Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (level of implementation: 1 lowest to 5 highest) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
5
Thailand
Lowest
2
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
5
Years covered
9
2018–2026
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (level of implementation: 1 lowest to 5 highest) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 5 in Thailand; the lowest is 2 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 5, and the mean is 4.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Progress by countries: 1 lowest to 5 highest): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 5 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Polynesia | 5 | 2026 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 5 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Mexico | 4 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 4 | 2026 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 35 | Turkey | 4 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Belize | 4 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 4 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Micronesia | 4 | 2026 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 41 | Suriname | 3 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 41 | Caribbean | 3 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Peru | 3 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe 5
- Eastern Europe 5
- Western Europe 5
- Northern Europe 5
- Southern Europe 5
- Europe and Northern America 5
- Middle Africa 4
- Western Africa 4
- Central America 4
- Africa 4
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 4
- Southern Asia 4
- South-Eastern Asia 4
- Western Asia 4
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 4
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 4
- Central and Southern Asia 4
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4
- Americas 4
- South America 4
- Oceania 4
- Asia 4
- World 4