The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016, 30 days after the date on which at least 55 Parties to the Convention accounting in total for at least an estimated 55 % of the total global greenhouse gas emissions have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Depositary.
The Paris Agreement, adopted by consensus at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris on 12 December 2015 has been signed by 192 UNFCCC parties (countries). To enter into force, the Agreement needed to be ratified by a minimum of 55% of the UNFCCC parties, accounting for 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
On 5 October 2016, the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement was achieved. The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1) will take place in Marrakech in conjunction with COP 22 and CMP 12 from 7-18 November 2016.
The list below contains the latest information concerning dates of signature and receipt of instruments of ratification by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary of the Kyoto Protocol. The dates in the third column are those of the receipt of the instrument of ratification, acceptance (A) or approval (AA).
Participant | Signature | Ratification Acceptance (A) Approval (AA) |
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AFGHANISTAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ALBANIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
ALGERIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 20 Oct 2016 | |
ANDORRA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ANGOLA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
ARGENTINA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
ARMENIA | 20 Sep 2016 | ||
AUSTRALIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
AUSTRIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
AZERBAIJAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BAHAMAS | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Aug 2016 | |
BAHRAIN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BANGLADESH | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
BARBADOS | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
BELARUS | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 A | |
BELGIUM* | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BELIZE | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
BENIN | 22 Apr 2016 | 31 Oct 2016 | |
BHUTAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BOTSWANA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BRAZIL | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
BULGARIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BURKINA FASO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
BURUNDI | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CABO VERDE | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CAMBODIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CAMEROON | 22 Apr 2016 | 29 Jul 2016 | |
CANADA | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 22 Apr 2016 | 11 Oct 2016 | |
CHAD | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CHILE | 20 Sep 2016 | ||
CHINA* | 22 Apr 2016 | 3 Sep 2016 | |
COLOMBIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
COMOROS | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CONGO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
COOK ISLANDS* | 24 Jun 2016 | 1 Sep 2016 | |
COSTA RICA | 22 Apr 2016 | 13 Oct 2016 | |
COTE D’IVOIRE | 22 Apr 2016 | 25 Oct 2016 | |
CROATIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CUBA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CYPRUS | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
CZECH REPUBLIC | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 22 Apr 2016 | 1 Aug 2016 | |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
DENMARK (1) | 22 Apr 2016 | 1 Nov 2016 (A) | |
DJIBOUTI | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
DOMINICA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ECUADOR | 26 July 2016 | ||
EGYPT | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
EL SALVADOR | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ERITREA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ESTONIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ETHIOPIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
EUROPEAN UNION* | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
FIJI | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
FINLAND | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
FRANCE | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
GABON | 22 Apr 2016 | 2 Nov 2016 | |
GAMBIA | 26 Apr 2016 | ||
GEORGIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
GERMANY | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
GHANA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
GREECE | 22 Apr 2016 | 14 Oct 2016 | |
GRENADA | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
GUATEMALA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
GUINEA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
GUINEA-BISSAU | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
GUYANA | 22 Apr 2016 | 20 May 2016 | |
HAITI | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
HONDURAS | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
HUNGARY | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
ICELAND | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 A | |
INDIA* | 22 Apr 2016 | 2 Oct 2016 | |
INDONESIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 31 Oct 2016 | |
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
IRELAND | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ISRAEL | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
ITALY | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
JAMAICA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
JAPAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
JORDAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
KAZAKHASTAN | 2 Aug 2016 | ||
KENYA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
KIRIBATI | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
KUWAIT | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
KYRGYZSTAN | 21 Sep 2016 | ||
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | 22 Apr 2016 | 7 Sep 2016 | |
LATVIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LEBANON | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LESOTHO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LIBERIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LIBYA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LIECHTENSTEIN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LITHUANIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
LUXEMBOURG | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
MADAGASCAR | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
MALAWI | 20 Sep 2016 | ||
MALAYSIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
MALDIVES | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
MALI | 22 Apr 2016 | 23 Sep 2016 | |
MALTA | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
MARSHALL ISLANDS* | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
MAURITANIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
MAURITIUS | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
MEXICO* | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
MICRONESIA* (FEDERATED STATES OF) | 22 Apr 2016 | 15 Sep 2016 | |
MONACO | 22 Apr 2016 | 24 Oct 2016 | |
MONGOLIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
MONTENEGRO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
MOROCCO | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
MOZAMBIQUE | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
MYANMAR | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
NAMIBIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
NAURU* | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
NEPAL | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
NETHERLANDS | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
NEW ZEALAND (2) | 22 Apr 2016 | 4 Oct 2016 | |
NIGER | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
NIGERIA | 22 Sep 2016 | ||
NIUE* | 28 Oct 2016 | 28 Oct 2016 | |
NORWAY | 22 Apr 2016 | 20 June 2016 | |
OMAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
PAKISTAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
PALAU | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 April 2016 | |
PANAMA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
PARAGUAY | 22 Apr 2016 | 14 Oct 2016 | |
PERU | 22 Apr 2016 | 25 Jul 2016 | |
PHILIPPINES | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
POLAND* | 22 Apr 2016 | 7 Oct 2016 | |
PORTUGAL | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
QATAR | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 22 Apr 2016 | 3 Nov 2016 | |
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA | 21 Sep 2016 | ||
ROMANIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
RWANDA | 22 Apr 2016 | 6 Oct 2016 | |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 April 2016 | |
SAINT LUCIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 April 2016 | |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 22 Apr 2016 | 29 Jun 2016 | |
SAMOA | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
SAN MARINO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 22 Apr 2016 | 2 Nov 2016 | |
SAUDI ARABIA | 3 Nov 2016 | 3 Nov 2016 | |
SENEGAL | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
SERBIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SEYCHELLES | 25 Apr 2016 | 29 Apr 2016 | |
SIERRA LEONE | 22 Sep 2016 | 1 Nov 2016 | |
SINGAPORE | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
SLOVAKIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 5 Oct 2016 | |
SLOVENIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SOLOMON ISLANDS* | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
SOMALIA | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
SOUTH AFRICA | 22 Apr 2016 | 1 Nov 2016 | |
SOUTH SUDAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SPAIN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SRI LANKA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
STATE OF PALESTINE | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 Apr 2016 | |
SUDAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SURINAME | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
SWAZILAND | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
SWEDEN | 22 Apr 2016 | 13 Oct 2016 | |
SWITZERLAND | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TAJIKISTAN | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
THAILAND | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TIMOR-LESTE | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TOGO | 19 Sep 2016 | ||
TONGA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TUNISIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TURKEY | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
TURKMENISTAN | 23 Sep 2016 | 21 Oct 2016 | |
TUVALU* | 22 Apr 2016 | 22 April 2016 | |
UGANDA | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
UKRAINE | 22 Apr 2016 | 19 Sep 2016 | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 A | |
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 22 Apr 2016 | 3 Sep 2016 A | |
URUGUAY | 22 Apr 2016 | 19 Oct 2016 | |
VANUATU* | 22 Apr 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | |
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) | 22 Apr 2016 | ||
VIET NAM | 22 Apr 2016 | 3 Nov 2016 AA | |
YEMEN | 23 Sep 2016 | ||
ZAMBIA | 20 Sep 2016 | ||
ZIMBABWE | 22 Apr 2016 |
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