SOURCE
World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
DEFINITION
Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and less than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral ree Per capita figures expressed per 1,000
population.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Tuvalu: |
61.0175 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #2 |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
40.1462 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #3 |
Kiribati: |
28.5182 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #4 |
Solomon Islands: |
10.6871 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #5 |
Belize: |
4.73168 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #6 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
4.62036 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #7 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
3.49233 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #8 |
Papua New Guinea: |
2.49594 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #9 |
Australia: |
2.43703 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #10 |
Grenada: |
1.67594 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #11 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
1.19114 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #12 |
Saint Lucia: |
0.962047 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #13 |
Eritrea: |
0.698073 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #14 |
United Arab Emirates: |
0.4643 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #15 |
Jamaica: |
0.453216 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #16 |
Barbados: |
0.35859 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #17 |
New Zealand: |
0.324659 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #18 |
Malaysia: |
0.150294 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #19 |
Dominican Republic: |
0.0674033 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #20 |
Netherlands: |
0.0286463 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #21 |
Japan: |
0.0227599 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #22 |
Colombia: |
0.0218839 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #23 |
Mexico: |
0.0167604 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #24 |
United States: |
0.0127479 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #25 |
Iran: |
0.0102914 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #26 |
Cambodia: |
0.00366676 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| #27 |
China: |
0.00115592 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
6.1 sq km per 1,000 people |
|
DEFINITION: Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and less than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral ree Per capita figures expressed per 1,000
population.
SOURCE: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
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