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Eritrea
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP10.65[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capitaNA[$]
PopulationNA[millions]
Land Area120534.34[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 144 31.70 -5.50
Ecosystem Vitality 156 30.60 -1.10
Biodiversity 175 8.80 0.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 179 NA NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 179 NA NA
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 149 11.90 5.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 154 34.60 NA
Species Protection Index 146 18.20 NA
Species Habitat Index 10 97.30 -1.70
Ecosystem Services 10 90.10 -4.10
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 NA
Grassland loss 39 69.50 16.20
Wetland loss 76 51.50 -48.50
Fisheries 52 22.70 12.20
Fish Stock Status 34 41.90 24.30
Marine Trophic Index 132 3.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 122 58.10 -16.80
SO2 growth rate 124 56.00 -19.00
NOx growth rate 103 60.10 -14.80
Agriculture 165 14.90 -5.40
Pesticide 145 7.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 148 22.30 -10.80
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 169 17.50 1.10
Air Quality 161 19.30 -1.80
PM2.5 129 21.00 -4.80
Household solid fuels 157 10.50 3.50
Ozone 139 32.80 -1.20
NOx 63 34.90 -7.30
SO2 52 65.20 -1.60
CO 127 39.90 -20.30
VOC 107 22.40 -0.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 173 6.40 4.60
Sanitation 173 6.30 4.60
Drinking water 173 6.40 4.50
Heavy Metals 127 37.80 6.30
Lead 127 37.80 6.30
Waste Management 139 15.30 3.20
Solid waste 179 0.10 NA
Recycling 161 6.80 -0.20
Ocean Plastics 21 54.40 13.30
Climate Policy 88 40.40 -13.70
Climate Change 88 40.40 -13.70
CO2 growth rate 123 23.40 -23.90
CH4 growth rate 110 36.60 -3.10
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 97 61.10 -14.30
Black Carbon growth rate 101 63.00 -37.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 46 55.30 -3.70
CO2 from land cover 117 27.40 -53.60
GHG intensity trend 143 31.40 11.20
GHG per capita 35 77.50 -0.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Angola 30.5
Mauritania 28.1
Pakistan 24.6
Government Effectiveness
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Eritrea 31.7
Sudan 27.6
Voice and Accountability
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Eritrea 31.7
Laos 30.7
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Turkmenistan 37
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Control of Corruption
Central African Republic 44.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Zimbabwe 46.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Algeria 29.6
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Least Developed Countries
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
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