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Afghanistan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP77.04[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1978.96[$]
Population38.93[millions]
Land Area645513.39[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 81 43.60 23.90
Ecosystem Vitality 132 36.90 16.70
Biodiversity 142 30.70 21.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 155 20.60 20.00
Terrestrial biomes (global) 128 51.50 50.40
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 166 5.20 2.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 101 41.90 NA
Species Protection Index 155 13.40 12.50
Species Habitat Index 54 90.80 -4.70
Ecosystem Services 21 61.80 10.50
Tree cover loss 18 58.30 20.70
Grassland loss 90 44.80 -39.80
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 160 35.50 35.50
SO2 growth rate 177 NA NA
NOx growth rate 77 71.00 71.00
Agriculture 54 44.20 0.50
Pesticide 60 37.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 48 51.00 0.90
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 174 16.00 -0.20
Air Quality 170 15.50 -4.30
PM2.5 142 16.00 -12.60
Household solid fuels 167 7.40 5.20
Ozone 174 18.40 4.40
NOx 57 37.80 -6.00
SO2 63 61.20 -5.60
CO 123 42.70 -3.90
VOC 78 37.50 -1.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 127 28.10 8.30
Sanitation 128 28.40 8.60
Drinking water 125 27.80 8.00
Heavy Metals 180 NA NA
Lead 180 NA NA
Waste Management 176 4.40 0.40
Solid waste 163 1.10 NA
Recycling 137 11.10 1.30
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 13 65.60 44.60
Climate Change 13 65.60 44.60
CO2 growth rate 6 83.90 83.90
CH4 growth rate 61 50.20 43.00
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 90 63.70 32.40
Black Carbon growth rate 155 42.90 5.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 64 45.30 16.00
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 19.70
GHG intensity trend 19 77.50 36.00
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Serbia 43.9
Tonga 43.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Jordan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Afghanistan 43.6
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Lesotho 32.3
Angola 30.5
Sudan 27.6
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
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Rule of Law
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Control of Corruption
Venezuela 46.4
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Southern Asia
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Nepal 28.3
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Least Developed Countries
Kiribati 49
Djibouti 47.5
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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