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Zambia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP65.03[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3747.97[$]
Population17.35[millions]
Urbanization44.63[%]
Land Area755805.93[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 132 34.7 -7.3
Health 150 21 2.8
Air Quality 138 27 -0.4
PM2.5 102 36.9 -3.9
Household solid fuels 142 12.5 4.5
Ozone 127 34 0.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 158 13.4 6.7
Sanitation 155 13.9 7.1
Drinking water 159 13.1 6.4
Heavy Metals 117 42.4 5.1
Lead 117 42.4 5.1
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 95 43.9 -13.9
Biodiversity 2 90.4 -0.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 11 68.6 4.3
Species Habitat Index 46 91.8 -6.6
Species Protection Index 28 96.7 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 40 65.8 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 106 31.1 -9.7
Tree cover loss 99 27.6 -12.3
Grassland loss 67 61.6 22.2
Wetland loss 51 63.8 4.9
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 164 26.5 -25
CO2 growth rate 175 0.3 -52.2
CH4 growth rate 125 51.5 14.8
F-gas growth rate 67 89.6 28
N2O growth rate 110 50.4 12.4
Black Carbon growth rate 139 33.1 -7.3
CO2 from land cover 142 24.2 -
GHG intensity trend 48 61.6 -33.2
GHG per capita 50 70.5 3.5
Pollution Emissions 167 22.5 -33.8
SO2 growth rate 176 - -59.3
NOx growth rate 106 45.1 -8.2
Agriculture 99 36.6 2.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 99 36.6 2.5
Water Resources 82 4.2 -
Wastewater treatment 82 4.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Marshall Islands 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Malawi 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Tanzania 31.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Regulatory Quality
Tunisia 46.7
Azerbaijan 46.5
Burkina Faso 38.3
Honduras 37.8
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Voice & Accountability
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Zambia 34.7
Kenya 34.7
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Madagascar 26.5
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Political Stability
France 80
Greece 69.1
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Montenegro 46.3
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Least Developed Countries
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
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
Ease of Doing Business Index
Malta 70.7
Panama 47.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
El Salvador 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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