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Share of fish stocks that are overexploited

% · higher is better · 81 countries

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  1. 1Costa Rica100%
  2. 1El Salvador100%
  3. 1Egypt, Arab Rep.100%
  4. 1Poland100%
  5. 2Ghana88.9%
  6. 3Bulgaria85.7%
  7. 4Chile76%
  8. 5Tunisia68.8%
  9. 6Vanuatu68.4%
  10. 7Italy67.9%
  11. 8Albania66.7%
  12. 9Turkiye66.7%
  13. 9Georgia66.7%
  14. 10Tuvalu65%
  15. 11Togo60%
  16. 11Sri Lanka60%
  17. 11Malta60%
  18. 12Spain58.6%
  19. 13Japan55.3%
  20. 14Sweden53.6%
  21. 15Colombia52.3%
  22. 16Croatia50%
  23. 16Oman50%
  24. 16Morocco50%
  25. 16Latvia50%
  26. 16Lithuania50%
  27. 16Thailand50%
  28. 16Norway50%
  29. 17Finland44.4%
  30. 18Malaysia42.1%
  31. 19France41.2%
  32. 20Cyprus38.5%
  33. 21United Arab Emirates36.4%
  34. 22Belgium35.7%
  35. 23Indonesia35.4%
  36. 24Estonia33.3%
  37. 24Cuba33.3%
  38. 25Germany29.4%
  39. 26Ecuador28.6%
  40. 27Ireland28%
  41. 28Nigeria27.6%
  42. 29Algeria25%
  43. 30United States24%
  44. 31Iceland23.1%
  45. 32New Zealand20%
  46. 32Mauritius20%
  47. 33South Africa16.7%
  48. 33Portugal16.7%
  49. 34Bangladesh11.1%
  50. 35Qatar10.5%
  51. 36Greece9.1%
  52. 37Argentina7.7%
  53. 38Australia6.4%
  54. 39Uruguay0%
  55. 39Romania0%
  56. 39Tanzania0%
  57. 39Seychelles0%
  58. 39Philippines0%
  59. 39Peru0%
  60. 39Guyana0%

Share of fish stocks that are overexploited