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    NCI 2025

    The Nature Conservation Index (NCI) 2025 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
    Estonia    		 69.9 +1
    2
    Denmark    		 68.7 +1
    3
    Luxembourg    		 68.4 -2
    4
    Australia    		 67.1 +3
    5
    Finland    		 65.7 -1
    6
    Costa Rica    		 64.9 +4
    7
    United Kingdom    		 63.4 -2
    8
    Zimbabwe    		 63.3 -2
    9
    New Zealand    		 63.3 +14
    10
    Switzerland    		 63.2 -2
    11
    Sweden    		 62.7 +20
    12
    Austria    		 62.7 -1
    13
    France    		 62.6 +16
    14
    Germany    		 62.6 -2
    15
    Tanzania    		 62.5 +23
    16
    Bhutan    		 62.2 -1
    17
    Chile    		 62 +4
    18
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines    		 62 -1
    19
    Romania    		 61.5 -10
    20
    Croatia    		 61.1 -1
    21
    Belize    		 61.1 +19
    22
    Brazil    		 61 +8
    23
    Botswana    		 60.9 -9
    24
    Slovenia    		 60.9 None
    25
    Lithuania    		 60.8 -5
    26
    Bolivia    		 60.5 +1
    27
    Lesotho    		 60.4 -14
    28
    Dominica    		 60.4 +11
    29
    Zambia    		 60.4 -7
    30
    South Africa    		 60.3 -5
    31
    Iceland    		 60 +15
    32
    Seychelles    		 60 +1
    33
    Mexico    		 60 +9
    34
    North Macedonia    		 60 -8
    35
    Slovakia    		 59.9 -7
    36
    Latvia    		 59.9 -4
    37
    Gabon    		 59.8 -1
    38
    Greece    		 59.8 -3
    39
    Colombia    		 59.7 +5
    40
    Norway    		 59.5 +5
    41
    Panama    		 59.4 +7
    42
    Eswatini    		 59.4 -26
    43
    Saint Lucia    		 59.2 -2
    44
    Bahamas    		 59 +11
    45
    Canada    		 58.8 +12
    46
    Netherlands    		 58.8 -28
    47
    Bulgaria    		 58.7 -4
    48
    Belgium    		 58.7 -14
    49
    Ecuador    		 58.6 +7
    50
    Poland    		 58.4 -3
    51
    United States    		 58.3 -14
    52
    Dominican Republic    		 58.1 +2
    53
    Mozambique    		 58 -1
    54
    Spain    		 57.8 +11
    55
    Paraguay    		 57.7 -4
    56
    Jamaica    		 57.5 +2
    57
    Cuba    		 57.4 +4
    58
    Honduras    		 57.3 +10
    59
    Nicaragua    		 57.3 +4
    60
    Czech republic    		 57.3 -10
    61
    Grenada    		 57.1 +1
    62
    East Timor    		 57 -3
    63
    Angola    		 56.9 +11
    64
    Malta    		 56.8 -11
    65
    Oman    		 56.8 +8
    66
    Albania    		 56.7 -2
    67
    Japan    		 56.7 +4
    68
    Namibia    		 56.4 -2
    69
    Hungary    		 56.3 -20
    70
    Ireland    		 56.2 None
    71 Italy 56.1 +6
    72
    Venezuela    		 55.9 +7
    73
    Georgia    		 55.9 +3
    74
    Cameroon    		 55.7 +1
    75
    Portugal    		 55.7 +3
    76
    Nepal    		 55.7 -16
    77
    Congo    		 55.6 +14
    78
    Guinea-Bissau    		 55.6 -6
    79
    Kazakhstan    		 55.5 +10
    80
    Peru    		 55.5 +2
    81
    Suriname    		 55.4 +20
    82
    Thailand    		 55.4 -2
    83
    Montenegro    		 55.3 +2
    84
    Serbia    		 55.2 -15
    85
    Sri Lanka    		 55 +5
    86
    Niger    		 54.9 None
    87
    Brunei    		 54.9 +16
    88
    Antigua and Barbuda    		 54.9 -1
    89
    Algeria    		 54.9 +8
    90
    Vanuatu    		 54.8 +10
    91
    Uzbekistan    		 54.5 -10
    92
    Uganda    		 54.4 -25
    93
    Malaysia    		 54.4 +13
    94
    Kenya    		 54.3 -1
    95
    Saudi Arabia    		 54.2 +10
    96
    Guatemala    		 54.1 +9
    97
    Ukraine    		 54.1 -2
    98
    El Salvador    		 54.1 -15
    99
    Armenia    		 54.1 -11
    100
    Ivory Coast    		 53.9 -2
    101
    Jordan    		 53.9 +8
    102
    Senegal    		 53.8 None
    103
    Ethiopia    		 53.8 -19
    104
    Uruguay    		 53.7 -10
    105
    Kyrgyztan    		 53.6 -14
    106
    Argentina    		 53.6 +1
    107
    Madagascar    		 53.5 +10
    108
    United Arab Emirates    		 53.5 +3
    109
    Qatar    		 53.2 +9
    110
    Taiwan    		 53.2 +4
    111
    Chad    		 52.9 -15
    112
    Kuwait    		 52.8 +19
    113
    Samoa    		 52.8 +7
    114
    Solomon Islands    		 52.8 +9
    115
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 52.7 +10
    116
    Central Af. Rep.    		 52.7 -8
    117
    Indonesia    		 52.7 +5
    118
    Egypt    		 52.6 +10
    119
    Belarus    		 52.6 -20
    120
    Cyprus    		 52.3 +6
    121
    Laos    		 52.3 +7
    122
    Sierra Leone    		 52.3 -9
    123
    Morocco    		 52 +13
    124
    Mauritius    		 52 -3
    125
    Guyana    		 51.9 +13
    126
    Djibouti    		 51.9 +4
    127
    Fiji    		 51.8 -8
    128
    Eritrea    		 51.7 +4
    129
    Mongolia    		 51.6 -14
    130
    Equatorial Guinea    		 51.4 +4
    131
    Gambia    		 51.1 -7
    132
    DR Congo    		 51.1 +8
    133
    Cape Verde    		 51 +21
    134
    Mali    		 51 +1
    135
    Moldova    		 50.9 -25
    136
    Papua New Guinea    		 50.8 +13
    137
    Russia    		 50.7 +9
    138
    Burkina Faso    		 50.7 -22
    139
    Rwanda    		 50.6 -27
    140
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 50.4 -1
    141
    Philippines    		 50.3 +7
    142
    Israel    		 50.3 +3
    143
    Barbados    		 50.2 -6
    144
    Sao Tome and Principe    		 50.2 -3
    145
    Malawi    		 50.2 -18
    146
    Guinea     		50.1 +10
    147
    Vietnam    		 49.9 -5
    148
    South Korea    		 49.8 -4
    149
    Pakistan    		 49.8 +2
    150
    Tonga    		 49.6 -3
    151
    Tunisia    		 49.5 +7
    152
    Azerbaijan    		 49.4 +1
    153
    Turkmenistan    		 49.4 +15
    154
    Haiti    		 49.3 +1
    155
    Nigeria    		 49.2 -3
    156
    Ghana    		 49.2 +7
    157
    Tajikistan    		 49.1 -24
    158
    Comoros    		 48.6 +4
    159
    Cambodia    		 48.4 None
    160
    Iran    		 48.3 +1
    161
    Marshall Islands    		 48.2 +10
    162
    China    		 48.1 +2
    163
    Sudan    		 48.1 -6
    164
    Liberia    		 47.9 +1
    165
    Myanmar    		 47.8 +2
    166
    Benin    		 47.5 +3
    167
    Afghanistan    		 47.4 -7
    168
    Singapore    		 47.3 -2
    169
    Burundi    		 47.1 -26
    170
    Mauritania    		 47 None
    171
    Maldives    		 47 -21
    172
    India    		 46.5 +4
    173
    Lebanon    		 46 -1
    174
    Bangladesh    		 45.2 -1
    175
    Bahrain    		 44.5 -1
    176
    Togo    		 44.4 -1
    177
    Micronesia    		 43.8 None
    178
    Iraq    		 43 None
    179
    Turkey    		 41.3 None
    180
    Kiribati    		 41.3 None

    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.