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China
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP22536.85[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita16181.78[$]
Population1392.73[millions]
Urbanization61.43[%]
Land Area9400019.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 120 37.3 8.4
Health 96 41.8 5.5
Air Quality 137 27.1 6.7
PM2.5 147 23.4 4.3
Household solid fuels 103 33 8.9
Ozone 169 20.3 14.7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 54 59.4 4.6
Sanitation 62 61.1 5.6
Drinking water 45 58.2 3.8
Heavy Metals 129 37.6 6.5
Lead 129 37.6 6.5
Waste Management 66 51.8 -
Solid waste 66 51.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 156 34.4 10.5
Biodiversity 172 19 -0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 172 4.6 2.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 170 8.5 4.1
Marine protected areas 85 1.6 0.2
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 117 20.2 2
Species Habitat Index 126 72.2 -23.9
Species Protection Index 150 10.4 0.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 67 57.6 -0.1
Ecosystem Services 90 34.3 -0.2
Tree cover loss 84 32.6 -0.5
Grassland loss 83 56.1 12.6
Wetland loss 107 43.7 -7.3
Fisheries 31 18 1.1
Fish Stock Status 18 19.8 4.4
Marine Trophic Index 20 28.9 -
Fish caught by trawling 57 3.3 -1.4
Climate Change 103 46.3 24.5
CO2 growth rate 99 38.7 37.8
CH4 growth rate 147 39.3 7.3
F-gas growth rate 92 88.9 16.6
N2O growth rate 96 57.2 17.4
Black Carbon growth rate 126 38 -20.7
CO2 from land cover 124 35.7 -
GHG intensity trend 21 77.3 27.1
GHG per capita 137 27.7 -9.5
Pollution Emissions 91 58.6 12.3
SO2 growth rate 75 75.8 25.2
NOx growth rate 120 41.5 -0.5
Agriculture 55 49.5 2.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 55 49.5 2.7
Water Resources 67 9.4 -
Wastewater treatment 67 9.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
GDP per capita
Serbia 55.2
Costa Rica 52.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Botswana 40.4
Iraq 39.5
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Moldova 44.4
Grenada 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
China 37.3
Viet Nam 33.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Sri Lanka 39
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Senegal 30.7
India 27.6
Ghana 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Azerbaijan 46.5
China 37.3
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Viet Nam 33.4
Djibouti 28.1
Chad 26.7
Political Stability
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Angola 29.7
Lesotho 28
Asia-Pacific
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
G-20
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
India 27.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Belgium 73.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Montenegro 46.3
Moldova 44.4
China 37.3
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