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Nepal
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP77.00[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2741.44[$]
Population28.09[millions]
Urbanization20.58[%]
Land Area148211.87[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 145 32.7 -8.1
Health 150 21 2.3
Air Quality 178 14.6 -1.3
PM2.5 164 16.3 -6
Household solid fuels 139 14.1 4.9
Ozone 179 - -
Sanitation & Drinking Water 130 27 7.3
Sanitation 127 29 8.5
Drinking water 131 25.7 6.6
Heavy Metals 166 27.2 1.1
Lead 166 27.2 1.1
Waste Management 89 30.5 -
Solid waste 89 30.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 120 40.5 -15.1
Biodiversity 84 62.6 5.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 96 76.3 8.6
Terrestrial biomes (global) 132 45.7 4.9
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 98 27.5 12.3
Species Habitat Index 8 97.5 -1.8
Species Protection Index 71 84.2 2.8
Biodiversity Habitat Index 124 47.6 0.7
Ecosystem Services 29 67.8 9.4
Tree cover loss 25 65.8 10
Grassland loss 30 73.4 10
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 170 23.7 -38.3
CO2 growth rate 176 - -63.1
CH4 growth rate 87 66.5 4.6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 152 32.9 -33.6
Black Carbon growth rate 67 65.8 33.6
CO2 from land cover 24 81.1 -
GHG intensity trend 105 45 -5.9
GHG per capita 24 85.5 -8.4
Pollution Emissions 127 44.4 -6.2
SO2 growth rate 147 39.2 -8.4
NOx growth rate 95 49.5 -4.2
Agriculture 63 45.8 -3.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 63 45.8 -3.6
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Pakistan 33.1
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mongolia 32.2
Comoros 32.1
GDP per capita
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Kenya 34.7
Micronesia 33
Nepal 32.7
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Issue Performance
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Guyana 35.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Burundi 27
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Mozambique 33.9
Cameroon 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Djibouti 28.1
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
Armenia 52.3
Malaysia 47.9
Moldova 44.4
Malawi 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Gambia 27.9
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Uganda 35.6
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Tanzania 31.1
Eritrea 30.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
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
Least Developed Countries
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Malawi 38.3
Eswatini 33.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
Ghana 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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NPL