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Ethiopia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP195.98[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1794.29[$]
Population109.22[millions]
Urbanization21.70[%]
Land Area1138268.58[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 134 34.4 0.2
Health 137 25.2 1.4
Air Quality 90 38 -1.7
PM2.5 37 58.4 -5
Household solid fuels 155 10.5 4.1
Ozone 130 33.5 -11.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water 166 10.9 4.8
Sanitation 166 10.6 4.8
Drinking water 165 11.2 4.9
Heavy Metals 141 35.8 6.2
Lead 141 35.8 6.2
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 118 40.6 -0.6
Biodiversity 56 72.2 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 84 82.8 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 94 76.5 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 104 26.1 7.5
Species Habitat Index 23 95.5 -2.7
Species Protection Index 79 81 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 77 56.7 0.2
Ecosystem Services 58 42.2 -1.9
Tree cover loss 52 40.5 -3.2
Grassland loss 98 53 1.6
Wetland loss 60 60.3 16
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 166 26.1 -0.3
CO2 growth rate 174 1.5 -14.1
CH4 growth rate 155 32.6 21.6
F-gas growth rate 78 89.4 21.8
N2O growth rate 137 37.3 13.7
Black Carbon growth rate 133 35.5 3.1
CO2 from land cover 113 40.2 -
GHG intensity trend 9 94.8 25.6
GHG per capita 27 83.5 -2.1
Pollution Emissions 166 23.6 -15.5
SO2 growth rate 162 26.1 -13.7
NOx growth rate 154 21.2 -17.2
Agriculture 40 53.3 9.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 40 53.3 9.2
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
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
Uganda 35.6
Laos 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Burundi 27
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Angola 29.7
Burundi 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kazakhstan 44.7
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cambodia 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Least Developed Countries
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Kiribati 37.7
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Comoros 32.1
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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