Exclusive economic zone of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone is the fifth largest in the world at 6,805,586 km² (2,627,651 sq mi). It comprises the exclusive economic zones surrounding the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories. The figure does not include the EEZ of the British Antarctic Territory.

The UK was late to establish an EEZ, relying on overlapping maritime zones for fisheries, pollution control, and energy matters. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 gave the powers to establish an EEZ, with the zone defined by The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 which came into force on 31 March 2014.

The United Kingdom has not claimed an EEZ extending from Gibraltar or Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

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