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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1983-03-18 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Bhutan | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Burundi | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Central African Republic | 1984-12-04 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Colombia | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| El Salvador | 1984-12-05 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Ethiopia | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Iran | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Libya | 1984-12-03 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Liechtenstein | 1984-11-30 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | 1982-12-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |