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Tanzania
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP157.18[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2790.85[$]
Population56.32[millions]
Urbanization35.23[%]
Land Area947930.88[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 150 31.1 1.7
Health 130 27.4 1.8
Air Quality 101 35.8 -0.8
PM2.5 48 53 -1.6
Household solid fuels 153 10.6 2.4
Ozone 69 47.8 -17.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 141 18.4 5
Sanitation 142 18.6 5.1
Drinking water 140 18.2 4.8
Heavy Metals 110 43.6 4.1
Lead 110 43.6 4.1
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 159 33.5 1.7
Biodiversity 60 70.7 0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 47 99.4 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 47 98.9 0.2
Marine protected areas 61 9.6 0.1
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 13 67.3 6.8
Species Habitat Index 95 83.7 -13.5
Species Protection Index 64 86.3 7.9
Biodiversity Habitat Index 85 53.9 -
Ecosystem Services 115 28.3 -4.6
Tree cover loss 106 25.7 -5.7
Grassland loss 124 47 8
Wetland loss 68 56.9 3
Fisheries 65 13 -3.2
Fish Stock Status 35 13.9 -6.5
Marine Trophic Index 77 12.1 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 175 18.7 4.3
CO2 growth rate 170 4.9 4.9
CH4 growth rate 155 32.6 5.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 136 37.5 2.8
Black Carbon growth rate 147 28.6 13.3
CO2 from land cover 115 39.9 -
GHG intensity trend 55 57.6 -8.1
GHG per capita 30 81.6 -0.9
Pollution Emissions 140 40.1 8.2
SO2 growth rate 105 58.3 33
NOx growth rate 153 21.9 -16.5
Agriculture 69 44 6.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 69 44 6.6
Water Resources 100 1.4 -
Wastewater treatment 100 1.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
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
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Mozambique 33.9
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Madagascar 26.5
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Eritrea 30.4
Madagascar 26.5
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Least Developed Countries
Nepal 32.7
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Grenada 43.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Mozambique 33.9
Cambodia 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Senegal 30.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
TZA