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China
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP23009.78[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita16410.80[$]
Population1402.11[millions]
Land Area9400019.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 160 28.40 11.40
Ecosystem Vitality 169 24.50 4.50
Biodiversity 174 9.40 -1.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 172 4.60 2.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 170 8.50 4.10
Marine protected areas 89 1.60 0.20
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 172 2.10 -16.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 90 43.70 NA
Species Protection Index 168 2.60 0.90
Species Habitat Index 126 72.40 -23.70
Ecosystem Services 114 21.60 -11.60
Tree cover loss 74 17.50 0.50
Grassland loss 112 36.50 -26.90
Wetland loss 120 31.60 -68.40
Fisheries 77 17.70 -3.00
Fish Stock Status 65 25.60 -7.60
Marine Trophic Index 31 20.40 NA
Fish caught by trawling 87 3.90 -1.30
Acidification 1 100.00 78.80
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 73.00
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 84.60
Agriculture 62 42.40 1.30
Pesticide 65 35.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 55 49.50 2.70
Water Resources 80 9.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 80 9.40 NA
Health 107 32.80 5.80
Air Quality 157 20.60 6.60
PM2.5 147 13.80 4.50
Household solid fuels 103 32.90 9.70
Ozone 169 22.10 16.80
NOx 174 NA NA
SO2 174 NA NA
CO 172 NA NA
VOC 100 27.80 -1.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 54 59.50 6.00
Sanitation 63 61.00 7.00
Drinking water 45 58.40 5.20
Heavy Metals 129 37.00 6.50
Lead 129 37.00 6.50
Waste Management 98 28.60 -0.20
Solid waste 82 45.00 NA
Recycling 50 24.40 1.10
Ocean Plastics 134 0.10 -1.70
Climate Policy 128 30.40 21.90
Climate Change 128 30.40 21.90
CO2 growth rate 84 40.20 40.20
CH4 growth rate 86 43.00 27.20
F-gas growth rate 101 53.40 53.40
N2O growth rate 66 69.50 24.70
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 171 0.00 NA
CO2 from land cover 73 48.90 28.50
GHG intensity trend 7 89.90 41.70
GHG per capita 136 28.00 -7.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Mali 28.5
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Grenada 47.9
Suriname 45.9
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Dominican Republic 42.2
Thailand 38.1
China 28.4
Issue Performance
Serbia 43.9
Tunisia 40.7
Guyana 38.5
Russia 37.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Barbados 53.2
Georgia 39.1
Uruguay 37.4
Samoa 36.4
China 28.4
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
El Salvador 40.8
Mongolia 29.6
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Venezuela 46.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Tajikistan 37.1
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Laos 30.7
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Suriname 45.9
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Peru 39.8
Turkmenistan 37
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Asia-Pacific
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Papua New Guinea 24.8
G-20
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
India 18.9

 

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