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Brazil
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2991.79[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita14282.72[$]
Population209.47[millions]
Urbanization87.07[%]
Land Area8552004.80[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 55 51.2 4.9
Health 66 49.7 7
Air Quality 56 50 7.5
PM2.5 41 56.6 8.9
Household solid fuels 83 42.3 8
Ozone 108 38.6 -12.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 96 46.1 7.2
Sanitation 96 47.7 8.1
Drinking water 89 45.1 6.7
Heavy Metals 64 58.9 7.7
Lead 64 58.9 7.7
Waste Management 51 65.8 -
Solid waste 51 65.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 53 52.2 3.5
Biodiversity 38 78.1 16.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 75 87.3 1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 88 80 0.6
Marine protected areas 1 100 90
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 29 51.8 20.1
Species Habitat Index 142 45.4 -34.1
Species Protection Index 63 86.5 1.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 47 63.1 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 120 27.9 -1
Tree cover loss 114 24.6 -1.9
Grassland loss 54 65.5 6.9
Wetland loss 89 49.6 6.9
Fisheries 113 8.3 0.1
Fish Stock Status 67 8.3 0.1
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 88 51.7 0.3
CO2 growth rate 91 41.4 -7.2
CH4 growth rate 88 66.2 27.4
F-gas growth rate 15 96.5 8
N2O growth rate 116 47.6 23.5
Black Carbon growth rate 89 53.9 -9.8
CO2 from land cover 27 78.1 -
GHG intensity trend 158 24.7 -26.3
GHG per capita 100 43.6 -1.9
Pollution Emissions 100 54 -15.5
SO2 growth rate 91 65.4 -13.5
NOx growth rate 116 42.5 -17.7
Agriculture 17 65 1.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 17 65 1.2
Water Resources 39 49.3 -
Wastewater treatment 39 49.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
Ecuador 51
Russia 50.5
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Brazil 51.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Grenada 43.1
Iraq 39.5
Maldives 35.6
Issue Performance
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Poland 60.9
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Brazil 51.2
Malaysia 47.9
Paraguay 46.4
Bolivia 44.3
South Africa 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Lebanon 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Uganda 35.6
Benin 30
Voice & Accountability
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
Brazil 51.2
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Timor-Leste 35.3
India 27.6
Political Stability
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Moldova 44.4
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Malawi 38.3
Eswatini 33.8
Angola 29.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
G-20
South Korea 66.5
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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