For the High Seas Treaty to have an impact on the water, it must be signed and ratified by at least 60 countries. It is critical governments fast-track ratification so the Treaty can enter into force and become a binding international law in 2025. The speedometer will show progress when countries ratify the Treaty.
Below is a list of UN Member States that have committed to speeding up the protection of ocean life. The European Union (as Regional Economic Integration Organization) and the State of Palestine (as a non-member observer State) have also signed the High Seas Treaty when the Treaty opened for signatures on September 20, 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cabo Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Estonia
European Union
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Palau
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
State of Palestine
Sweden
Timor Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States
Viet Nam
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegowina
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cote d'ivoire
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia (Republic of The)
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Republic of Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe