Belize
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2.43[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita6119.89[$]
Population0.40[millions]
Land Area22111.66[sq. km]
Country Scorecard
Component | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
---|---|---|---|
EPI | 49 | 50.00 | -2.10 |
Ecosystem Vitality | 34 | 57.80 | -0.50 |
Biodiversity | 1 | 91.90 | 4.30 |
Terrestrial biomes (natl) | 49 | 99.30 | 0.50 |
Terrestrial biomes (global) | 61 | 96.60 | 2.80 |
Marine protected areas | 1 | 100.00 | 17.80 |
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. | 3 | 96.80 | 7.40 |
Biodiversity Habitat Index | 57 | 50.40 | NA |
Species Protection Index | 7 | 89.90 | 0.40 |
Species Habitat Index | 147 | 36.30 | -53.70 |
Ecosystem Services | 71 | 29.70 | 2.20 |
Tree cover loss | 135 | 6.30 | -7.40 |
Grassland loss | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
Wetland loss | 1 | 100.00 | 62.60 |
Fisheries | 60 | 20.70 | -7.90 |
Fish Stock Status | NA | NA | NA |
Marine Trophic Index | 96 | 10.10 | NA |
Fish caught by trawling | 7 | 34.40 | -18.00 |
Acidification | 58 | 85.90 | -14.10 |
SO2 growth rate | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
NOx growth rate | 76 | 71.80 | -28.20 |
Agriculture | 147 | 21.50 | -5.10 |
Pesticide | 103 | 23.10 | NA |
N Mgmt Index | 155 | 19.90 | -10.10 |
Water Resources | 132 | 0.40 | NA |
Wastewater treatment | 132 | 0.40 | NA |
Health | 92 | 39.00 | 1.20 |
Air Quality | 83 | 37.60 | NA |
PM2.5 | 92 | 32.30 | -3.80 |
Household solid fuels | 97 | 37.00 | 5.60 |
Ozone | 67 | 51.60 | -5.70 |
NOx | 28 | 58.00 | -3.20 |
SO2 | 25 | 81.70 | 1.00 |
CO | 31 | 72.80 | -0.70 |
VOC | 113 | 21.20 | -1.80 |
Sanitation Drinking Water | 105 | 42.70 | 2.80 |
Sanitation | 98 | 47.30 | 4.00 |
Drinking water | 106 | 39.60 | 1.90 |
Heavy Metals | 74 | 53.80 | 5.30 |
Lead | 74 | 53.80 | 5.30 |
Waste Management | 116 | 23.40 | 0.50 |
Solid waste | 119 | 17.50 | NA |
Recycling | 143 | 10.40 | 0.20 |
Ocean Plastics | 33 | 48.10 | 1.60 |
Climate Policy | 61 | 47.10 | -5.60 |
Climate Change | 61 | 47.10 | -5.60 |
CO2 growth rate | 116 | 27.30 | -7.00 |
CH4 growth rate | 108 | 37.00 | 14.80 |
F-gas growth rate | NA | NA | NA |
N2O growth rate | 172 | 10.10 | -38.70 |
Black Carbon growth rate | 102 | 62.70 | 16.70 |
Proj. GHG Emissions | 27 | 72.40 | -5.10 |
CO2 from land cover | 94 | 41.20 | -15.90 |
GHG intensity trend | 158 | 23.50 | -33.20 |
GHG per capita | 75 | 59.30 | -1.20 |
Peer Comparisons
EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics
Environmental Protection Index | |
---|---|
Namibia | 50.9 |
Singapore | 50.9 |
Poland | 50.6 |
Panama | 50.5 |
Portugal | 50.4 |
Belize | 50 |
Canada | 50 |
Gabon | 49.7 |
Ukraine | 49.6 |
Saint Lucia | 49.4 |
GDP per capita | |
---|---|
Belize | 50 |
Cabo Verde | 41.9 |
Uzbekistan | 38.2 |
Nicaragua | 37.7 |
Samoa | 36.4 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 32.8 |
Angola | 30.5 |
Morocco | 28.4 |
Ghana | 27.7 |
India | 18.9 |
Issue Performance | |
---|---|
Bahamas | 56.2 |
Namibia | 50.9 |
Panama | 50.5 |
Belize | 50 |
Gabon | 49.7 |
Kiribati | 49 |
Albania | 47.1 |
Ecuador | 46.5 |
Venezuela | 46.4 |
Jamaica | 45.6 |
Government Effectiveness | |
---|---|
Sao Tome and Principe | 52.9 |
Belize | 50 |
Djibouti | 47.5 |
Niger | 37.7 |
Nicaragua | 37.7 |
Honduras | 36.5 |
Gambia | 36.4 |
Burkina Faso | 35.5 |
Togo | 34 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Regulatory Quality | |
---|---|
Belize | 50 |
Kiribati | 49 |
Eswatini | 44.9 |
Argentina | 41.1 |
Guyana | 38.5 |
Maldives | 37.4 |
Honduras | 36.5 |
Togo | 34 |
Lesotho | 32.3 |
Mali | 28.5 |
Voice and Accountability | |
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Croatia | 60.2 |
Romania | 56 |
Seychelles | 55.6 |
Botswana | 54 |
Namibia | 50.9 |
Panama | 50.5 |
Belize | 50 |
Argentina | 41.1 |
Solomon Islands | 35 |
Ghana | 27.7 |
Rule of Law | |
---|---|
Belize | 50 |
El Salvador | 40.8 |
Azerbaijan | 38.6 |
Russia | 37.5 |
Sierra Leone | 32.7 |
Algeria | 29.6 |
Benin | 29.6 |
Nigeria | 28.3 |
Papua New Guinea | 24.8 |
Pakistan | 24.6 |
Control of Corruption | |
---|---|
Bulgaria | 51.9 |
Belize | 50 |
Belarus | 48.5 |
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 | |
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United Kingdom | 77.7 |
Latvia | 61.1 |
Belgium | 58.2 |
Italy | 57.7 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 52.9 |
Bulgaria | 51.9 |
Poland | 50.6 |
Belize | 50 |
South Korea | 46.9 |
Marshall Islands | 36.2 |
Latin America & Caribbean | |
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Barbados | 53.2 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 52.4 |
Dominica | 51.2 |
Panama | 50.5 |
Belize | 50 |
Saint Lucia | 49.4 |
Grenada | 47.9 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 47.8 |
Cuba | 47.5 |
Small Island Developing States | |
---|---|
Sao Tome and Principe | 52.9 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 52.4 |
Dominica | 51.2 |
Singapore | 50.9 |
Belize | 50 |
Saint Lucia | 49.4 |
Kiribati | 49 |
Grenada | 47.9 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 47.8 |
Cuba | 47.5 |
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EPI Report Year:
2022
EPI ISO3:
BLZ