List of Contracting Parties
(in chronological order)
| Order | Chronological order |
| ISO | Two-letter ISO country code |
| Region | CITES region |
| – 1 = Africa | |
| – 2 = Asia | |
| – 3 = Central and South America and the Caribbean | |
| – 4 = Europe | |
| – 5 = North America | |
| – 6 = Oceania | |
| Date 1 | – (A) Accession |
| – (Ac) Acceptance | |
| – (Ap) Approval | |
| – (C) Continuation | |
| – (S) Succession | |
| – (R) Ratification | |
| Date 2 | Date of entry into force |
| Order | State | ISO | Region | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | US | 5 | 14/01/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 2 | Nigeria | NG | 1 | 09/05/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 3 | Switzerland | CH | 4 | 09/07/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 4 | Tunisia | TN | 1 | 10/07/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 5 | Sweden | SE | 4 | 20/08/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 6 | Cyprus | CY | 4 | 18/10/1974 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 7 | Ecuador | EC | 3 | 11/02/1975 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 8 | Chile | CL | 3 | 14/02/1975 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 9 | Uruguay | UY | 3 | 02/04/1975 (R) | 01/07/1975 |
| 10 | Canada | CA | 5 | 10/04/1975 (R) | 09/07/1975 |
| 11 | Mauritius | MU | 1 | 28/04/1975 (R) | 27/07/1975 |
| 12 | Nepal | NP | 2 | 18/06/1975 (A) | 16/09/1975 |
| 13 | Peru | PE | 3 | 27/06/1975 (R) | 25/09/1975 |
| 14 | Costa Rica | CR | 3 | 30/06/1975 (R) | 28/09/1975 |
| 15 | South Africa | ZA | 1 | 15/07/1975 (R) | 13/10/1975 |
| 16 | Brazil | BR | 3 | 06/08/1975 (R) | 04/11/1975 |
| 17 | Madagascar | MG | 1 | 20/08/1975 (R) | 18/11/1975 |
| 18 | Niger | NE | 1 | 08/09/1975 (R) | 07/12/1975 |
| 19 | Morocco | MA | 1 | 16/10/1975 (R) | 14/01/1976 |
| 20 | Ghana | GH | 1 | 14/11/1975 (R) | 12/02/1976 |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | PG | 6 | 12/12/1975 (A) | 11/03/1976 |
| 22 | Germany | DE | 4 | 22/03/1976 (R) | 20/06/1976 |
| 23 | Pakistan | PK | 2 | 20/04/1976 (A) | 19/07/1976 |
| 24 | Finland | FI | 4 | 10/05/1976 (A) | 08/08/1976 |
| 25 | India | IN | 2 | 20/07/1976 (R) | 18/10/1976 |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | CD | 1 | 20/07/1976 (A) | 18/10/1976 |
| 27 | Norway | NO | 4 | 27/07/1976 (R) | 25/10/1976 |
| 28 | Australia | AU | 6 | 29/07/1976 (R) | 27/10/1976 |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB | 4 | 02/08/1976 (R) | 31/10/1976 |
| 30 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | 2 | 03/08/1976 (R) | 01/11/1976 |
| 31 | Paraguay | PY | 3 | 15/11/1976 (R) | 13/02/1977 |
| 32 | Seychelles | SC | 1 | 08/02/1977 (A) | 09/05/1977 |
| 33 | Guyana | GY | 3 | 27/05/1977 (A) | 25/08/1977 |
| 34 | Denmark | DK | 4 | 26/07/1977 (R) | 24/10/1977 |
| 35 | Senegal | SN | 1 | 05/08/1977 (A) | 03/11/1977 |
| 36 | Nicaragua | NI | 3 | 06/08/1977 (A) | 04/11/1977 |
| 37 | Gambia | GM | 1 | 26/08/1977 (A) | 24/11/1977 |
| 38 | Malaysia | MY | 2 | 20/10/1977 (A) | 18/01/1978 |
| 39 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | 3 | 24/10/1977 (R) | 22/01/1978 |
| 40 | Botswana | BW | 1 | 14/11/1977 (A) | 12/02/1978 |
| 41 | Egypt | EG | 1 | 04/01/1978 (A) | 04/04/1978 |
| 42 | Monaco | MC | 4 | 19/04/1978 (A) | 18/07/1978 |
| 43 | France | FR | 4 | 11/05/1978 (Ap) | 09/08/1978 |
| 44 | Panama | PA | 3 | 17/08/1978 (R) | 15/11/1978 |
| 45 | Togo | TG | 1 | 23/10/1978 (R) | 21/01/1979 |
| 46 | Kenya | KE | 1 | 13/12/1978 (R) | 13/03/1979 |
| 47 | Jordan | JO | 2 | 14/12/1978 (A) | 14/03/1979 |
| 48 | Indonesia | ID | 2 | 28/12/1978 (A) | 28/03/1979 |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | LK | 2 | 04/05/1979 (A) | 02/08/1979 |
| 50 | Bahamas | BS | 3 | 20/06/1979 (A) | 18/09/1979 |
| 51 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | 3 | 06/07/1979 (R) | 04/10/1979 |
| 52 | Italy | IT | 4 | 02/10/1979 (R) | 31/12/1979 |
| 53 | Guatemala | GT | 3 | 07/11/1979 (R) | 05/02/1980 |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | TZ | 1 | 29/11/1979 (R) | 27/02/1980 |
| 55 | Liechtenstein | LI | 4 | 30/11/1979 (A) | 28/02/1980 |
| 56 | Israel | IL | 4 | 18/12/1979 (R) | 17/03/1980 |
| 57 | Japan | JP | 2 | 06/08/1980 (Ac) | 04/11/1980 |
| 58 | Central African Republic | CF | 1 | 27/08/1980 (A) | 25/11/1980 |
| 59 | Rwanda | RW | 1 | 20/10/1980 (A) | 18/01/1981 |
| 60 | Suriname | SR | 3 | 17/11/1980 (A) | 15/02/1981 |
| 61 | Zambia | ZM | 1 | 24/11/1980 (A) | 22/02/1981 |
| 62 | Portugal | PT | 4 | 11/12/1980 (R) | 11/03/1981 |
| 63 | China | CN | 2 | 08/01/1981 (A) | 08/04/1981 |
| 64 | Argentina | AR | 3 | 08/01/1981 (R) | 08/04/1981 |
| 65 | Liberia | LR | 1 | 11/03/1981 (A) | 09/06/1981 |
| 66 | Mozambique | MZ | 1 | 25/03/1981 (A) | 23/06/1981 |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | ZW | 1 | 19/05/1981 (A) | 17/08/1981 |
| 68 | Cameroon | CM | 1 | 05/06/1981 (A) | 03/09/1981 |
| 69 | Belize | BZ | 3 | 19/08/1986 (S) | 21/09/1981 |
| 70 | Philippines | PH | 2 | 18/08/1981 (R) | 16/11/1981 |
| 71 | Colombia | CO | 3 | 31/08/1981 (R) | 29/11/1981 |
| 72 | Guinea | GN | 1 | 21/09/1981 (A) | 20/12/1981 |
| 73 | Bangladesh | BD | 2 | 20/11/1981 (R) | 18/02/1982 |
| 74 | Austria | AT | 4 | 27/01/1982 (A) | 27/04/1982 |
| 75 | Malawi | MW | 1 | 05/02/1982 (A) | 06/05/1982 |
| 76 | Sudan | SD | 1 | 26/10/1982 (R) | 24/01/1983 |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | LC | 3 | 15/12/1982 (A) | 15/03/1983 |
| 78 | Thailand | TH | 2 | 21/01/1983 (R) | 21/04/1983 |
| 79 | Congo | CG | 1 | 31/01/1983 (A) | 01/05/1983 |
| 80 | Belgium | BE | 4 | 03/10/1983 (R) | 01/01/1984 |
| 81 | Algeria | DZ | 1 | 23/11/1983 (A) | 21/02/1984 |
| 82 | Luxembourg | LU | 4 | 13/12/1983 (R) | 12/03/1984 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | TT | 3 | 19/01/1984 (A) | 18/04/1984 |
| 84 | Benin | BJ | 1 | 28/02/1984 (A) | 28/05/1984 |
| 85 | Netherlands | NL | 4 | 19/04/1984 (R) | 18/07/1984 |
| 86 | Honduras | HN | 3 | 15/03/1985 (A) | 13/06/1985 |
| 87 | Hungary | HU | 4 | 29/05/1985 (A) | 27/08/1985 |
| 88 | Afghanistan | AF | 2 | 30/10/1985 (A) | 28/01/1986 |
| 89 | Somalia | SO | 1 | 02/12/1985 (A) | 02/03/1986 |
| 90 | Spain | ES | 4 | 30/05/1986 (A) | 28/08/1986 |
| 91 | Singapore | SG | 2 | 30/11/1986 (A) | 28/02/1987 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | DO | 3 | 17/12/1986 (A) | 17/03/1987 |
| 93 | El Salvador | SV | 3 | 30/04/1987 (A) | 29/07/1987 |
| 94 | Burundi | BI | 1 | 08/08/1988 (A) | 06/11/1988 |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | 3 | 30/11/1988 (A) | 28/02/1989 |
| 96 | Chad | TD | 1 | 02/02/1989 (A) | 03/05/1989 |
| 97 | Gabon | GA | 1 | 13/02/1989 (A) | 14/05/1989 |
| 98 | Ethiopia | ET | 1 | 05/04/1989 (A) | 04/07/1989 |
| 99 | Malta | MT | 4 | 17/04/1989 (A) | 16/07/1989 |
| 100 | New Zealand | NZ | 6 | 10/05/1989 (A) | 08/08/1989 |
| 101 | Vanuatu | VU | 6 | 17/07/1989 (A) | 15/10/1989 |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | BF | 1 | 13/10/1989 (A) | 11/01/1990 |
| 103 | Poland | PL | 4 | 12/12/1989 (R) | 12/03/1990 |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | AE | 2 | 08/02/1990 (A) | 09/05/1990 |
| 105 | Cuba | CU | 3 | 20/04/1990 (A) | 19/07/1990 |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | BN | 2 | 04/05/1990 (A) | 02/08/1990 |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | GW | 1 | 16/05/1990 (A) | 14/08/1990 |
| 108 | Namibia | NA | 1 | 18/12/1990 (A) | 18/03/1991 |
| 109 | Bulgaria | BG | 4 | 16/01/1991 (A) | 16/04/1991 |
| 110 | Mexico | MX | 5 | 02/07/1991 (A) | 30/09/1991 |
| 111 | Uganda | UG | 1 | 18/07/1991 (A) | 16/10/1991 |
| 112 | Russian Federation | RU | 4 | 13/01/1992 (C) | 01/01/1992 |
| 113 | Djibouti | DJ | 1 | 07/02/1992 (A) | 07/05/1992 |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | GQ | 1 | 10/03/1992 (A) | 08/06/1992 |
| 115 | Estonia | EE | 4 | 22/07/1992 (A) | 20/10/1992 |
| 116 | Slovakia | SK | 4 | 02/03/1993 (S) | 01/01/1993 |
| 117 | Czech Republic | CZ | 4 | 14/04/1993 (S) | 01/01/1993 |
| 118 | Greece | GR | 4 | 08/10/1992 (A) | 06/01/1993 |
| 119 | Barbados | BB | 3 | 09/12/1992 (A) | 09/03/1993 |
| 120 | Republic of Korea | KR | 2 | 09/07/1993 (A) | 07/10/1993 |
| 121 | Viet Nam | VN | 2 | 20/01/1994 (A) | 20/04/1994 |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | 3 | 14/02/1994 (A) | 15/05/1994 |
| 123 | Mali | ML | 1 | 18/07/1994 (A) | 16/10/1994 |
| 124 | Romania | RO | 4 | 18/08/1994 (A) | 16/11/1994 |
| 125 | Eritrea | ER | 1 | 24/10/1994 (A) | 22/01/1995 |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | SL | 1 | 28/10/1994 (A) | 26/01/1995 |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | CI | 1 | 21/11/1994 (A) | 19/02/1995 |
| 128 | Comoros | KM | 1 | 23/11/1994 (A) | 21/02/1995 |
| 129 | Dominica | DM | 3 | 04/08/1995 (A) | 02/11/1995 |
| 130 | Belarus | BY | 4 | 10/08/1995 (A) | 08/11/1995 |
| 131 | Mongolia | MN | 2 | 05/01/1996 (A) | 04/04/1996 |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | SA | 2 | 12/03/1996 (A) | 10/06/1996 |
| 133 | Georgia | GE | 4 | 13/09/1996 (A) | 12/12/1996 |
| 134 | Turkey | TR | 4 | 23/09/1996 (A) | 22/12/1996 |
| 135 | Latvia | LV | 4 | 11/02/1997 (A) | 12/05/1997 |
| 136 | Swaziland | SZ | 1 | 26/02/1997 (A) | 27/05/1997 |
| 137 | Jamaica | JM | 3 | 23/04/1997 (A) | 22/07/1997 |
| 138 | Yemen | YE | 2 | 05/05/1997 (A) | 03/08/1997 |
| 139 | Myanmar | MM | 2 | 13/06/1997 (A) | 11/09/1997 |
| 140 | Cambodia | KH | 2 | 04/07/1997 (R) | 02/10/1997 |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | AG | 3 | 08/07/1997 (A) | 06/10/1997 |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | UZ | 2 | 10/07/1997 (A) | 08/10/1997 |
| 143 | Fiji | FJ | 6 | 30/09/1997 (A) | 29/12/1997 |
| 144 | Mauritania | MR | 1 | 13/03/1998 (A) | 11/06/1998 |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | AZ | 4 | 23/11/1998 (A) | 21/02/1999 |
| 146 | Grenada | GD | 3 | 30/08/1999 (A) | 28/11/1999 |
| 147 | Ukraine | UA | 4 | 30/12/1999 (A) | 29/03/2000 |
| 148 | Iceland | IS | 4 | 03/01/2000 (A) | 02/04/2000 |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | KZ | 2 | 20/01/2000 (A) | 19/04/2000 |
| 150 | Slovenia | SI | 4 | 24/01/2000 (A) | 23/04/2000 |
| 151 | Croatia | HR | 4 | 14/03/2000 (A) | 12/06/2000 |
| 152 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | MK | 4 | 04/07/2000 (A) | 02/10/2000 |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | MD | 4 | 29/03/2001 (A) | 27/06/2001 |
| 154 | Qatar | QA | 2 | 08/05/2001 (A) | 06/08/2001 |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | ST | 1 | 09/08/2001 (A) | 07/11/2001 |
| 156 | Lithuania | LT | 4 | 10/12/2001 (A) | 09/03/2002 |
| 157 | Ireland | IE | 4 | 08/01/2002 (R) | 08/04/2002 |
| 158 | Kuwait | KW | 2 | 12/08/2002 (R) | 10/11/2002 |
| 159 | Bhutan | BT | 2 | 15/08/2002 (A) | 13/11/2002 |
| 160 | Libya | LY | 1 | 28/01/2003 (A) | 28/04/2003 |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | SY | 2 | 30/04/2003 (A) | 29/07/2003 |
| 162 | Albania | AL | 4 | 27/06/2003 (A) | 25/09/2003 |
| 163 | Lesotho | LS | 1 | 01/10/2003 (R) | 30/12/2003 |
| 164 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | LA | 2 | 01/03/2004 (A) | 30/05/2004 |
| 165 | Palau | PW | 6 | 16/04/2004 (A) | 15/07/2004 |
| 166 | Samoa | WS | 6 | 09/11/2004 (A) | 07/02/2005 |
| 167 | San Marino | SM | 4 | 22/07/2005 (Ac) | 20/10/2005 |
| 168 | Cape Verde | CV | 1 | 10/08/2005 (A) | 08/11/2005 |
| 169 | Serbia | RS | 4 | 06/06/2006 (C) | 03/06/2006 |
| 170 | Montenegro | ME | 4 | 26/03/2007 (S) | 03/06/2006 |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | SB | 6 | 26/03/2007 (A) | 24/06/2007 |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | KG | 2 | 04/06/2007 (A) | 02/09/2007 |
| 173 | Oman | OM | 2 | 19/03/2008 (A) | 17/06/2008 |
| 174 | Armenia | AM | 4 | 23/10/2008 (A) | 21/01/2009 |
| 175 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 4 | 21/01/2009 (A) | 21/04/2009 |
| 176 | Bahrain | BH | 2 | 19/08/2012 (A) | 17/11/2012 |
| 177 | Maldives | MV | 2 | 12/12/2012 (A) | 12/03/2013 |
| 178 | Lebanon | LB | 2 | 25/02/2013 (A) | 26/05/2013 |