Mexico

 
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Mexico
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2288.31[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita18133.70[$]
Population126.19[millions]
Urbanization80.73[%]
Land Area1960837.92[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 51 52.6 7.4
Health 75 47.5 2.8
Air Quality 83 40.8 2
PM2.5 83 42.2 -0.1
Household solid fuels 90 39.5 4.5
Ozone 119 36.4 4.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 73 52.8 4.3
Sanitation 74 57.2 4.7
Drinking water 69 49.8 4
Heavy Metals 101 45.7 3
Lead 101 45.7 3
Waste Management 44 74.3 -
Solid waste 44 74.3 -
Ecosystem Vitality 41 55.9 10.3
Biodiversity 53 72.9 19.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 87 80.4 5.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 77 85.2 7.1
Marine protected areas 1 100 88.8
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 114 21.2 13.1
Species Habitat Index 136 67.7 -26
Species Protection Index 128 51.8 3.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 72 57.1 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 98 32.5 -
Tree cover loss 94 29.8 -2.9
Grassland loss 48 68 7.5
Wetland loss 94 46.9 45.5
Fisheries 67 12.8 -2.3
Fish Stock Status 71 7.3 -4.5
Marine Trophic Index 49 18.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 41 65.2 13.7
CO2 growth rate 34 59.5 15
CH4 growth rate 83 69 -7.2
F-gas growth rate 1 100 25.8
N2O growth rate 106 53.2 23
Black Carbon growth rate 41 81.3 17.3
CO2 from land cover 56 61.9 -
GHG intensity trend 54 57.9 38.6
GHG per capita 110 39.3 2.2
Pollution Emissions 69 71.4 5
SO2 growth rate 90 65.5 -12.3
NOx growth rate 55 77.2 22.1
Agriculture 90 38.8 1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 90 38.8 1
Water Resources 48 31.6 -
Wastewater treatment 48 31.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
GDP per capita
Bulgaria 57
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Montenegro 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Algeria 44.8
South Africa 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Regulatory Quality
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ecuador 51
Ukraine 49.5
Bolivia 44.3
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Nepal 32.7
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Eritrea 30.4
Madagascar 26.5
Latin America & Caribbean
Chile 55.3
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
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
Italy 71
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Mexico 52.6
Armenia 52.3
Moldova 44.4
Morocco 42.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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