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Zimbabwe
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP38.82[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2688.41[$]
Population14.44[millions]
Urbanization32.24[%]
Land Area392719.77[PPP 2011$ billions]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 123 37 -7.3
Health 141 22.5 2.7
Air Quality 136 27.2 1.7
PM2.5 95 38.2 1.5
Household solid fuels 158 10.2 2.5
Ozone 95 40.8 -5.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 147 16.8 4.3
Sanitation 144 17.8 4.6
Drinking water 147 16.1 4
Heavy Metals 154 32.6 3.7
Lead 154 32.6 3.7
Waste Management 107 11 -
Solid waste 107 11 -
Ecosystem Vitality 81 46.7 -14
Biodiversity 12 87 1.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 45 99.7 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 45 99.1 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 24 54.1 13.1
Species Habitat Index 50 91.2 -3.4
Species Protection Index 35 94.8 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 64 58 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 146 23.1 -2.3
Tree cover loss 134 20.8 -3.4
Grassland loss 115 47.8 34
Wetland loss 128 39 -19.7
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 132 37 -25.8
CO2 growth rate 163 10.2 -49.6
CH4 growth rate 42 90.2 4.9
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 1 100 22
Black Carbon growth rate 145 30.7 -38.1
CO2 from land cover 45 65.9 -
GHG intensity trend 14 82.6 82.6
GHG per capita 44 73.8 0.8
Pollution Emissions 135 41 -41.4
SO2 growth rate 129 48.2 -42.3
NOx growth rate 136 33.7 -40.6
Agriculture 145 23.6 -4.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 145 23.6 -4.7
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Zimbabwe 37
Qatar 37
China 37
Samoa 37
Sao Tome and Principe 37
Kiribati 37
Honduras 37
Indonesia 37
Central African Republic 36
Dem. Rep. Congo 36
GDP per capita
Tajikistan 38
Zimbabwe 37
Kenya 34
Micronesia 33
Nepal 32
Comoros 32
Tanzania 31
Lesotho 28
Vanuatu 28
Gambia 27
Issue Performance
Malawi 38
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36
Dem. Rep. Congo 36
Uganda 35
Zambia 34
Mozambique 33
Benin 30
Senegal 30
Guinea-Bissau 29
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 48
Iran 48
Algeria 44
Equatorial Guinea 38
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36
Central African Republic 36
Sudan 34
Republic of Congo 30
Haiti 27
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55
Kazakhstan 44
Nicaragua 39
Zimbabwe 37
Qatar 37
Central African Republic 36
Ethiopia 34
Rwanda 33
Cameroon 33
Republic of Congo 30
Political Stability
Azerbaijan 46
Thailand 45
Tajikistan 38
Zimbabwe 37
Uganda 35
Mozambique 33
Papua New Guinea 32
Guinea-Bissau 29
Mauritania 27
Haiti 27
Sub-Saharan Africa
Equatorial Guinea 38
Burkina Faso 38
Malawi 38
Zimbabwe 37
Sao Tome and Principe 37
Central African Republic 36
Dem. Rep. Congo 36
Uganda 35
Kenya 34
Zambia 34
Landlocked Developing Countries
Bhutan 39
Tajikistan 38
Burkina Faso 38
Malawi 38
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36
Uganda 35
Laos 34
Zambia 34
Ethiopia 34
Ease of Doing Business Index
Bolivia 44
Algeria 44
Burkina Faso 38
Zimbabwe 37
Laos 34
Marshall Islands 30
Benin 30
Niger 30
Mauritania 27
Guinea 26
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