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Colombia
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP683.94[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13441.49[$]
Population50.88[millions]
Land Area1144037.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 87 42.40 -0.50
Ecosystem Vitality 63 49.60 1.10
Biodiversity 37 77.40 9.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 78 86.00 3.20
Terrestrial biomes (global) 95 79.40 2.80
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 22.00
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 24 60.70 24.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 42 55.80 NA
Species Protection Index 99 41.10 6.80
Species Habitat Index 133 69.10 -22.30
Ecosystem Services 67 30.60 0.10
Tree cover loss 80 16.00 -4.00
Grassland loss 74 48.80 -26.20
Wetland loss 1 100.00 51.10
Fisheries 130 6.60 -4.20
Fish Stock Status 95 9.60 -8.40
Marine Trophic Index 131 3.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 137 52.00 -26.40
SO2 growth rate 125 55.90 -30.80
NOx growth rate 138 48.20 -22.00
Agriculture 107 31.20 -0.40
Pesticide 56 40.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 148 22.30 -0.80
Water Resources 54 25.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 54 25.90 NA
Health 54 50.30 6.70
Air Quality 60 44.00 6.60
PM2.5 50 43.10 6.80
Household solid fuels 77 45.80 10.20
Ozone 33 66.20 -5.10
NOx 98 25.90 -2.10
SO2 72 57.70 1.60
CO 126 41.50 -4.90
VOC 156 10.60 -3.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 63 55.90 6.80
Sanitation 59 64.60 9.10
Drinking water 67 50.10 5.20
Heavy Metals 58 61.10 10.50
Lead 58 61.10 10.50
Waste Management 35 60.30 3.20
Solid waste 35 89.10 NA
Recycling 37 28.50 1.60
Ocean Plastics 70 34.40 11.10
Climate Policy 129 30.20 -6.20
Climate Change 129 30.20 -6.20
CO2 growth rate 103 30.80 -18.20
CH4 growth rate 84 44.00 3.70
F-gas growth rate 108 44.10 44.10
N2O growth rate 57 72.00 27.40
Black Carbon growth rate 115 57.70 -42.30
Proj. GHG Emissions 147 14.80 -0.70
CO2 from land cover 68 50.20 -5.30
GHG intensity trend 92 49.40 -9.90
GHG per capita 87 53.70 -2.40

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
Barbados 53.2
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Issue Performance
Belarus 48.5
Armenia 48.3
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Malaysia 35
Government Effectiveness
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Montenegro 46.9
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Russia 37.5
Senegal 33.9
Philippines 28.9
Morocco 28.4
Regulatory Quality
Romania 56
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Panama 50.5
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Saudi Arabia 37.9
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
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Niger 37.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
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
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Guinea 31.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Latin America & Caribbean
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
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Emerging Markets
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
Thailand 38.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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