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Pakistan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP1048.30[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4939.78[$]
Population212.22[millions]
Urbanization37.16[%]
Land Area877132.47[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 142 33.1 6.1
Health 176 14.6 1.8
Air Quality 180 9.9 -0.9
PM2.5 177 8.5 -5
Household solid fuels 141 12.9 4.7
Ozone 178 1.3 -1.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 144 17.4 5.2
Sanitation 139 20.9 6.4
Drinking water 151 15.1 4.5
Heavy Metals 173 23 3.8
Lead 173 23 3.8
Waste Management 87 31.1 -
Solid waste 87 31.1 -
Ecosystem Vitality 89 45.3 8.8
Biodiversity 127 46.1 -0.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 107 62 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 119 55.1 -
Marine protected areas 69 6.9 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 151 9.4 3
Species Habitat Index 82 85.6 -8.9
Species Protection Index 115 62 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 80 56.2 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 21 80.9 32.4
Tree cover loss 15 83.7 36.6
Grassland loss 82 56.2 9.4
Wetland loss 81 54.4 -20.2
Fisheries 119 7.6 -0.6
Fish Stock Status 79 6.2 -1.2
Marine Trophic Index 98 9.1 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 92 50.6 13.2
CO2 growth rate 84 42.7 17.2
CH4 growth rate 144 40.3 3.5
F-gas growth rate 16 95.9 15
N2O growth rate 122 45.1 13.3
Black Carbon growth rate 82 57.4 18
CO2 from land cover 14 92.2 -
GHG intensity trend 104 45.1 4.2
GHG per capita 43 73.9 -1.3
Pollution Emissions 89 58.8 9.5
SO2 growth rate 101 60.9 -9.7
NOx growth rate 82 56.7 28.7
Agriculture 104 35.1 1.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 104 35.1 1.3
Water Resources 129 0.1 -
Wastewater treatment 129 0.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
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
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Djibouti 28.1
Ghana 27.6
Issue Performance
Uzbekistan 44.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Guyana 35.9
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Eritrea 30.4
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
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
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Jordan 53.4
Turkey 42.6
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Ukraine 49.5
Lebanon 45.4
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Afghanistan 25.5
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
Emerging Markets
Peru 44
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Pakistan 33.1
India 27.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Mozambique 33.9
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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