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Bhutan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP8.42[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita10909.10[$]
Population0.77[millions]
Land Area40149.61[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 85 42.50 -7.90
Ecosystem Vitality 43 54.90 -2.30
Biodiversity 32 79.60 1.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 70 37.70 7.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 117 39.40 NA
Species Protection Index 38 75.40 NA
Species Habitat Index 16 96.60 -3.30
Ecosystem Services 58 33.30 -14.40
Tree cover loss 28 35.60 -0.10
Grassland loss 88 44.90 -22.40
Wetland loss 155 8.20 -91.80
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 149 45.40 -1.40
SO2 growth rate 160 31.90 -16.40
NOx growth rate 113 58.90 13.60
Agriculture 80 37.30 2.60
Pesticide 95 24.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 53 50.20 5.30
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 129 27.20 1.70
Air Quality 158 19.60 -0.50
PM2.5 125 21.70 -4.70
Household solid fuels 127 18.70 5.20
Ozone 177 2.90 1.00
NOx 108 22.90 -5.80
SO2 108 42.30 -5.70
CO 171 3.20 3.20
VOC 145 13.00 1.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 122 31.20 5.60
Sanitation 124 30.80 6.80
Drinking water 120 31.50 4.90
Heavy Metals 113 42.60 5.60
Lead 113 42.60 5.60
Waste Management 63 43.40 NA
Solid waste 58 64.30 NA
Recycling 178 1.70 0.20
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 103 36.80 -19.10
Climate Change 103 36.80 -19.10
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -48.80
CH4 growth rate 28 61.90 23.40
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 61 71.20 8.70
Black Carbon growth rate 130 53.90 -0.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 37 61.40 -6.30
CO2 from land cover 83 45.70 45.70
GHG intensity trend 111 44.40 -53.70
GHG per capita 81 56.60 -9.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Afghanistan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
GDP per capita
Ukraine 49.6
Ecuador 46.5
Bhutan 42.5
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Lebanon 32.2
Fiji 31.3
Algeria 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Issue Performance
Gabon 49.7
Armenia 48.3
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Bhutan 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Honduras 36.5
Burkina Faso 35.5
Senegal 33.9
Guinea 31.6
Indonesia 28.2
Government Effectiveness
Italy 57.7
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Ukraine 49.6
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Ukraine 49.6
Albania 47.1
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Paraguay 40.9
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Rule of Law
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
United Kingdom 77.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Estonia 61.4
Australia 60.1
Belgium 58.2
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Canada 50
Bhutan 42.5
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Sweden 72.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Portugal 50.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
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
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
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
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