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Belarus
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP179.97[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita19148.18[$]
Population9.40[millions]
Land Area206450.12[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 55 48.50 3.50
Ecosystem Vitality 41 55.40 4.80
Biodiversity 64 66.90 5.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 88 80.30 2.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 92 80.30 2.50
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 108 27.30 3.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 100 42.00 NA
Species Protection Index 30 78.20 36.70
Species Habitat Index 48 91.40 -5.30
Ecosystem Services 134 17.70 -3.70
Tree cover loss 130 8.40 -8.00
Grassland loss 52 58.70 13.10
Wetland loss 116 32.70 5.90
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 34 97.80 21.80
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 2.20
NOx growth rate 40 95.60 41.50
Agriculture 84 36.40 4.30
Pesticide 89 26.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 62 45.90 8.50
Water Resources 37 55.80 NA
Wastewater treatment 37 55.80 NA
Health 52 51.10 8.40
Air Quality 54 46.10 13.00
PM2.5 109 25.60 16.80
Household solid fuels 52 70.10 12.00
Ozone 44 62.10 10.00
NOx 95 26.90 -0.80
SO2 89 50.10 2.70
CO 49 62.30 3.60
VOC 32 65.50 -0.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 52 60.50 1.70
Sanitation 66 60.20 2.10
Drinking water 40 60.70 1.50
Heavy Metals 67 57.00 8.30
Lead 67 57.00 8.30
Waste Management 53 49.10 0.20
Solid waste 59 64.20 NA
Recycling 75 19.00 0.70
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 94 39.60 -0.40
Climate Change 94 39.60 -0.40
CO2 growth rate 51 50.60 8.20
CH4 growth rate 85 43.70 -23.00
F-gas growth rate 76 59.70 59.70
N2O growth rate 170 20.80 -42.80
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 10.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 127 24.90 0.80
CO2 from land cover 105 37.60 -12.30
GHG intensity trend 146 29.30 -67.50
GHG per capita 151 21.10 -6.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Belarus 48.5
Armenia 48.3
Israel 48.2
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belarus 48.5
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Mauritius 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Thailand 38.1
Issue Performance
Czech Republic 59.9
Hungary 55.1
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Belarus 48.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Brazil 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Zambia 38.4
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Zambia 38.4
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Lebanon 32.2
Cambodia 30.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Rule of Law
Belarus 48.5
Djibouti 47.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Honduras 36.5
Mozambique 31.7
Angola 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Guatemala 28
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Control of Corruption
Belize 50
Belarus 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Belarus 48.5
Colombia 42.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Uganda 35.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Former Soviet States
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Tajikistan 37.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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