yes | ||||
Honduras | Yes | ||||
Howland & Baker Island | Yes | ||||
Hungary | |||||
Iceland | |||||
India | Yes | ||||
Indonesia | Yes | ||||
Iran | Yes | ||||
Iraq | Yes | ||||
Ireland | |||||
Israel | |||||
Italy | |||||
Jamaica | Yes | ||||
Jan Mayen | Yes | ||||
Japan | |||||
Jarvis Island | Yes | ||||
Jersey | |||||
Johnston Atoll | Yes | ||||
Jordan | Yes | ||||
Juan de Nova Island | Yes | ||||
Kazakhstan | Yes | ||||
Kenya | Yes | ||||
Kerguelen | Yes | ||||
Kiribati | Yes | ||||
Kuwait | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | Yes | ||||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | Yes | ||||
Latvia | |||||
Lebanon | Yes | ||||
Lesotho | Yes | ||||
Liberia | Yes | ||||
Libya | Yes | ||||
Liechtenstein | |||||
Lithuania | |||||
Luxembourg | |||||
Madagascar | Yes | ||||
Malawi | Yes | ||||
Malaysia | Yes | ||||
Maldives | Yes | ||||
Mali | Yes | ||||
Malta | |||||
Marshall Islands | Yes | ||||
Martinique | Yes | ||||
Mauritania | Yes | ||||
Mauritius | Yes | ||||
Mayotte | Yes | ||||
Mexico | Yes | ||||
Micronesia | Yes | ||||
Moldova | Yes | ||||
Monaco | |||||
Mongolia | Yes | ||||
Montenegro | Yes | ||||
Montserrat | Yes | ||||
Morocco | Yes | ||||
Mozambique | Yes | ||||
Myanmar | Yes | ||||
Namibia | Yes | ||||
Nauru | |||||
Navassa Island | Yes | ||||
Nepal | Yes | ||||
Netherlands | |||||
New Caledonia | |||||
New Zealand | |||||
Nicaragua | Yes | ||||
Niger | Yes | ||||
Nigeria | Yes | ||||
Niue | Yes | ||||
Norfolk Island | Yes | ||||
North Macedonia | Yes | ||||
Northern Mariana Islands | |||||
Norway | |||||
Oman | |||||
Pakistan | Yes | ||||
Palau | |||||
Palestine | Yes | ||||
Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef | Yes | ||||
Panama | Yes | ||||
Papua New Guinea | Yes | ||||
Paraguay | Yes | ||||
Peru | Yes | ||||
Philippines | Yes | ||||
Pitcairn Islands | Yes | ||||
Poland | |||||
Portugal | |||||
Puerto Rico | |||||
Qatar | |||||
Republic of Korea | |||||
Reunion | Yes | ||||
Romania | Yes | ||||
Russian Federation | Yes | ||||
Rwanda | Yes | ||||
Saba | Yes | ||||
Saint Barthelemy | Yes | ||||
Saint Helena | Yes | ||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||
Saint Lucia | Yes | ||||
Saint Martin | |||||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Yes | ||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | ||||
Yes | |||||
San Marino | |||||
Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | ||||
Saudi Arabia | |||||
Senegal | Yes | ||||
Serbia | Yes | ||||
Seychelles | |||||
Sierra Leone | Yes | ||||
Singapore | |||||
Sint Eustatius | Yes | ||||
Sint Maarten | |||||
Slovakia | |||||
Slovenia | |||||
Solomon Islands | Yes | ||||
Somalia | Yes | ||||
South Africa | Yes | ||||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Yes | ||||
South Sudan | Yes | ||||
Spain | |||||
Sri Lanka | Yes | ||||
St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands | Yes | ||||
Sudan | Yes | ||||
Suriname | Yes | ||||
Svalbard | Yes | ||||
Sweden | |||||
Switzerland | |||||
Syria | Yes | ||||
Tajikistan | Yes | ||||
Tanzania | Yes | ||||
Thailand | Yes | ||||
Timor-Leste | Yes | ||||
Togo | Yes | ||||
Tokelau | Yes | ||||
Tonga | Yes | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
Tristan da Cunha | Yes | ||||
Tromelin | Yes | ||||
Tunisia | Yes | ||||
Turkey | Yes | ||||
Turkmenistan | Yes | ||||
Turks and Caicos Islands | |||||
Tuvalu | Yes | ||||
Uganda | Yes | ||||
Ukraine | Yes | ||||
United Arab Emirates | |||||
United Kingdom | |||||
United States of America | |||||
Uruguay | |||||
US Virgin Islands | |||||
Uzbekistan | Yes | ||||
Vanuatu | Yes | ||||
Venezuela | Yes | ||||
Viet Nam | Yes | ||||
Wake Island | Yes | ||||
Wallis and Futuna | Yes | ||||
Yemen | Yes | ||||
Zambia | Yes | ||||
Zimbabwe | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | No ocean | ||
Albania | 1 | Yes | |
Algeria | 6 | Yes | |
American Samoa | Yes | ||
Andorra | No ocean | ||
Angola | 4 | Yes | |
Anguilla | Yes | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | Yes | |
Argentina | 5 | Yes | |
Armenia | No ocean | ||
Aruba | 1 | Yes | |
Ascension | Yes | ||
Australia | 3 | Yes | |
Austria | No ocean | ||
Azerbaijan | No ocean | ||
Bahamas | 1 | Yes | |
Bahrain | <1% deep sea | ||
Bangladesh | 3 | Yes | |
Barbados | 5 | Yes | |
Bassas da India | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Belarus | No ocean | ||
Belgium | 2 | <1% deep sea | |
Belize | 1 | Yes | |
Benin | 7 | Yes | |
Bermuda | Yes | ||
Bhutan | No ocean | ||
Bolivia | No ocean | ||
Bonaire | Yes | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | <1% deep sea | ||
Botswana | No ocean | ||
Bouvet Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Brazil | 3 | Yes | |
British Virgin Islands | Yes | ||
Brunei Darussalam | 1 | Yes | |
Bulgaria | Yes | ||
Burkina Faso | No ocean | ||
Burundi | No ocean | ||
Cabo Verde | 1 | Yes | |
Cambodia | <1% deep sea | ||
Cameroon | 3 | Yes | |
Canada | 3 | Yes | |
Cayman Islands | Yes | ||
Central African Republic | No ocean | ||
Chad | No ocean | ||
Chagos Archipelago | Yes | ||
Chile | 2 | Yes | |
China | Yes | ||
Christmas Island | Yes | ||
Clipperton Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | ||
Colombia | 5 | Yes | |
Comoros | 5 | Yes | |
Congo | 2 | Yes | |
Cook Islands | 3 | Yes | |
Costa Rica | 3 | Yes | |
Côte d’Ivoire | 2 | Yes | |
Croatia | Yes | ||
Crozet | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Cuba | 1 | Yes | |
Curaçao | Yes | ||
Cyprus | 4 | Yes | |
Czechia | No ocean | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Yes | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | Yes | |
Denmark | 1 | Yes | <1% deep sea |
Djibouti | 1 | Yes | |
Dominica | 1 | Yes | |
Dominican Republic | 1 | Yes | |
Ecuador | 2 | Yes | |
Egypt | 4 | Yes | |
El Salvador | 5 | Yes | |
Equatorial Guinea | Yes | ||
Eritrea | 1 | Yes | |
Estonia | <1% deep sea | ||
Eswatini | No ocean | ||
Ethiopia | No ocean | ||
Europa Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Falkland Islands | Yes | ||
Faroe Islands | Yes | ||
Fiji | 3 | Yes | |
Finland | <1% deep sea | ||
France | 2 | Yes | |
French Guiana | Yes | ||
French Polynesia | Yes | ||
Gabon | 1 | Yes | |
Gambia | 1 | Yes | |
Georgia | 2 | Yes | |
Germany | 1 | <1% deep sea | |
Ghana | 1 | Yes | |
Gibraltar | Yes | ||
Glorieuse Islands | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Greece | 3 | Yes | |
Greenland | 1 | Yes | |
Grenada | Yes | ||
Guadeloupe | Yes | ||
Guam | Yes | ||
Guatemala | 3 | Yes | |
Guernsey | <1% deep sea | ||
Guinea | 1 | Yes | |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | ||
Guyana | 5 | Yes | |
Haiti | 2 | Yes | |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Yes | ||
Honduras | 3 | Yes | |
Howland & Baker Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Hungary | No ocean | ||
Iceland | Yes | ||
India | 3 | Yes | |
Indonesia | 3 | Yes | |
Iran | 2 | Yes | |
Iraq | 1 | <1% deep sea | |
Ireland | 1 | Yes | |
Israel | 10 | Yes | |
Italy | 2 | Yes | |
Jamaica | 4 | Yes | |
Jan Mayen | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Japan | 1 | Yes | |
Jarvis Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Jersey | <1% deep sea | ||
Johnston Atoll | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Jordan | 2 | Yes | |
Juan de Nova Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Kazakhstan | No ocean | ||
Kenya | 5 | Yes | |
Kerguelen | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Kiribati | 1 | Yes | |
Kuwait | 1 | <1% deep sea | |
Kyrgyzstan | No ocean | ||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | No ocean | ||
Latvia | 1 | Yes | |
Lebanon | Yes | ||
Lesotho | No ocean | ||
Liberia | Yes | ||
Libya | 1 | Yes | |
Liechtenstein | No ocean | ||
Lithuania | <1% deep sea | ||
Luxembourg | No ocean | ||
Madagascar | 2 | Yes | |
Malawi | No ocean | ||
Malaysia | 3 | Yes | |
Maldives | Yes | ||
Mali | No ocean | ||
Malta | 1 | Yes | |
Marshall Islands | Yes | ||
Martinique | Yes | ||
Mauritania | Yes | ||
Mauritius | 3 | Yes | |
Mayotte | Yes | ||
Mexico | 4 | Yes | |
Micronesia | Yes | ||
Moldova | No ocean | ||
Monaco | 1 | Yes | |
Mongolia | No ocean | ||
Montenegro | 1 | Yes | |
Montserrat | 3 | Yes | |
Morocco | 9 | Yes | |
Mozambique | 2 | Yes | |
Myanmar | Yes | ||
Namibia | 1 | Yes | |
Nauru | Yes | ||
Navassa Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Nepal | No ocean | ||
Netherlands | <1% deep sea | ||
New Caledonia | Yes | ||
New Zealand | 2 | Yes | |
Nicaragua | 2 | Yes | |
Niger | No ocean | ||
Nigeria | 2 | Yes | |
Niue | Yes | ||
Norfolk Island | Yes | ||
North Macedonia | No ocean | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Yes | ||
Norway | 1 | Yes | |
Oman | 2 | Yes | |
Pakistan | 4 | Yes | |
Palau | 1 | Yes | |
Palestine | 1 | Yes | |
Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Panama | 1 | Yes | |
Papua New Guinea | 2 | Yes | |
Paraguay | No ocean | ||
Peru | 2 | Yes | |
Philippines | 2 | Yes | |
Pitcairn Islands | Yes | ||
Poland | <1% deep sea | ||
Portugal | 7 | Yes | |
Puerto Rico | 1 | Yes | |
Qatar | <1% deep sea | ||
Republic of Korea | 11 | Yes | |
Reunion | Yes | ||
Romania | Yes | ||
Russian Federation | 2 | Yes | |
Rwanda | No ocean | ||
Saba | Yes | ||
Saint Barthelemy | Yes | ||
Saint Helena | 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 | ||
Samoa | Yes | ||
San Marino | No ocean | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | Yes | |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | Yes | |
Senegal | 5 | Yes | |
Serbia | No ocean | ||
Seychelles | 3 | Yes | |
Sierra Leone | Yes | ||
Singapore | 3 | <1% deep sea | |
Sint Eustatius | Yes | ||
Sint Maarten | Yes | ||
Slovakia | No ocean | ||
Slovenia | <1% deep sea | ||
Solomon Islands | 1 | Yes | |
Somalia | 9 | Yes | |
South Africa | 7 | Yes | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
South Sudan | No ocean | ||
Spain | 1 | Yes | |
Sri Lanka | 1 | Yes | |
St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Sudan | 3 | Yes | |
Suriname | 1 | Yes | |
Svalbard | Yes | ||
Sweden | Yes | ||
Switzerland | No ocean | ||
Syria | 1 | Yes | |
Tajikistan | No ocean | ||
Tanzania | 4 | Yes | |
Thailand | Yes | ||
Timor-Leste | 1 | Yes | |
Togo | 1 | Yes | |
Tokelau | Yes | ||
Tonga | 2 | Yes | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | Yes | |
Tristan da Cunha | Yes | ||
Tromelin | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Tunisia | 1 | Yes | |
Turkey | 3 | Yes | |
Turkmenistan | No ocean | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | Yes | |
Tuvalu | Yes | ||
Uganda | No ocean | ||
Ukraine | 1 | Yes | |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | Yes | |
United Kingdom | 4 | Yes | |
United States of America | 34 | Yes | |
Uruguay | 1 | Yes | |
US Virgin Islands | Yes | ||
Uzbekistan | No ocean | ||
Vanuatu | 5 | Yes | |
Venezuela | 11 | Yes | |
Viet Nam | 2 | Yes | |
Wake Island | Uninhabited/not permanent | ||
Wallis and Futuna | Yes | ||
Yemen | 1 | Yes | |
Zambia | No ocean | ||
Zimbabwe | No ocean |
EEZ areas calculated according to EEZ Status & Calculations [3][4][5] | ||
GeoArea | EEZ Area (km2) | % of EEZ >200 m |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | ||
Albania | 12,000 | 48% |
Algeria | 131,000 | 93% |
American Samoa | 406,000 | 100% |
Andorra | ||
Angola | 495,000 | 90% |
Anguilla | 90,000 | 98% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 111,000 | 97% |
Argentina | 1,048,000 | 26% |
Armenia | ||
Aruba | 30,000 | 95% |
Ascension | 446,000 | 100% |
Australia | 7,337,000 | 71% |
Austria | ||
Azerbaijan | 81,000 | 63% |
Bahamas | 607,000 | 82% |
Bahrain | 7,000 | |
Bangladesh | 109,000 | 43% |
Barbados | 185,000 | 100% |
Bassas da India | 121,000 | 100% |
Belarus | ||
Belgium | 3,000 | |
Belize | 33,000 | 74% |
Benin | 35,000 | 91% |
Bermuda | 464,000 | 100% |
Bhutan | ||
Bolivia | ||
Bonaire | 13,000 | 99% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 010 | |
Botswana | ||
Bouvet Island | ||
Brazil | 3,662,000 | 80% |
British Virgin Islands | 81,000 | 96% |
Brunei Darussalam | 43,000 | 79% |
Bulgaria | 35,000 | 66% |
Burkina Faso | ||
Burundi | ||
Cabo Verde | 801,000 | 99% |
Cambodia | 48,000 | |
Cameroon | 14,000 | 21% |
Canada | 5,639,000 | 55% |
Cayman Islands | 118,000 | 100% |
Central African Republic | ||
Chad | ||
Chagos Archipelago | 649,000 | 97% |
Chile | 3,634,000 | 95% |
China | 1,291,000 | 35% |
Christmas Island | 328,000 | 100% |
Clipperton Island | 436,000 | 100% |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 467,000 | 100% |
Colombia | 708,000 | 93% |
Comoros | 164,000 | 100% |
Congo | 34,000 | 76% |
Cook Islands | 1,969,000 | 100% |
Costa Rica | 581,000 | 97% |
Côte d’Ivoire | 171,000 | 93% |
Croatia | 55,000 | 20% |
Crozet | 575,000 | 99% |
Cuba | 346,000 | 85% |
Curaçao | 25,000 | 99% |
Cyprus | 98,000 | 97% |
Czechia | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 113,000 | 68% |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,000 | 81% |
Denmark | 103,000 | 1% |
Djibouti | 7,000 | 70% |
Dominica | 29,000 | 98% |
Dominican Republic | 349,000 | 97% |
Ecuador | 1,050,000 | 97% |
Egypt | 241,000 | 81% |
El Salvador | 95,000 | 81% |
Equatorial Guinea | 304,000 | 96% |
Eritrea | 77,000 | 23% |
Estonia | 36,000 | 0% |
Eswatini | ||
Ethiopia | ||
Europa Island | 128,000 | 100% |
Falkland Islands | 545,000 | 69% |
Faroe Islands | 266,000 | 90% |
Fiji | 1,277,000 | 97% |
Finland | 79,000 | 0% |
France | 342,000 | 51% |
French Guiana | 131,000 | 66% |
French Polynesia | 4,762,000 | 100% |
Gabon | 199,000 | 81% |
Gambia | 22,000 | 76% |
Georgia | 23,000 | 89% |
Germany | 53,000 | |
Ghana | 227,000 | 90% |
Gibraltar | 400 | 89% |
Glorieuse Islands | 43,000 | 98% |
Greece | 482,000 | 86% |
Greenland | 2,250,000 | 86% |
Grenada | 25,000 | 91% |
Guadeloupe | 91,000 | 98% |
Guam | 208,000 | 100% |
Guatemala | 110,000 | 87% |
Guernsey | 7,000 | |
Guinea | 101,000 | 52% |
Guinea-Bissau | 75,000 | 54% |
Guyana | 134,000 | 63% |
Haiti | 103,000 | 96% |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 417,000 | 99% |
Honduras | 207,000 | 71% |
Howland & Baker Island | 435,000 | 100% |
Hungary | ||
Iceland | 760,000 | 86% |
India | 2,316,000 | 82% |
Indonesia | 5,965,000 | 69% |
Iran | 215,000 | 42% |
Iraq | 1,000 | |
Ireland | 426,000 | 65% |
Israel | 25,000 | 88% |
Italy | 536,000 | 79% |
Jamaica | 256,000 | 95% |
Jan Mayen | 259,000 | 99% |
Japan | 4,061,000 | 92% |
Jarvis Island | 323,000 | 100% |
Jersey | 2,000 | |
Johnston Atoll | 442,000 | 100% |
Jordan | 100 | 83% |
Juan de Nova Island | 63,000 | 99% |
Kazakhstan | 114,000 | 17% |
Kenya | 113,000 | 93% |
Kerguelen | 550,000 | 89% |
Kiribati | 3,437,000 | 100% |
Kuwait | 11,000 | |
Kyrgyzstan | ||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | ||
Latvia | 28,000 | 3% |
Lebanon | 20,000 | 94% |
Lesotho | ||
Liberia | 251,000 | 93% |
Libya | 364,000 | 82% |
Liechtenstein | ||
Lithuania | 7,000 | |
Luxembourg | ||
Madagascar | 1,190,000 | 90% |
Malawi | ||
Malaysia | 505,000 | 24% |
Maldives | 918,000 | 97% |
Mali | ||
Malta | 53,000 | 85% |
Marshall Islands | 1,997,000 | 99% |
Martinique | 48,000 | 97% |
Mauritania | 173,000 | 80% |
Mauritius | 1,278,000 | 97% |
Mayotte | 67,000 | 98% |
Mexico | 3,176,000 | 87% |
Micronesia | 3,008,000 | 99% |
Moldova | ||
Monaco | 300 | 97% |
Mongolia | ||
Montenegro | 6,000 | 44% |
Montserrat | 7,000 | 98% |
Morocco | 280,000 | 79% |
Mozambique | 562,000 | 86% |
Myanmar | 491,000 | 56% |
Namibia | 562,000 | 83% |
Nauru | 309,000 | 100% |
Navassa Island | 14,000 | 100% |
Nepal | ||
Netherlands | 62,000 | |
New Caledonia | 1,173,000 | 96% |
New Zealand | 4,101,000 | 93% |
Nicaragua | 213,000 | 62% |
Niger | ||
Nigeria | 177,000 | 76% |
Niue | 318,000 | 100% |
Norfolk Island | 431,000 | 99% |
North Macedonia | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | 764,000 | 100% |
Norway | 932,000 | 80% |
Oman | 555,000 | 91% |
Pakistan | 223,000 | 78% |
Palau | 614,000 | 100% |
Palestine | 1,000 | 31% |
Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef | 354,000 | 100% |
Panama | 329,000 | 85% |
Papua New Guinea | 2,384,000 | 93% |
Paraguay | ||
Peru | 846,000 | 90% |
Philippines | 1,961,000 | 87% |
Pitcairn Islands | 842,000 | 100% |
Poland | 29,000 | |
Portugal | 1,728,000 | 98% |
Puerto Rico | 154,000 | 97% |
Qatar | 31,000 | |
Republic of Korea | 346,000 | 33% |
Reunion | 315,000 | 100% |
Romania | 30,000 | 23% |
Russian Federation | 7,614,000 | 46% |
Rwanda | ||
Saba | 9,000 | 76% |
Saint Barthelemy | 4,000 | 57% |
Saint Helena | 449,000 | 100% |
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% |
Samoa | 130,000 | 99% |
San Marino | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | 131,000 | 99% |
Saudi Arabia | 219,000 | 58% |
Senegal | 123,000 | 82% |
Serbia | ||
Seychelles | 1,338,000 | 96% |
Sierra Leone | 160,000 | 83% |
Singapore | 1,000 | |
Sint Eustatius | 2,000 | 92% |
Sint Maarten | 500 | 71% |
Slovakia | ||
Slovenia | 200 | |
Solomon Islands | 1,598,000 | 98% |
Somalia | 780,000 | 94% |
South Africa | 1,547,000 | 90% |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 1,237,000 | 98% |
South Sudan | ||
Spain | 1,005,000 | 92% |
Sri Lanka | 532,000 | 94% |
St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands | 512,000 | 100% |
Sudan | 61,000 | 80% |
Suriname | 133,000 | 57% |
Svalbard | 795,000 | 70% |
Sweden | 154,000 | 2% |
Switzerland | ||
Syria | 10,000 | 91% |
Tajikistan | ||
Tanzania | 240,000 | 93% |
Thailand | 295,000 | 23% |
Timor-Leste | 77,000 | 65% |
Togo | 15,000 | 93% |
Tokelau | 321,000 | 100% |
Tonga | 664,000 | 99% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 76,000 | 70% |
Tristan da Cunha | 758,000 | 100% |
Tromelin | 274,000 | 100% |
Tunisia | 99,000 | 33% |
Turkey | 261,000 | 80% |
Turkmenistan | 61,000 | 5% |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 90,000 | 95% |
Tuvalu | 752,000 | 100% |
Uganda | ||
Ukraine | 136,000 | 43% |
United Arab Emirates | 51,000 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 722,000 | 27% |
United States of America | 8,575,000 | 75% |
Uruguay | 121,000 | 56% |
US Virgin Islands | 38,000 | 95% |
Uzbekistan | ||
Venezuela | 469,000 | 77% |
Viet Nam | 747,000 | 47% |
Wake Island | 407,000 | 100% |
Wallis and Futuna | 262,000 | 99% |
Yemen | 526,000 | 90% |
Zambia | ||
Zimbabwe |