Australia

Marshall Is.

New Zealand

St. Helena (U.K.)

Australia & Oceania

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.)

Cuba

Seychelles

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Central Asia

Japan

East Asia

Georgia

Eurasia

Albania

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Estonia

Finland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Belize

Chile

Colombia

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Latin America

Mauritius

None

Canada

United States

North America

Pakistan

South Asia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Southeast Asia

Iran

Lebanon

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Tunisia

Turkey

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Cabo Verde

Comoros

Gambia

Kenya

Mozambique

Namibia

Tanzania

Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlights fishing sustainability by country. Dark green shows over 75 percent sustainability in Canada, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Finland. Light green, under 25 percent, includes most South Asian countries (Myanmar, Turkey).

Countries

World

Fishing Sustainability

Percent

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

China

Mongolia

Nepal

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Belarus

India

Sri Lanka

Cambodia

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members, observers, and dialogue partners. Member states (black) include Russia and China. Observer states (yellow) include India, Iran, and Afghanistan. Dialogue partners (blue) include Turkey and Cambodia.

Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a political, economic, and security organization created in 2001

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Arizona

Utah

Florida

Washington

Kentucky

Mississippi

Louisiana

Oregon

Alabama

Wisconsin

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Nevada

California

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Illinois

A world map highlights weaker-performing cities during the 2008-2009 recession, depicted in orange. Key regions include California, Oregon, and Nevada on the West Coast, the Midwest around Chicago, and the Southeast, particularly Florida.

Portions of the United States where cities had weak economic performance relative to other U.S. cities

Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities

nature

Idaho

Wyoming

Montana

North Dakota

Virginia

Saskatchewan

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Hawaii

New Mexico

Kansas

Alberta

Colorado

Maryland

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

Arkansas

South Dakota

Iowa

A map highlights the regions of the world with areas affected by wind erosion highlighted in dark red and water erosion-affected areas highlighted in dark blue.

Areas of soil degradation where human activities result in high or very high levels of water and wind erosion

Soil Erosion

In North America, wind erosion significantly impacts the Great Plains in southern Canada and the adjacent northern Great Plains of the United States. This issue extends to the southern plains, affecting regions in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Water erosion is prevalent in the eastern plains, the Midwest, parts of the Mississippi River Valley, Michigan, southern Ontario, and the mountainous areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. In the western United States, water erosion affects parts of California and eastern Washington, while wind erosion is notable in the deserts of southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. Western Mexico faces water erosion along its length, which continues through Central America to Panama and includes major Caribbean islands like Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Wind erosion is also observed in northern Mexico. In South America, water erosion is prominent along the Andes mountains from Venezuela to Bolivia, in central Chile south of Santiago, and along Brazil's Atlantic coast from Recife southward to southeastern areas. The southern Andes of Bolivia and northern Chile experience wind erosion, as does east-central Brazil. Northwestern Europe sees minimal soil erosion, but water erosion does occur in Spain, southeastern and central Europe, and western Russia, extending into Siberia in Asia. Ukraine and southern Russia are susceptible to wind erosion. In North Africa, wind erosion affects the northern Sahara from Algeria to western Egypt and extends across the Sahel from Mauritania to Sudan. Sub-Saharan Africa has scattered water erosion patches in West Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, southern Africa (notably South Africa), and Madagascar. Southwest Asia experiences widespread wind erosion on the Arabian Peninsula and in Iran, while water erosion impacts Turkey, northern Iran, Yemen, and southern Oman. Central Asia faces water erosion in northwestern Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. In South Asia, northwest India deals with wind erosion, whereas water erosion is widespread across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and parts of Bangladesh. Southeast Asia encounters extensive water erosion in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia (particularly Borneo and Java). East Asia experiences water erosion in large parts of eastern China and wind erosion in northern China, eastern Mongolia, and various areas in western China. In Oceania, small areas of water erosion are found in eastern and western Australia, Vanuatu, and New Zealand’s North Island.

ISRIC World Soil Information

Alaska

Yukon

Northwest Territories

District of Columbia

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Nunavut

Maine

Nova Scotia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

North Carolina

New Brunswick

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New York

Québec

A map illustrates areas at risk of soil degradation worldwide, categorized by serious concern, some concern, stable terrain, and non-vegetated land.

Levels of concern for there to be a decline in soil quality caused by its improper use, usually for agricultural, pastoral, industrial, or urban purposes.

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

The map shows areas at risk of soil degradation using different colors. Areas of Serious Concern (light pink): North America: Great Plains, southwestern deserts, and Mississippi Valley. Central America: Most of the land. South America: Lands along the Andes mountains, parts of interior and coastal Brazil. Europe: Mostly in Eastern Europe. Africa: Near the Mediterranean in North Africa; lands of the Sahel along the southern border of the Sahara; in and around Nigeria in West Africa; the island of Madagascar; smaller patches in East Africa and southern Africa. Asia: Central and eastern China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, the islands of Borneo, and the Philippines. Australia: Southeast Australia has a small area of serious concern. Areas of Some Concern (light purple): Found in scattered regions across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Stable Terrain (light blue): These areas include parts of North America mostly in Canada, South America in parts of Brazil, and in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Nonvegetated Land (dark blue): Predominantly in desert regions such as the Sahara, Central Asia, and parts of Australia.

Fishing Sustainability			Shanghai Cooperation Organisation	Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities	Soil Erosion		Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation
Class	Rank	Percent	Value	Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities	Wind erosion	Water erosion	Areas of serious concern	Areas of some concern	Stable terrain	Nonvegetated land












				48.8%	18.0%	18.3%	23.0%	35.0%	31.0%	10.1%