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Sri Lanka
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP259.08[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita11955.50[$]
Population21.67[millions]
Urbanization18.71[%]
Land Area66320.83[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 109 39 -0.6
Health 95 42.1 4.2
Air Quality 91 37.8 4.1
PM2.5 72 44.8 5.4
Household solid fuels 110 27.3 5.2
Ozone 83 44 -19.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 88 48.4 4.4
Sanitation 89 51.1 6
Drinking water 81 46.6 3.4
Heavy Metals 36 72.4 7.6
Lead 36 72.4 7.6
Waste Management 119 4.4 -
Solid waste 119 4.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 139 36.9 -3.9
Biodiversity 89 61.1 1.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 68 90.7 2.4
Terrestrial biomes (global) 52 98.2 0.4
Marine protected areas 100 0.7 0.1
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 53 41.6 25.8
Species Habitat Index 123 72.8 -20.8
Species Protection Index 100 70.9 3.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 135 46.1 -1.3
Ecosystem Services 74 37.8 -6.2
Tree cover loss 75 34.1 -7.7
Grassland loss 143 40.7 13.2
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 85 11.3 -5.8
Fish Stock Status 42 12 -13.2
Marine Trophic Index 65 14.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 41 6.3 -3.8
Climate Change 153 31 -12.5
CO2 growth rate 173 1.6 -28.8
CH4 growth rate 1 100 27.1
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 17 97.6 46.2
Black Carbon growth rate 77 59.5 8.6
CO2 from land cover 144 23.7 -
GHG intensity trend 144 31.9 -37.4
GHG per capita 33 80.2 -14.1
Pollution Emissions 104 53.1 36.9
SO2 growth rate 96 64.5 64.3
NOx growth rate 117 41.8 9.6
Agriculture 115 33.2 3.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 115 33.2 3.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
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
Tajikistan 38.2
GDP per capita
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Lebanon 45.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
Thailand 45.4
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Kenya 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Sri Lanka 39
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Guatemala 31.8
Senegal 30.7
India 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Voice & Accountability
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ecuador 51
Ukraine 49.5
Paraguay 46.4
El Salvador 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Paraguay 46.4
Bolivia 44.3
Sri Lanka 39
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
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
Commonwealth of Nations
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Malawi 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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