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Benin
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP40.29[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3323.14[$]
Population12.12[millions]
Land Area116156.33[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 155 29.60 -1.60
Ecosystem Vitality 135 36.20 0.60
Biodiversity 71 63.60 3.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 34 54.20 26.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 121 38.80 NA
Species Protection Index 47 72.00 NA
Species Habitat Index 76 86.50 -10.40
Ecosystem Services 146 15.80 -6.80
Tree cover loss 126 8.70 -2.60
Grassland loss 139 29.80 17.00
Wetland loss 90 44.30 -55.70
Fisheries 119 11.30 NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 85 11.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 179 6.00 4.50
SO2 growth rate 175 7.80 4.90
NOx growth rate 176 4.30 4.30
Agriculture 89 35.30 0.50
Pesticide 85 27.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 71 42.70 0.90
Water Resources 79 9.60 NA
Wastewater treatment 79 9.60 NA
Health 145 22.20 -0.60
Air Quality 146 22.30 -3.60
PM2.5 100 29.30 -8.00
Household solid fuels 163 9.10 2.90
Ozone 153 29.10 -12.60
NOx 65 34.70 -1.10
SO2 65 60.40 -2.80
CO 142 29.10 -6.60
VOC 112 21.30 -8.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 158 13.50 4.60
Sanitation 161 13.30 4.70
Drinking water 156 13.60 4.50
Heavy Metals 137 36.20 3.50
Lead 137 36.20 3.50
Waste Management 95 29.70 -1.50
Solid waste 127 13.00 NA
Recycling 3 56.90 2.30
Ocean Plastics 67 36.00 -8.10
Climate Policy 151 26.20 -4.50
Climate Change 151 26.20 -4.50
CO2 growth rate 150 8.80 8.80
CH4 growth rate 145 23.40 -10.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 156 34.80 -43.70
Black Carbon growth rate 174 16.20 -83.80
Proj. GHG Emissions 75 40.70 -3.20
CO2 from land cover 147 5.90 -72.00
GHG intensity trend 124 40.00 11.10
GHG per capita 20 87.90 -3.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Algeria 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Mali 28.5
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
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Burkina Faso 35.5
Senegal 33.9
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Guatemala 28
Government Effectiveness
Romania 56
Dominica 51.2
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Vanuatu 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Russia 37.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Algeria 29.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Georgia 39.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Tanzania 34.2
Benin 29.6
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Least Developed Countries
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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