Republic of Congo

 
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Republic of Congo
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP19.03[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3449.15[$]
Population5.52[millions]
Land Area343953.02[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 99 40.10 6.20
Ecosystem Vitality 84 45.60 11.00
Biodiversity 63 67.50 12.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 54 98.30 15.20
Terrestrial biomes (global) 49 98.30 15.00
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 26 60.20 37.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 10 67.50 NA
Species Protection Index 19 86.40 9.40
Species Habitat Index 35 93.30 -5.10
Ecosystem Services 90 26.50 -4.10
Tree cover loss 61 20.40 -10.40
Grassland loss 130 31.40 2.30
Wetland loss 63 57.90 27.20
Fisheries 97 14.90 3.80
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 96 10.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 17 21.00 8.70
Acidification 109 62.70 62.70
SO2 growth rate 94 72.30 72.30
NOx growth rate 129 53.00 53.00
Agriculture 91 34.50 -0.40
Pesticide 66 34.70 NA
N Mgmt Index 110 34.30 -0.90
Water Resources 82 8.80 NA
Wastewater treatment 82 8.80 NA
Health 161 19.70 2.40
Air Quality 167 16.70 -0.80
PM2.5 155 10.10 -6.30
Household solid fuels 127 18.70 6.80
Ozone 141 32.30 -14.70
NOx 44 42.30 4.10
SO2 87 50.70 2.50
CO 145 25.70 -1.10
VOC 169 NA NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 152 14.60 10.10
Sanitation 152 14.90 10.30
Drinking water 152 14.50 10.10
Heavy Metals 104 44.40 5.10
Lead 104 44.40 5.10
Waste Management 115 23.70 -1.80
Solid waste 112 21.70 NA
Recycling 83 17.20 1.70
Ocean Plastics 71 34.00 -9.30
Climate Policy 68 44.90 3.10
Climate Change 68 44.90 3.10
CO2 growth rate 69 43.80 -1.00
CH4 growth rate 35 57.60 8.30
F-gas growth rate 83 59.00 59.00
N2O growth rate 93 62.90 62.90
Black Carbon growth rate 122 55.70 -23.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 63 46.10 8.00
CO2 from land cover 146 8.10 -43.00
GHG intensity trend 165 16.70 -35.40
GHG per capita 85 54.20 7.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
GDP per capita
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Senegal 33.9
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Issue Performance
Gabon 49.7
Kiribati 49
Bhutan 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Government Effectiveness
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Qatar 33
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Rule of Law
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Bolivia 40.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Cameroon 30.2
Sudan 27.6
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Israel 48.2
Mexico 45.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Algeria 29.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 42.5
Cabo Verde 41.9
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
OPEC
Gabon 49.7
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kuwait 42.4
Republic of Congo 40.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Iran 34.5
Angola 30.5
Algeria 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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