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Brazil
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2989.43[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita14063.98[$]
Population212.56[millions]
Land Area8552004.80[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 81 43.60 5.40
Ecosystem Vitality 42 55.20 7.00
Biodiversity 35 78.20 22.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 75 87.30 1.00
Terrestrial biomes (global) 93 80.00 0.60
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 90.00
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 44 51.70 20.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 45 54.20 NA
Species Protection Index 51 70.30 3.70
Species Habitat Index 142 45.80 -33.80
Ecosystem Services 142 17.10 -13.40
Tree cover loss 114 10.20 -4.30
Grassland loss 120 33.90 -66.10
Wetland loss 97 41.40 -16.30
Fisheries 53 22.30 2.20
Fish Stock Status 38 39.20 6.50
Marine Trophic Index 69 13.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling 40 11.70 -0.60
Acidification 86 70.40 -3.20
SO2 growth rate 101 66.90 -33.10
NOx growth rate 72 73.90 26.60
Agriculture 24 56.50 0.60
Pesticide 42 48.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 17 65.00 1.20
Water Resources 39 52.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 39 52.40 NA
Health 66 46.00 7.20
Air Quality 57 44.90 7.40
PM2.5 41 50.30 10.50
Household solid fuels 83 42.10 8.70
Ozone 108 41.20 -15.70
NOx 97 26.20 -1.30
SO2 107 42.80 2.20
CO 84 54.50 -3.60
VOC 142 14.10 -3.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 96 46.20 8.50
Sanitation 96 47.70 9.40
Drinking water 89 45.20 7.90
Heavy Metals 64 58.20 8.50
Lead 64 58.20 8.50
Waste Management 75 38.70 1.20
Solid waste 52 73.10 NA
Recycling 177 2.80 0.10
Ocean Plastics 130 5.80 4.60
Climate Policy 133 29.60 2.60
Climate Change 133 29.60 2.60
CO2 growth rate 72 42.90 2.60
CH4 growth rate 82 44.40 21.70
F-gas growth rate 21 82.20 29.60
N2O growth rate 102 59.50 30.40
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 36.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 171 0.00 NA
CO2 from land cover 109 33.10 -42.90
GHG intensity trend 157 24.40 -26.50
GHG per capita 102 43.20 -2.60

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Serbia 43.9
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Afghanistan 43.6
Jordan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Gabon 49.7
Grenada 47.9
Albania 47.1
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Issue Performance
Hungary 55.1
Panama 50.5
Belarus 48.5
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
South Africa 37.2
Malaysia 35
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 55.6
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Brazil 43.6
Paraguay 40.9
Sri Lanka 34.7
Fiji 31.3
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
Rule of Law
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
South Africa 37.2
Mongolia 29.6
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
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
Latin America & Caribbean
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
G-20
Japan 57.2
United States of America 51.1
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2

 

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