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 $
GDP figures expressed per $1 million of
Gross Domestic Product.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
 |
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# 1
|
 Tuvalu: |
58.1967 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Tuvalu
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# 2
|
 Kiribati: |
37.2152 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Kiribati
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# 3
|
 Solomon Islands: |
7.1875 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Solomon Islands
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# 4
|
 Papua New Guinea: |
1.1543 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Papua New Guinea
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# 5
|
 Eritrea: |
0.784786 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Eritrea
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# 6
|
 Belize: |
0.748031 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Belize
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# 7
|
 Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
0.530973 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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# 8
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
0.409357 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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# 9
|
 Grenada: |
0.340909 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Grenada
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# 10
|
 Antigua and Barbuda: |
0.32 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
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# 11
|
 Saint Lucia: |
0.184758 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Saint Lucia
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# 12
|
 Jamaica: |
0.111411 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in Jamaica
|
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# 13
|
 Australia: |
0.0800392 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Australia
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# 14
|
 Barbados: |
0.0218866 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in Barbados
|
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# 15
|
 United Arab Emirates: |
0.0186901 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in United Arab Emirates
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# 16
|
 Malaysia: |
0.0157 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in Malaysia
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# 17
|
 New Zealand: |
0.0141606 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in New Zealand
|
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# 18
|
 Dominican Republic: |
0.0109555 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in Dominican Republic
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# 19
|
 Colombia: |
0.00334401 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in Colombia
|
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# 20
|
 Cambodia: |
0.00185254 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Cambodia
|
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# 21
|
 Mexico: |
0.00176938 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Mexico
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# 22
|
 Iran: |
0.00135475 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Iran
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# 23
|
 Netherlands: |
0.000976928 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Netherlands
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# 24
|
 Japan: |
0.000774366 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in Japan
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# 25
|
 United States: |
0.000320851 sq km per $1 million |
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Environment in United States
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# 26
|
 China: |
0.000207932 sq km per $1 million |
|
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Environment in China
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Weighted average: |
4.1 sq km per $1 million |
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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 Per $
GDP figures expressed per $1 million of
Gross Domestic Product.
SOURCE: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
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