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    NCI 2024

    The Nature Conservation Index (NCI) 2024 comprehensively assesses how well 180 countries are protecting their natural environments. It evaluates a range of factors, including the number of plant and animal species at risk, the size and quality of protected areas, the health of habitats, and the effectiveness of conservation programs.

    The NCI is built on four key pillars: Land Management, Threats to Biodiversity, Capacity and Governance, and Future Trends. These pillars are assessed using 25 performance indicators, and the NCI 2024 Table represents the overall total of all four key pillars combined, offering a complete and quantitative picture of a country’s biodiversity and sustainability efforts.

    By analyzing these diverse factors, the NCI serves as a crucial tool for identifying conservation gaps and success stories, offering guidance for more effective environmental protection, and helping ensure the health of the planet’s ecosystems for future generations.

    The higher the score, the better the country ranks.

    The table is sorted from the highest score to the lowest:

    Rank Country Score Change
    1
    Luxembourg    		 70.8 N/A
    2
    Estonia    		 70.5 N/A
    3
    Denmark    		 69 N/A
    4
    Finland    		 66.9 N/A
    5
    United Kingdom    		 66.6 N/A
    6
    Zimbabwe    		 65.9 N/A
    7
    Australia    		 65.8 N/A
    8
    Switzerland    		 64.7 N/A
    9
    Romania    		 64.6 N/A
    10
    Costa Rica    		 64.4 N/A
    11
    Austria    		 64.2 N/A
    12
    Germany    		 63.58 N/A
    13
    Lesotho    		 63.52 N/A
    14
    Botswana    		 63.3 N/A
    15
    Bhutan    		 63.1 N/A
    16
    Eswatini    		 62.9 N/A
    17
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines    		 62.6 N/A
    18
    Netherlands    		 62.5 N/A
    19
    Croatia    		 62.4 N/A
    20
    Lithuania    		 62 N/A
    21
    Chile    		 61.9 N/A
    22
    Zambia    		 61.89 N/A
    23
    New Zealand    		 61.88 N/A
    24
    Slovenia    		 61.82 N/A
    25
    South Africa    		 61.7 N/A
    26
    North Macedonia    		 61.6 N/A
    27
    Bolivia    		 61.43 N/A
    28
    Slovakia    		 61.42 N/A
    29
    France    		 61.3 N/A
    30
    Brazil    		 61.2 N/A
    31
    Sweden    		 61 N/A
    32
    Latvia    		 60.5 N/A
    33
    Seychelles    		 60.5 N/A
    34
    Belgium    		 60.4 N/A
    35
    Greece    		 60.3 N/A
    36
    Gabon    		 60.14 N/A
    37
    United States    		 60.13 N/A
    38
    Tanzania    		 60.11 N/A
    39
    Dominica    		 60 N/A
    40
    Belize    		 59.88 N/A
    41
    Saint Lucia    		 59.81 N/A
    42
    Mexico    		 59.79 N/A
    43
    Bulgaria    		 59.75 N/A
    44
    Colombia    		 59.6 N/A
    45
    Norway    		 59.53 N/A
    46
    Iceland    		 59.52 N/A
    47
    Poland    		 59.3 N/A
    48
    Panama    		 59.1 N/A
    49
    Hungary    		 58.9 N/A
    50
    Czech republic    		 58.89 N/A
    51
    Paraguay    		 58.86 N/A
    52
    Mozambique    		 58.7 N/A
    53
    Malta    		 58.59 N/A
    54
    Dominican Republic    		 58.50 N/A
    55
    Bahamas    		 58.49 N/A
    56
    Ecuador    		 58.44 N/A
    57
    Canada    		 58.2 N/A
    58
    Jamaica    		 57.87 N/A
    59
    East Timor    		 57.86 N/A
    60
    Nepal    		 57.65 N/A
    61
    Cuba    		 57.6 N/A
    62
    Grenada    		 57.5 N/A
    63
    Nicaragua    		 57.47 N/A
    64
    Albania    		 57.45 N/A
    65
    Spain    		 57.2 N/A
    66
    Namibia    		 57.19 N/A
    67
    Uganda    		 57.18 N/A
    68
    Honduras    		 57.15 N/A
    69
    Serbia    		 57.14 N/A
    70
    Ireland    		 56.8 N/A
    71
    Japan    		 56.77 N/A
    72
    Guinea-Bissau    		 56.71 N/A
    73
    Oman    		 56.65 N/A
    74
    Angola    		 56.62 N/A
    75
    Cameroon    		 56.61 N/A
    76
    Georgia    		 56.5 N/A
    77 Italy 56.3 N/A
    78
    Portugal    		 56.2 N/A
    79
    Venezuela    		 56.18 N/A
    80
    Thailand    		 56.1 N/A
    81
    Uzbekistan    		 55.8 N/A
    82
    Peru    		 55.7 N/A
    83
    El Salvador    		 55.69 N/A
    84
    Ethiopia    		 55.66 N/A
    85
    Montenegro    		 55.62 N/A
    86
    Niger    		 55.60 N/A
    87
    Antigua and Barbuda    		 55.5 N/A
    88
    Armenia    		 55.4 N/A
    89
    Kazakhstan    		 55.2 N/A
    90
    Sri Lanka    		 55.19 N/A
    91
    Kyrgyztan    		 54.99 N/A
    92
    Congo    		 54.96 N/A
    93
    Kenya    		 54.95 N/A
    94
    Uruguay    		 54.93 N/A
    95
    Ukraine    		 54.8 N/A
    96
    Chad    		 54.7 N/A
    97
    Algeria    		 54.68 N/A
    98
    Ivory Coast    		 54.67 N/A
    99
    Belarus    		 54.61 N/A
    100
    Vanuatu    		 54.52 N/A
    101
    Suriname    		 54.51 N/A
    102
    Senegal    		 54.4 N/A
    103
    Brunei    		 54.38 N/A
    104
    Guatemala    		 54.38 N/A
    105
    Saudi Arabia    		 54.33 N/A
    106
    Malaysia    		 54.32 N/A
    107
    Argentina    		 54.29 N/A
    108
    Central Af. Rep.    		 54.28 N/A
    109
    Jordan    		 54.24 N/A
    110
    Moldova    		 53.86 N/A
    111
    United Arab Emirates    		 53.83 N/A
    112
    Rwanda    		 53.7 N/A
    113
    Sierra Leone    		 53.5 N/A
    114
    Taiwan    		 53.49 N/A
    115
    Mongolia    		 53.48 N/A
    116
    Burkina Faso    		 53.4 N/A
    117
    Madagascar    		 53.3 N/A
    118
    Qatar    		 53.2 N/A
    119
    Fiji    		 53.10 N/A
    120
    Samoa    		 53 N/A
    121
    Mauritius    		 52.9 N/A
    122
    Indonesia    		 52.8 N/A
    123
    Solomon Islands    		 52.72 N/A
    124
    Gambia    		 52.7 N/A
    125
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 52.67 N/A
    126
    Cyprus    		 52.65 N/A
    127
    Malawi    		 52.64 N/A
    128
    Egypt    		 52.6 N/A
    129
    Laos    		 52.5 N/A
    130
    Djibouti    		 52.48 N/A
    131
    Kuwait    		 52.43 N/A
    132
    Eritrea    		 52.3 N/A
    133
    Tajikistan    		 52.1 N/A
    134
    Equatorial Guinea    		 52 N/A
    135
    Mali    		 51.87 N/A
    136
    Morocco    		 51.84 N/A
    137
    Barbados    		 51.6 N/A
    138
    Guyana    		 51.4 N/A
    139
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 51.35 N/A
    140
    DR Congo    		 51.31 N/A
    141
    Sao Tome and Principe    		 51.1 N/A
    142
    Vietnam    		 50.9 N/A
    143
    Burundi    		 50.75 N/A
    144
    South Korea    		 50.74 N/A
    145
    Israel    		 50.70 N/A
    146
    Russia    		 50.6 N/A
    147
    Tonga    		 50.5 N/A
    148
    Philippines    		 50.49 N/A
    149
    Papua New Guinea    		 50.46 N/A
    150
    Maldives    		 50.43 N/A
    151
    Pakistan    		 50.39 N/A
    152
    Nigeria    		 50.37 N/A
    153
    Azerbaijan    		 50.32 N/A
    154
    Cape Verde    		 50.2 N/A
    155
    Haiti    		 50.1 N/A
    156
    Guinea     		50 N/A
    157
    Sudan    		 49.8 N/A
    158
    Tunisia    		 49.7 N/A
    159
    Cambodia    		 49 N/A
    160
    Afghanistan    		 48.8 N/A
    161
    Iran    		 48.7 N/A
    162
    Comoros    		 48.4 N/A
    163
    Ghana    		 48.38 N/A
    164
    China    		 48.34 N/A
    165
    Liberia    		 48 N/A
    166
    Singapore    		 47.76 N/A
    167
    Myanmar    		 47.73 N/A
    168
    Turkmenistan    		 47.5 N/A
    169
    Benin    		 47.2 N/A
    170
    Mauritania    		 46.9 N/A
    171
    Marshall Islands    		 46.6 N/A
    172
    Lebanon    		 46.15 N/A
    173
    Bangladesh    		 46.14 N/A
    174
    Bahrain    		 45.9 N/A
    175
    Togo    		 45.8 N/A
    176
    India    		 45.5 N/A
    177
    Micronesia    		 43.8 N/A
    178
    Iraq    		 43.3 N/A
    179
    Turkey    		 41.5 N/A
    180
    Kiribati    		 41.2 N/A

    Source and Calculation

    In developing the NCI 2024, data from trusted sources like the IUCN and the World Bank was used to assess critical areas such as land management, species protection, and governance. The analysis also accounted for global agreements like the CBD and CITES, evaluating their ratification and implementation. Environmental and conservation indices, including Yale’s Environmental Performance Index (EFI), predicted future trends. This approach provided a comprehensive review of conservation efforts and projections across 25 key parameters. The country with the highest combined score across all parameters ranked at the top of the index.

    *Different sources offer varying data, as datasets may be subject to changes due to recent updates and revisions.