Environment > Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 1,839 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Malaysia | 686 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | China | 446 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Indonesia | 386 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 382 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Cameroon | 355 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Madagascar | 281 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 280 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Peru | 275 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Mexico | 261 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | India | 246 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | United States | 244 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Tanzania | 240 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Colombia | 223 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | New Caledonia | 218 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Philippines | 216 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Jamaica | 209 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Panama | 194 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 193.4 | 2008 | |||
| 19 | Nigeria | 171 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Cuba | 163 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Vietnam | 147 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 142 | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 138.12 | 2008 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 126.29 | 2008 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 120.31 | 2008 | |||
| 23 | Ghana | 117 | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 111.51 | 2008 | |||
| 24 | Costa Rica | 111 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Honduras | 110 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Gabon | 108 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 105 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Kenya | 103 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Brunei | 99 | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 97.77 | 2008 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 88.3 | 2008 | |||
| 30 | Mauritius | 88 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Thailand | 86 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Guatemala | 83 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | South Africa | 74 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Bolivia | 71 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Venezuela | 69 | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 66.8 | 2008 | |||
| 36 | Fiji | 66 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 63 | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 59.92 | 2008 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 57 | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Australia | 55 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Singapore | 54 | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 53.8 | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 53 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Spain | 49 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 48.7 | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 48.4 | 2008 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 47.54 | 2008 | |||
| =43 | Sierra Leone | 47 | 2008 | ||
| =43 | French Polynesia | 47 | 2008 | ||
| =45 | Liberia | 46 | 2008 | ||
| =45 | Mozambique | 46 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Seychelles | 45 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 44.43 | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Argentina | 44 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Chile | 40 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2008 | ||
| =51 | Uganda | 38 | 2008 | ||
| =51 | Burma | 38 | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 36.53 | 2008 | |||
| =53 | Congo, Republic of the | 35 | 2008 | ||
| =53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 33.43 | 2008 | |||
| 55 | Cambodia | 31 | 2008 | ||
| =56 | Dominican Republic | 30 | 2008 | ||
| =56 | Belize | 30 | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 29.2 | 2008 | |||
| 58 | Haiti | 29 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 27.3 | 2008 | |||
| =59 | El Salvador | 26 | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Suriname | 26 | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Angola | 26 | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 24.55 | 2008 | |||
| 62 | Namibia | 24 | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Ethiopia | 22 | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Guinea | 22 | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Guyana | 22 | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 21.97 | 2008 | |||
| =66 | New Zealand | 21 | 2008 | ||
| =66 | Laos | 21 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Italy | 19 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 17.7 | 2008 | |||
| =69 | Sudan | 17 | 2008 | ||
| =69 | Zimbabwe | 17 | 2008 | ||
| =69 | Somalia | 17 | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Portugal | 16 | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Solomon Islands | 16 | 2008 | ||
| =72 | Kazakhstan | 16 | 2008 | ||
| =75 | Central African Republic | 15 | 2008 | ||
| =75 | Uzbekistan | 15 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Tajikistan | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Malawi | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | United Kingdom | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Benin | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Bangladesh | 12 | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Japan | 12 | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Germany | 12 | 2008 | ||
| =85 | Swaziland | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =85 | Dominica | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =85 | Virgin Islands | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =85 | Greece | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Vanuatu | 10 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Paraguay | 10 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Togo | 10 | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 8.67 | 2008 | |||
| =92 | France | 8 | 2008 | ||
| =92 | Zambia | 8 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 7.44 | 2008 | |||
| =94 | Nepal | 7 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Senegal | 7 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Cyprus | 7 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Russia | 7 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Bhutan | 7 | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 6.42 | 2008 | |||
| =99 | Oman | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =99 | Saint Lucia | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =99 | Mali | 6 | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 5.89 | 2008 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.67 | 2008 | |||
| =102 | The Bahamas | 5 | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Comoros | 5 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.73 | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 4.16 | 2008 | |||
| =105 | Palau | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | The Gambia | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Guam | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Bermuda | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Tonga | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Austria | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Poland | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Denmark | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Eritrea | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Sweden | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Algeria | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Switzerland | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Grenada | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Malta | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Turkey | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =116 | Rwanda | 3 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Canada | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Afghanistan | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Slovakia | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Norway | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Barbados | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Morocco | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Pakistan | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Samoa | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Chad | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Niger | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Djibouti | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Burundi | 2 | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.35 | 2008 | |||
| =145 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Libya | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Finland | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | American Samoa | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Ireland | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Hungary | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Greenland | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Lesotho | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Armenia | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Ukraine | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Romania | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Belgium | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Croatia | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Uruguay | 1 | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1 | 2008 | |||
| =161 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Latvia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Bulgaria | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Albania | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Lithuania | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Syria | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Mauritania | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Israel | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Estonia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Netherlands | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Marshall Islands | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Iraq | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Mayotte | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Tunisia | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =161 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2004 |