International Assistance
Statistics
Results
Year of approval: All
States Parties: All
Year of approval: All
States Parties: All
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By amounts approved
| Budget ceilings | Number of IA requests |
|---|---|
| Up to 5,000 USD | 347 |
| Between 5,001 USD and 75,000 USD | 1822 |
| Over 75,000 USD | 36 |
| Total | 2205 |
By category and Type of Assistance
| Category | Conservation | Preparatory | Emergency | Number of IA requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| culture | 825 | 240 | 136 | 1201 |
| nature | 633 | 108 | 43 | 784 |
| mixed | 120 | 94 | 6 | 220 |
| Total | 1578 | 442 | 185 | 2205 |
By region
| Region | Number of IA requests |
|---|---|
| Africa | 574 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 473 |
| Asia and the Pacific | 421 |
| Europe and North America | 309 |
| Arab States | 267 |
| Global | 161 |
| Total | 2205 |
By State Party
| State Party | Number of IA requests | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | 4,152,014 USD | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 75 | 1,407,845 USD |
| Costa Rica | 63 | 1,148,851 USD |
| Ecuador | 57 | 1,205,660 USD |
| Brazil | 50 | 1,156,417 USD |
| Peru | 49 | 926,890 USD |
| Egypt | 48 | 993,207 USD |
| China | 46 | 962,050 USD |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45 | 1,169,150 USD |
| Nepal | 42 | 1,006,086 USD |
| Senegal | 42 | 878,755 USD |
| India | 39 | 945,464 USD |
| Ethiopia | 37 | 851,616 USD |
| Colombia | 32 | 808,511 USD |
| Pakistan | 31 | 570,976 USD |
| Bulgaria | 30 | 415,684 USD |
| Tunisia | 30 | 780,296 USD |
| Philippines | 30 | 567,062 USD |
| Indonesia | 29 | 700,740 USD |
| Mali | 28 | 608,627 USD |
| Turkey | 28 | 523,823 USD |
| Algeria | 28 | 476,431 USD |
| Viet Nam | 28 | 661,908 USD |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 27 | 594,965 USD |
| Guinea | 27 | 584,756 USD |
| Cameroon | 27 | 534,510 USD |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 26 | 598,753 USD |
| Mexico | 26 | 693,911 USD |
| Niger | 25 | 598,651 USD |
| Malawi | 24 | 396,794 USD |
| Yemen | 24 | 556,878 USD |
| Honduras | 23 | 517,141 USD |
| Argentina | 21 | 337,482 USD |
| Lebanon | 20 | 291,560 USD |
| Morocco | 19 | 314,917 USD |
| Madagascar | 19 | 485,611 USD |
| Guatemala | 17 | 416,201 USD |
| Benin | 17 | 272,738 USD |
| Malta | 16 | 212,554 USD |
| Jordan | 16 | 447,101 USD |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 393,280 USD |
| Cuba | 16 | 609,250 USD |
| Poland | 15 | 304,301 USD |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15 | 256,933 USD |
| Kenya | 15 | 277,736 USD |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15 | 269,772 USD |
| Mauritania | 15 | 263,632 USD |
| Ghana | 14 | 323,536 USD |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 266,400 USD |
| Croatia | 14 | 252,339 USD |
| Oman | 14 | 305,840 USD |
| Russian Federation | 14 | 291,543 USD |
| Portugal | 13 | 135,940 USD |
| Mozambique | 13 | 315,640 USD |
| Uganda | 13 | 481,786 USD |
| Cambodia | 13 | 369,858 USD |
| Lithuania | 13 | 239,550 USD |
| United States of America | 12 | 180,809 USD |
| Haiti | 12 | 282,710 USD |
| Slovakia | 12 | 158,233 USD |
| Panama | 11 | 334,100 USD |
| Chile | 11 | 390,703 USD |
| Georgia | 11 | 266,740 USD |
| Gambia (the) | 11 | 220,772 USD |
| Nigeria | 10 | 132,201 USD |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 150,682 USD |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 256,474 USD |
| El Salvador | 10 | 220,250 USD |
| Seychelles | 10 | 336,000 USD |
| Canada | 9 | 113,900 USD |
| Cyprus | 9 | 125,400 USD |
| Greece | 9 | 208,910 USD |
| Albania | 9 | 239,226 USD |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 239,510 USD |
| Latvia | 9 | 154,500 USD |
| Dominican Republic | 8 | 172,857 USD |
| Congo | 8 | 109,852 USD |
| Ukraine | 8 | 153,465 USD |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 8 | 146,386 USD |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 114,502 USD |
| Montenegro | 7 | 202,500 USD |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7 | 147,750 USD |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 127,094 USD |
| Iraq | 7 | 136,700 USD |
| Gabon | 7 | 134,600 USD |
| Romania | 7 | 76,600 USD |
| Fiji | 7 | 119,013 USD |
| Guyana | 7 | 63,967 USD |
| Armenia | 7 | 136,700 USD |
| Turkmenistan | 7 | 187,685 USD |
| Central African Republic | 7 | 324,521 USD |
| Serbia | 6 | 79,300 USD |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 283,670 USD |
| Japan | 6 | 135,700 USD |
| Mongolia | 6 | 149,760 USD |
| Republic of Korea | 6 | 95,000 USD |
| South Africa | 6 | 157,295 USD |
| Hungary | 6 | 136,680 USD |
| Togo | 6 | 99,984 USD |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 141,216 USD |
| Palestine | 6 | 370,000 USD |
| Paraguay | 6 | 97,899 USD |
| Thailand | 5 | 56,800 USD |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5 | 83,730 USD |
| Cabo Verde | 5 | 112,485 USD |
| Uruguay | 5 | 63,500 USD |
| Dominica | 5 | 72,000 USD |
| Sudan | 5 | 133,400 USD |
| Grenada | 5 | 86,798 USD |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 127,188 USD |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 115,531 USD |
| Palau | 5 | 259,005 USD |
| Libya | 4 | 56,178 USD |
| Zambia | 4 | 36,135 USD |
| Malaysia | 4 | 40,775 USD |
| Germany | 4 | 55,000 USD |
| Norway | 4 | 85,000 USD |
| Botswana | 4 | 97,629 USD |
| Belarus | 4 | 59,032 USD |
| Spain | 3 | 28,500 USD |
| Maldives | 3 | 52,350 USD |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 59,960 USD |
| Austria | 3 | 60,000 USD |
| Jamaica | 3 | 44,485 USD |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 37,994 USD |
| France | 3 | 30,000 USD |
| New Zealand | 3 | 29,000 USD |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 75,000 USD |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 | 56,077 USD |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 27,000 USD |
| Australia | 3 | 70,000 USD |
| Samoa | 3 | 40,000 USD |
| Rwanda | 3 | 54,800 USD |
| Mauritius | 3 | 60,987 USD |
| Comoros | 3 | 79,960 USD |
| Eritrea | 3 | 69,966 USD |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 90,000 USD |
| Djibouti | 3 | 79,863 USD |
| Belgium | 2 | 5,000 USD |
| Namibia | 2 | 38,000 USD |
| Estonia | 2 | 42,600 USD |
| Bahrain | 2 | 56,500 USD |
| Czechia | 2 | 125,000 USD |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 56,335 USD |
| Lesotho | 2 | 34,792 USD |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 20,000 USD |
| Qatar | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| Denmark | 1 | 5,000 USD |
| Belize | 1 | 9,700 USD |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| Suriname | 1 | 19,500 USD |
| Sweden | 1 | 10,000 USD |
| Finland | 1 | 10,000 USD |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 19,950 USD |
| Israel | 1 | 15,000 USD |
| Bhutan | 1 | 2,830 USD |
| Kiribati | 1 | 20,000 USD |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 23,712 USD |
| Angola | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| Slovenia | 1 | 5,000 USD |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 29,940 USD |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 21,352 USD |
| Barbados | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| Myanmar | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| Italy | 1 | 20,000 USD |
| Chad | 1 | 29,910 USD |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 27,628 USD |
| Liberia | 1 | 29,998 USD |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 | 30,000 USD |
| South Sudan | 1 | 29,900 USD |
| Total | 2205 | 47,715,513 USD |
Number of Requests and amount approved by types and budget year
The budget year can be different from the year of approval. Example: a request X is approved in 1997, 50% against 1997 budget and 50% against 1998 budget. This request will then appear twice: once against 1997 budget year, and once against 1998 budget year.
| Budget Year | Number of Requests Approved against budget year | Amount approved | Preparatory | Conservation | Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 USD | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) | |
| 1978 | 1 | 2,500 USD | 2,500 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1979 | 21 | 224,191 USD | 73,891 USD (15) | 70,300 USD (4) | 80,000 USD (2) |
| 1980 | 25 | 349,672 USD | 70,202 USD (6) | 246,470 USD (17) | 33,000 USD (2) |
| 1981 | 44 | 1,018,487 USD | 25,376 USD (4) | 743,111 USD (35) | 250,000 USD (5) |
| 1982 | 52 | 1,144,855 USD | 32,579 USD (6) | 1,112,276 USD (46) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1983 | 53 | 1,029,634 USD | 38,956 USD (7) | 900,678 USD (45) | 40,000 USD (1) |
| 1984 | 39 | 364,011 USD | 10,391 USD (3) | 353,620 USD (36) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1985 | 38 | 346,251 USD | 23,398 USD (3) | 287,353 USD (33) | 35,500 USD (2) |
| 1986 | 53 | 594,733 USD | 49,937 USD (8) | 475,796 USD (41) | 69,000 USD (4) |
| 1987 | 60 | 779,300 USD | 53,000 USD (6) | 696,300 USD (53) | 30,000 USD (1) |
| 1988 | 81 | 1,282,750 USD | 76,000 USD (8) | 1,116,750 USD (71) | 90,000 USD (2) |
| 1989 | 78 | 1,230,300 USD | 66,500 USD (7) | 1,135,800 USD (69) | 28,000 USD (2) |
| 1990 | 69 | 899,600 USD | 124,700 USD (15) | 725,000 USD (49) | 49,900 USD (5) |
| 1991 | 64 | 1,086,100 USD | 90,000 USD (13) | 973,100 USD (49) | 23,000 USD (2) |
| 1992 | 74 | 1,136,916 USD | 131,462 USD (21) | 893,454 USD (48) | 99,000 USD (5) |
| 1993 | 42 | 716,225 USD | 57,060 USD (8) | 589,665 USD (30) | 69,500 USD (4) |
| 1994 | 93 | 1,981,790 USD | 156,553 USD (17) | 1,339,692 USD (60) | 485,545 USD (16) |
| 1995 | 53 | 1,284,777 USD | 135,146 USD (11) | 978,266 USD (36) | 171,365 USD (6) |
| 1996 | 80 | 1,505,781 USD | 145,750 USD (15) | 1,251,531 USD (61) | 108,500 USD (4) |
| 1997 | 116 | 2,129,950 USD | 179,922 USD (23) | 1,624,859 USD (83) | 325,169 USD (10) |
| 1998 | 151 | 2,845,548 USD | 316,198 USD (26) | 2,073,169 USD (112) | 456,181 USD (13) |
| 1999 | 159 | 3,147,808 USD | 300,000 USD (25) | 2,317,635 USD (119) | 530,174 USD (15) |
| 2000 | 133 | 2,938,662 USD | 333,000 USD (17) | 2,111,198 USD (99) | 494,464 USD (17) |
| 2001 | 134 | 2,602,442 USD | 358,094 USD (20) | 1,789,353 USD (106) | 454,995 USD (8) |
| 2002 | 114 | 2,625,898 USD | 358,654 USD (23) | 1,497,723 USD (76) | 769,521 USD (15) |
| 2003 | 126 | 2,568,570 USD | 428,691 USD (26) | 1,563,910 USD (85) | 575,969 USD (15) |
| 2004 | 68 | 1,309,647 USD | 332,888 USD (22) | 794,279 USD (40) | 182,480 USD (6) |
| 2005 | 42 | 945,304 USD | 304,705 USD (15) | 573,999 USD (26) | 66,600 USD (1) |
| 2006 | 20 | 619,894 USD | 265,268 USD (9) | 242,065 USD (9) | 112,561 USD (2) |
| 2007 | 44 | 1,121,543 USD | 475,915 USD (21) | 583,628 USD (22) | 62,000 USD (1) |
| 2008 | 15 | 442,654 USD | 138,712 USD (6) | 148,942 USD (6) | 155,000 USD (3) |
| 2009 | 23 | 673,189 USD | 80,200 USD (3) | 363,071 USD (16) | 229,918 USD (4) |
| 2010 | 30 | 825,529 USD | 149,280 USD (9) | 348,315 USD (16) | 327,934 USD (5) |
| 2011 | 21 | 486,828 USD | 143,022 USD (8) | 242,740 USD (10) | 101,066 USD (3) |
| 2012 | 22 | 645,937 USD | 202,724 USD (9) | 151,491 USD (7) | 291,722 USD (6) |
| 2013 | 11 | 286,486 USD | 166,810 USD (6) | 119,676 USD (5) | 0 USD (0) |
| 2014 | 28 | 539,518 USD | 182,057 USD (13) | 282,461 USD (14) | 75,000 USD (1) |
| 2015 | 27 | 689,663 USD | 64,998 USD (4) | 236,488 USD (14) | 388,177 USD (9) |
| 2016 | 16 | 331,665 USD | 104,758 USD (5) | 221,882 USD (10) | 5,025 USD (1) |
| 2017 | 19 | 637,545 USD | 57,300 USD (3) | 295,740 USD (13) | 284,505 USD (3) |
| 2018 | 38 | 800,858 USD | 154,285 USD (12) | 436,573 USD (22) | 210,000 USD (4) |
| 2019 | 19 | 590,454 USD | 112,178 USD (6) | 307,201 USD (11) | 171,075 USD (2) |
| 2020 | 28 | 686,087 USD | 152,453 USD (11) | 383,634 USD (15) | 150,000 USD (2) |
| Total | 2424 | 47,469,553 USD | 6,725,513 USD (496) | 32,599,194 USD (1719) | 8,081,846 USD (209) |
Number of Requests and amount approved by types and year of approval
In this table, each request appears only once
| Year of approval | Number of Requests Approved | Amount approved | Preparatory | Conservation | Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3,407 USD | 0 USD (0) | 3,407 USD (2) | 0 USD (0) | |
| 1978 | 1 | 2,500 USD | 2,500 USD (1) | 0 USD (0) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1979 | 31 | 447,741 USD | 88,091 USD (15) | 259,650 USD (13) | 100,000 USD (3) |
| 1980 | 24 | 616,472 USD | 69,652 USD (6) | 467,820 USD (16) | 79,000 USD (2) |
| 1981 | 52 | 1,274,076 USD | 27,680 USD (3) | 1,062,396 USD (45) | 184,000 USD (4) |
| 1982 | 50 | 1,075,474 USD | 16,625 USD (4) | 988,849 USD (45) | 20,000 USD (1) |
| 1983 | 41 | 560,076 USD | 38,956 USD (7) | 481,120 USD (33) | 40,000 USD (1) |
| 1984 | 29 | 177,011 USD | 10,391 USD (4) | 166,620 USD (25) | 0 USD (0) |
| 1985 | 41 | 496,251 USD | 23,398 USD (3) | 437,353 USD (36) | 35,500 USD (2) |
| 1986 | 51 | 649,033 USD | 49,937 USD (6) | 530,096 USD (41) | 69,000 USD (4) |
| 1987 | 68 | 1,105,000 USD | 78,000 USD (7) | 927,000 USD (59) | 100,000 USD (2) |
| 1988 | 77 | 1,254,250 USD | 51,000 USD (7) | 1,183,250 USD (69) | 20,000 USD (1) |
| 1989 | 68 | 1,031,000 USD | 74,800 USD (7) | 928,200 USD (59) | 28,000 USD (2) |
| 1990 | 79 | 1,229,520 USD | 138,700 USD (17) | 1,060,920 USD (59) | 29,900 USD (3) |
| 1991 | 53 | 948,065 USD | 76,000 USD (10) | 849,065 USD (41) | 23,000 USD (2) |
| 1992 | 65 | 1,022,204 USD | 133,750 USD (12) | 776,454 USD (48) | 99,000 USD (5) |
| 1993 | 61 | 1,276,475 USD | 105,560 USD (12) | 994,915 USD (41) | 176,000 USD (8) |
| 1994 | 89 | 2,295,520 USD | 163,900 USD (14) | 1,665,210 USD (64) | 466,410 USD (11) |
| 1995 | 60 | 1,268,004 USD | 155,511 USD (13) | 1,012,493 USD (43) | 100,000 USD (4) |
| 1996 | 54 | 1,271,243 USD | 91,792 USD (9) | 1,004,451 USD (40) | 175,000 USD (5) |
| 1997 | 89 | 2,030,413 USD | 153,545 USD (17) | 1,399,199 USD (62) | 477,669 USD (10) |
| 1998 | 166 | 3,738,091 USD | 336,733 USD (24) | 2,818,978 USD (125) | 582,380 USD (17) |
| 1999 | 154 | 3,265,776 USD | 547,271 USD (35) | 2,239,066 USD (109) | 479,439 USD (10) |
| 2000 | 79 | 1,789,518 USD | 201,829 USD (11) | 1,223,214 USD (62) | 364,475 USD (6) |
| 2001 | 129 | 3,164,638 USD | 259,994 USD (24) | 2,326,104 USD (95) | 578,540 USD (10) |
| 2002 | 94 | 2,384,700 USD | 435,454 USD (23) | 1,098,980 USD (58) | 850,266 USD (13) |
| 2003 | 89 | 1,829,120 USD | 306,891 USD (18) | 1,330,545 USD (66) | 191,684 USD (5) |
| 2004 | 59 | 1,075,321 USD | 332,888 USD (21) | 560,433 USD (34) | 182,000 USD (4) |
| 2005 | 38 | 810,804 USD | 304,705 USD (14) | 439,499 USD (23) | 66,600 USD (1) |
| 2006 | 20 | 619,894 USD | 265,268 USD (9) | 242,065 USD (9) | 112,561 USD (2) |
| 2007 | 40 | 1,121,543 USD | 475,915 USD (17) | 583,628 USD (20) | 62,000 USD (3) |
| 2008 | 15 | 442,654 USD | 138,712 USD (6) | 148,942 USD (6) | 155,000 USD (3) |
| 2009 | 21 | 673,189 USD | 80,200 USD (3) | 363,071 USD (13) | 229,918 USD (5) |
| 2010 | 28 | 890,529 USD | 149,280 USD (7) | 413,315 USD (14) | 327,934 USD (7) |
| 2011 | 19 | 494,750 USD | 143,022 USD (6) | 177,740 USD (9) | 173,988 USD (4) |
| 2012 | 18 | 573,015 USD | 202,724 USD (9) | 151,491 USD (5) | 218,800 USD (4) |
| 2013 | 11 | 286,486 USD | 166,810 USD (6) | 119,676 USD (4) | 0 USD (1) |
| 2014 | 22 | 539,518 USD | 182,057 USD (8) | 282,461 USD (13) | 75,000 USD (1) |
| 2015 | 20 | 689,663 USD | 64,998 USD (3) | 236,488 USD (11) | 388,177 USD (6) |
| 2016 | 15 | 331,665 USD | 104,758 USD (4) | 221,882 USD (10) | 5,025 USD (1) |
| 2017 | 17 | 637,545 USD | 57,300 USD (2) | 295,740 USD (12) | 284,505 USD (3) |
| 2018 | 27 | 800,858 USD | 154,285 USD (6) | 436,573 USD (17) | 210,000 USD (4) |
| 2019 | 14 | 590,454 USD | 112,178 USD (4) | 307,201 USD (8) | 171,075 USD (2) |
| 2020 | 25 | 686,087 USD | 152,453 USD (8) | 383,634 USD (14) | 150,000 USD (3) |
| Total | 2205 | 47,469,553 USD | 6,725,513 USD (442) | 32,599,194 USD (1578) | 8,081,846 USD (185) |
