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Peru
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP409.25[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12793.49[$]
Population31.99[millions]
Urbanization78.30[%]
Land Area1300804.08[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 90 44 -0.8
Health 84 45.1 3.6
Air Quality 68 46 5.2
PM2.5 59 47.6 3.3
Household solid fuels 88 40.4 10.3
Ozone 20 72.9 -14.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 103 43 1.7
Sanitation 107 43.7 2.2
Drinking water 98 42.6 1.4
Heavy Metals 47 68.2 6.5
Lead 47 68.2 6.5
Waste Management 90 30 -
Solid waste 90 30 -
Ecosystem Vitality 103 43.2 -3.9
Biodiversity 97 59.5 3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 78 85.6 2.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 87 81.7 4.2
Marine protected areas 85 1.6 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 18 56.7 28
Species Habitat Index 120 74.7 -18.9
Species Protection Index 106 67.9 9.7
Biodiversity Habitat Index 63 58.1 -1
Ecosystem Services 78 37 -6.4
Tree cover loss 69 35.6 -8
Grassland loss 86 55.5 -1.8
Wetland loss 110 43 17.7
Fisheries 23 18.7 -2.9
Fish Stock Status 10 25.1 -1.8
Marine Trophic Index 105 8.1 -
Fish caught by trawling 14 23.6 -7.6
Climate Change 115 41.3 -5.6
CO2 growth rate 129 27.9 -6.6
CH4 growth rate 104 58.1 -0.5
F-gas growth rate 63 89.7 18.5
N2O growth rate 87 60.3 10.5
Black Carbon growth rate 155 16.6 -83.4
CO2 from land cover 123 36 -
GHG intensity trend 118 41.4 3.2
GHG per capita 81 59.4 -7.4
Pollution Emissions 135 41 -27.1
SO2 growth rate 84 69.1 4.2
NOx growth rate 165 12.9 -58.4
Agriculture 97 37.1 -2.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 97 37.1 -2.9
Water Resources 41 46.4 -
Wastewater treatment 41 46.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Peru 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
Chile 55.3
Kuwait 53.6
Ecuador 51
Panama 47.3
Thailand 45.4
Peru 44
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Kenya 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Peru 44
Georgia 41.3
Guyana 35.9
Fiji 34.4
Mongolia 32.2
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Political Stability
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Angola 29.7
Lesotho 28
Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Emerging Markets
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Costa Rica 52.5
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
Oman 38.5
Indonesia 37.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Mongolia 32.2
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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