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 |
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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 |