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Rwanda
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP24.58[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1997.86[$]
Population12.30[millions]
Urbanization17.43[%]
Land Area25429.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 137 33.8 -1.5
Health 139 24.4 1.6
Air Quality 121 30.9 -1.7
PM2.5 71 45.2 -3.7
Household solid fuels 145 11.8 3
Ozone 156 26.3 -17
Sanitation & Drinking Water 146 16.9 5.7
Sanitation 148 16.9 5.6
Drinking water 144 16.9 5.8
Heavy Metals 103 45.2 4.9
Lead 103 45.2 4.9
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 124 40 -3.7
Biodiversity 102 57.4 -0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 121 51.5 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 120 54.7 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 90 29.5 3.2
Species Habitat Index 31 94 -5
Species Protection Index 90 76 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 128 47.3 -0.1
Ecosystem Services 114 28.4 -9.1
Tree cover loss 102 26.3 -13.3
Grassland loss 155 36.7 35.2
Wetland loss 65 57.9 22.8
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 138 35.9 -4.3
CO2 growth rate 157 14.2 -38.5
CH4 growth rate 127 50.6 49.7
F-gas growth rate 78 89.4 62.4
N2O growth rate 129 41 40.9
Black Carbon growth rate 95 51.9 11.6
CO2 from land cover 128 34.1 -
GHG intensity trend 28 71.5 10.9
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 110 50.5 -13.6
SO2 growth rate 118 52.8 -29.2
NOx growth rate 98 48.2 1.9
Agriculture 85 39.4 1.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 85 39.4 1.4
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Pakistan 33.1
Micronesia 33
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Philippines 38.4
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Regulatory Quality
Serbia 55.2
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kazakhstan 44.7
Nicaragua 39.2
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
France 80
Greece 69.1
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Montenegro 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Comoros 32.1
Least Developed Countries
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Comoros 32.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Netherlands 75.3
Belgium 73.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Israel 65.8
Belarus 53
Turkey 42.6
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
RWA