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Bhutan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP7.05[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9347.83[$]
Population0.75[millions]
Urbanization42.32[%]
Land Area40149.61[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 107 39.3 -9.6
Health 120 29.8 2.2
Air Quality 154 24.4 -
PM2.5 125 30.6 -3.2
Household solid fuels 128 18.6 4.4
Ozone 177 2.1 -0.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 122 31.2 4.9
Sanitation 124 30.8 5.9
Drinking water 120 31.4 4.1
Heavy Metals 113 43.3 5.3
Lead 113 43.3 5.3
Waste Management 61 59.7 -
Solid waste 61 59.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 87 45.7 -17.3
Biodiversity 11 87.2 2.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 31 50.7 20.8
Species Habitat Index 16 96.6 -3.3
Species Protection Index 22 98.3 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 93 52.3 0.3
Ecosystem Services 33 60.2 -6.3
Tree cover loss 29 56.4 -8.4
Grassland loss 22 88.1 24.2
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 169 24.7 -35.4
CO2 growth rate 176 - -56.1
CH4 growth rate 62 80 11.5
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 40 74.4 7.1
Black Carbon growth rate 124 39.8 -14.7
CO2 from land cover 131 31.9 -
GHG intensity trend 107 44.5 -40.3
GHG per capita 74 61.1 -10.8
Pollution Emissions 169 18.2 -33.2
SO2 growth rate 157 31.7 -38.7
NOx growth rate 170 4.7 -27.7
Agriculture 53 50.2 5.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 53 50.2 5.3
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Namibia 40.2
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
GDP per capita
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Jamaica 48.2
Dominica 44.6
Namibia 40.2
Bhutan 39.3
Fiji 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Issue Performance
Bolivia 44.3
Bhutan 39.3
Guyana 35.9
Uganda 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Nepal 32.7
Tanzania 31.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Benin 30
Regulatory Quality
Brazil 51.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Lebanon 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Viet Nam 33.4
Benin 30
Voice & Accountability
Serbia 55.2
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Montenegro 46.3
El Salvador 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
Political Stability
Norway 77.7
Japan 75.1
Ireland 72.8
Czech Republic 71
Portugal 67
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Bhutan 39.3
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
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
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Malta 70.7
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
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