How many stockpiled mines have been destroyed and how many remain?
States that have joined the treaty must destroy stockpiled mines within four years of entry into force of the treaty. Of the 156 States Parties, 86 have completed stockpile destruction, destroying about 44 million stockpiled mines altogether, and 61 States Parties declared that they have never possessed stockpiles. Five countries completed stockpile destruction in 2008-2009: Burundi and Sudan (both completed in March 2008), Indonesia (November 2008), Ethiopia (April 2009), and Kuwait (declared in July 2009). Four States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty hold more than 12 million antipersonnel mines in stockpiles.
