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Niger
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP21.18[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita943.60[$]
Population22.44[millions]
Urbanization16.63[%]
Land Area1190149.90[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 152 30.8 -8.1
Health 170 17.1 -0.6
Air Quality 124 30.3 -2.2
PM2.5 56 48.6 -3.9
Household solid fuels 176 5.4 1.1
Ozone 150 28.5 -10.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 178 1.4 1.4
Sanitation 178 1.3 1.3
Drinking water 178 1.6 1.6
Heavy Metals 165 27.3 -0.1
Lead 165 27.3 -0.1
Waste Management 126 1 -
Solid waste 126 1 -
Ecosystem Vitality 126 39.9 -13.2
Biodiversity 41 77.6 16.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 79 85.5 33.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 82 83.9 31.8
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 105 25.6 9.8
Species Habitat Index 59 89.8 -9.2
Species Protection Index 44 92.6 3
Biodiversity Habitat Index 16 73.8 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 7 97.7 0.8
Tree cover loss 1 100 -
Grassland loss 97 53.1 15.3
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 179 12.5 -40.7
CO2 growth rate 172 2 -73
CH4 growth rate 170 23.3 11.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 165 19.2 5.6
Black Carbon growth rate 150 23.5 7.8
CO2 from land cover 159 - -
GHG intensity trend 87 49.4 21.2
GHG per capita 29 81.9 -0.5
Pollution Emissions 177 0.9 0.9
SO2 growth rate 176 - -
NOx growth rate 173 1.9 1.9
Agriculture 114 33.6 2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 114 33.6 2
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
GDP per capita
Malawi 38.3
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Burundi 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Issue Performance
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Nepal 32.7
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Malawi 38.3
Eswatini 33.8
Pakistan 33.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Gambia 27.9
Voice & Accountability
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Lebanon 45.4
Morocco 42.3
Honduras 37.8
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Myanmar 25.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Least Developed Countries
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Bolivia 44.3
Grenada 43.1
Burkina Faso 38.3
Maldives 35.6
Cambodia 33.6
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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