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Namibia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP24.12[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9850.91[$]
Population2.45[millions]
Urbanization52.03[%]
Land Area827939.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 104 40.2 9.1
Health 141 22.5 3.8
Air Quality 154 24.4 2.7
PM2.5 136 27.2 1
Household solid fuels 122 20.4 5.5
Ozone 155 26.4 -
Sanitation & Drinking Water 138 19.6 5.4
Sanitation 140 20.8 6
Drinking water 139 18.8 4.9
Heavy Metals 107 44.5 4.7
Lead 107 44.5 4.7
Waste Management 120 4.2 -
Solid waste 120 4.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 55 52 12.6
Biodiversity 44 76.6 1.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 55 16.8 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 4 78.9 25
Species Habitat Index 76 86.4 -9.3
Species Protection Index 36 94.4 1.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 19 72.7 -0.6
Ecosystem Services 36 55.1 35.3
Tree cover loss 31 52.1 35.7
Grassland loss 57 65.3 9.1
Wetland loss 35 98.1 54.1
Fisheries 110 8.6 -0.2
Fish Stock Status 25 16.7 -0.3
Marine Trophic Index 107 7.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 77 - -0.3
Climate Change 71 55.4 17.5
CO2 growth rate 97 38.8 2.5
CH4 growth rate 1 100 65.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 1 100 76.2
Black Carbon growth rate 158 15.4 -28.3
CO2 from land cover 12 94.3 -
GHG intensity trend 11 87 40.6
GHG per capita 104 42.5 2.2
Pollution Emissions 76 68.2 44.4
SO2 growth rate 107 57.1 55.9
NOx growth rate 50 79.4 33.1
Agriculture 171 11.5 -11.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 171 11.5 -11.3
Water Resources 75 6.2 -
Wastewater treatment 75 6.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Belize 41.9
Georgia 41.3
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Oman 38.5
GDP per capita
Armenia 52.3
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Dominica 44.6
Georgia 41.3
Namibia 40.2
Bhutan 39.3
Fiji 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Issue Performance
Venezuela 50.3
Jamaica 48.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Regulatory Quality
Kuwait 53.6
Dominican Republic 46.3
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Ghana 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Argentina 52.2
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
Germany 77.2
Estonia 65.3
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Namibia 40.2
Oman 38.5
Qatar 37.1
Fiji 34.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Commonwealth of Nations
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Malawi 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
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
Philippines 38.4
Fiji 34.4
Vanuatu 28.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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