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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
Environment Statistics > Coral reefs > Area (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 |
Australia: |
48,960 sq km |
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| #2 |
Papua New Guinea: |
13,840 sq km |
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| #3 |
Solomon Islands: |
5,750 sq km |
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| #4 |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
4,340 sq km |
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| #5 |
United States: |
3,770 sq km |
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| #6 |
Malaysia: |
3,600 sq km |
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| #7 |
Eritrea: |
3,260 sq km |
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| #8 |
Kiribati: |
2,940 sq km |
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| #9 |
Japan: |
2,900 sq km |
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| #10 |
Mexico: |
1,780 sq km |
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| #11 |
China: |
1,510 sq km |
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| #12 |
Belize: |
1,330 sq km |
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| #13 |
New Zealand: |
1,310 sq km |
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| #14 |
Jamaica: |
1,240 sq km |
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| #15 |
United Arab Emirates: |
1,190 sq km |
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| #16 |
Spratly Islands: |
1,150 sq km |
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| #17 |
Colombia: |
940 sq km |
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| #18 |
Tuvalu: |
710 sq km |
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| #19 |
Iran: |
700 sq km |
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| #20 |
Dominican Republic: |
610 sq km |
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| #21 |
Netherlands: |
470 sq km |
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| #22 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
240 sq km |
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| #23 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
180 sq km |
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| #24 |
Saint Lucia: |
160 sq km |
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| #25 |
Grenada: |
150 sq km |
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| #26 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
140 sq km |
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| #27 |
Barbados: |
100 sq km |
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| #28 |
Cambodia: |
50 sq km |
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Total: |
103,320 sq km |
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Weighted average: |
3,690.0 sq km |
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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
SOURCE: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
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