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Afghanistan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP64.48[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1734.72[$]
Population37.17[millions]
Urbanization26.03[%]
Land Area645513.39[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 178 25.5 5
Health 161 20 1
Air Quality 171 17.7 -3.6
PM2.5 142 25.4 -10
Household solid fuels 167 7.3 4.7
Ozone 174 16.9 1.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water 127 28 7.1
Sanitation 128 28.5 7.5
Drinking water 125 27.7 6.9
Heavy Metals 180 - -
Lead 180 - -
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 175 29.2 7.7
Biodiversity 167 21.9 -0.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 179 0.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 179 1.3 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 164 5 1.9
Species Habitat Index 54 90.7 -4.8
Species Protection Index 149 18 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 66 57.7 0.2
Ecosystem Services 15 93.6 40.5
Tree cover loss 12 95 45
Grassland loss 68 60.9 -2.4
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 172 22.2 7.3
CO2 growth rate 176 - -
CH4 growth rate 89 66.1 46.5
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 147 34.1 1.6
Black Carbon growth rate 156 15.7 -9.8
CO2 from land cover 1 100 -
GHG intensity trend 77 50.6 -1.5
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 179 - -
SO2 growth rate 176 - -
NOx growth rate 176 - -
Agriculture 48 51 0.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 48 51 0.9
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Afghanistan 25.5
Issue Performance
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Tajikistan 38.2
Guyana 35.9
Nepal 32.7
Niger 30.8
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Regulatory Quality
Algeria 44.8
Uzbekistan 44.3
Iraq 39.5
Tajikistan 38.2
Comoros 32.1
Marshall Islands 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Voice & Accountability
Russia 50.5
Gabon 45.8
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Nicaragua 39.2
Oman 38.5
Angola 29.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Ukraine 49.5
Lebanon 45.4
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Afghanistan 25.5
Southern Asia
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Maldives 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Afghanistan 25.5
Least Developed Countries
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Iraq 39.5
Kiribati 37.7
Cameroon 33.6
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Burundi 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
AFG