Environment & climate
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
188/193
RatifiedUN member states
191 in total, incl. 3 non-UN members (Cook Islands, European Union, State of Palestine)
2
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
3
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1989-03-22 | 2013-03-25 | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1999-06-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 1998-09-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | 1999-07-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Angola | — | 2017-02-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1993-04-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1989-06-28 | 1991-06-27 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1999-10-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | — | 1992-02-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1990-03-19 | 1993-01-12 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 2001-06-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | 1992-08-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | 1989-03-22 | 1992-10-15 | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 1993-04-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | — | 1995-08-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | — | 1999-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1989-03-22 | 1993-11-01 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | 1997-05-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Benin | — | 1997-12-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | 2002-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bolivia | 1989-03-22 | 1996-11-15 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 2001-03-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 1998-05-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | — | 1992-10-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | 2002-12-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bulgaria | — | 1996-02-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1999-11-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 1997-01-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1999-07-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 2001-03-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | — | 2001-02-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1989-03-22 | 1992-08-28 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | 2006-02-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chad | — | 2004-03-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1990-01-31 | 1992-08-11 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1990-03-22 | 1991-12-17 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1989-03-22 | 1996-12-31 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | 1994-10-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Congo | — | 2007-04-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cook IslandsNon-UN member | — | 2004-06-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | — | 1995-03-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1994-05-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | — | 1994-10-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | 1989-03-22 | 1992-09-17 | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-09-30(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1994-12-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | 2008-07-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 1994-10-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1989-03-22 | 1994-02-06(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 2002-05-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 1998-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | — | 2000-07-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1989-03-22 | 1993-02-23 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | — | 1993-01-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | 1990-03-22 | 1991-12-13 | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 2003-02-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | 2005-03-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 1992-07-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 2005-08-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 2000-04-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| European UnionNon-UN member | 1989-03-22 | 1994-02-07(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Finland | 1989-03-22 | 1991-11-19(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| France | 1989-03-22 | 1991-01-07(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | — | 2008-06-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | 1997-12-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1999-05-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1989-10-23 | 1995-04-21 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | — | 2003-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1989-03-22 | 1994-08-04 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | 2021-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | 1989-03-22 | 1995-05-15 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | 1995-04-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | 2005-02-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | — | 2001-04-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | — | 1995-12-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1989-03-22 | 1990-05-21(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | — | 1995-06-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| India | 1990-03-15 | 1992-06-24 | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | — | 1993-09-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iran | — | 1993-01-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | — | 2011-05-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | 1990-01-19 | 1994-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1989-03-22 | 1994-12-14 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1989-03-22 | 1994-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | 2003-01-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Japan | — | 1993-09-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | 1989-03-22 | 1989-06-22(Approval) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 2003-06-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | 2000-06-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kuwait | 1989-03-22 | 1993-10-11 | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1996-08-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 2010-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | 1989-03-22 | 1994-12-21 | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 2000-05-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 2004-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 2001-07-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | 1989-03-22 | 1992-01-27 | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1999-04-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1989-03-22 | 1994-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | — | 1999-06-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1994-04-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | 1993-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | — | 1992-04-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | — | 2000-12-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 2000-06-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | 2003-01-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | — | 1996-08-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 1992-11-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1989-03-22 | 1991-02-22 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | 1995-09-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Monaco | — | 1992-08-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | — | 1997-04-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | — | 1995-12-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1997-03-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | 2015-01-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Namibia | — | 1995-05-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | 2001-11-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | — | 1996-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1989-03-22 | 1993-04-16(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1989-12-18 | 1994-12-20 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | — | 1997-06-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 1998-06-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | 1990-03-15 | 1991-03-13 | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1997-07-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1989-03-22 | 1990-07-02 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 1995-02-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | — | 1994-07-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Palau | — | 2011-09-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Panama | 1989-03-22 | 1991-02-22 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1995-09-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | — | 1995-09-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Peru | — | 1993-11-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1989-03-22 | 1993-10-21 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1990-03-22 | 1992-03-20 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1989-06-26 | 1994-01-26 | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 1995-08-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | — | 1994-02-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1998-07-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 1991-02-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1990-03-22 | 1995-01-31 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 2004-01-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Samoa | — | 2002-03-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | — | 2023-05-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | 2013-11-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | 1989-03-22 | 1990-03-07 | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | — | 1992-11-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2000-04-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1993-05-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | — | 2016-11-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | 1996-01-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1993-10-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | 2022-08-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Somalia | — | 2010-07-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | — | 1994-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Spain | 1989-03-22 | 1994-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1992-08-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 1994-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | — | 1993-12-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 1996-12-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2015-01-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | 2006-01-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | 2011-09-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1989-03-22 | 1991-08-02 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1989-03-22 | 1990-01-31 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1989-10-11 | 1992-01-22 | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 2016-06-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | 1990-03-22 | 1997-11-24 | — | Ratified |
| Togo | — | 2004-07-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | 2010-03-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 1994-02-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | — | 1995-10-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1996-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | 2020-08-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1989-03-22 | 1994-06-22 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1999-03-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | — | 1999-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | 1989-03-22 | 1992-11-17 | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1989-10-06 | 1994-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | 1993-04-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Uruguay | 1989-03-22 | 1991-12-20 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1996-02-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | — | 2018-10-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | 1989-03-22 | 1998-03-03 | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | — | 1995-03-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 1996-02-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | — | 1994-11-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 2012-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |