Trade & governance
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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.
168/193
RatifiedUN member states
172 in total, incl. 4 non-UN members (Cook Islands, European Union, Niue, State of Palestine)
12
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
13
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | — | — | — | No action |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | No action |
| Israel | — | — | — | No action |
| Kazakhstan | — | — | — | No action |
| Peru | — | — | — | No action |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Tajikistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Turkmenistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Türkiye | — | — | — | No action |
| United States of America | — | — | — | No action |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Venezuela | — | — | — | No action |