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Paraguay
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP83.94[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12067.54[$]
Population6.96[millions]
Urbanization62.18[%]
Land Area401438.10[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 73 46.4 -4.9
Health 77 46.8 3.6
Air Quality 66 47 3.2
PM2.5 35 59 2.5
Household solid fuels 106 30.5 6.5
Ozone 74 46.8 -15.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 90 47.5 4.5
Sanitation 89 51.1 5.8
Drinking water 89 45.1 3.6
Heavy Metals 83 51.2 4.9
Lead 83 51.2 4.9
Waste Management 83 35 -
Solid waste 83 35 -
Ecosystem Vitality 83 46.2 -10.5
Biodiversity 83 62.8 -7.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 82 82.9 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 81 84.1 0.7
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 119 19.9 4.9
Species Habitat Index 152 - -68.8
Species Protection Index 68 85.4 0.9
Biodiversity Habitat Index 46 63.4 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 160 20.2 -0.2
Tree cover loss 153 16.6 -0.9
Grassland loss 91 54.8 -11.4
Wetland loss 90 49.3 22.6
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 116 40.9 -18.1
CO2 growth rate 97 38.8 -20.2
CH4 growth rate 151 36.5 -22.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 158 27.8 -15.2
Black Carbon growth rate 42 81 -17
CO2 from land cover 88 48.6 -
GHG intensity trend 98 45.8 -1.6
GHG per capita 104 42.5 -3.1
Pollution Emissions 71 70.5 -8.8
SO2 growth rate 47 98.3 27.5
NOx growth rate 115 42.8 -45
Agriculture 3 77.9 2.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 3 77.9 2.5
Water Resources 112 0.7 -
Wastewater treatment 112 0.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
GDP per capita
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Lebanon 45.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
Serbia 55.2
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Paraguay 46.4
Suriname 45.2
Bolivia 44.3
Philippines 38.4
Cambodia 33.6
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Samoa 37.3
China 37.3
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Serbia 55.2
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Montenegro 46.3
El Salvador 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Sri Lanka 39
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Guyana 35.9
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Liberia 22.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Landlocked Developing Countries
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
PRY