Guatemala
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP141.50[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8393.28[$]
Population16.86[millions]
Land Area109778.69[sq. km]
Country Scorecard
Component | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
---|---|---|---|
EPI | 167 | 28.00 | -3.00 |
Ecosystem Vitality | 161 | 29.00 | -4.20 |
Biodiversity | 129 | 41.30 | -0.60 |
Terrestrial biomes (natl) | 96 | 76.70 | 0.80 |
Terrestrial biomes (global) | 131 | 50.60 | 2.00 |
Marine protected areas | 113 | 0.20 | NA |
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. | 47 | 50.10 | 5.00 |
Biodiversity Habitat Index | 98 | 42.20 | NA |
Species Protection Index | 130 | 29.90 | 2.70 |
Species Habitat Index | 152 | NA | -79.20 |
Ecosystem Services | 164 | 12.30 | -7.50 |
Tree cover loss | 147 | 4.20 | -2.50 |
Grassland loss | 138 | 29.90 | -70.10 |
Wetland loss | 92 | 43.80 | 25.60 |
Fisheries | 40 | 25.50 | 8.70 |
Fish Stock Status | 24 | 50.70 | 29.30 |
Marine Trophic Index | 68 | 13.70 | NA |
Fish caught by trawling | 58 | 8.40 | -6.50 |
Acidification | 163 | 33.50 | -39.00 |
SO2 growth rate | 151 | 37.30 | -11.40 |
NOx growth rate | 165 | 29.70 | -66.60 |
Agriculture | 135 | 23.70 | 1.60 |
Pesticide | 120 | 18.70 | NA |
N Mgmt Index | 126 | 28.70 | 3.20 |
Water Resources | 88 | 6.80 | NA |
Wastewater treatment | 88 | 6.80 | NA |
Health | 126 | 28.10 | 2.60 |
Air Quality | 117 | 29.10 | 0.70 |
PM2.5 | 87 | 33.30 | -2.40 |
Household solid fuels | 119 | 21.70 | 5.60 |
Ozone | 41 | 62.80 | -5.20 |
NOx | 126 | 18.70 | -1.20 |
SO2 | 116 | 38.60 | 1.30 |
CO | 135 | 32.60 | 0.10 |
VOC | 167 | 1.10 | -3.80 |
Sanitation Drinking Water | 126 | 28.30 | 8.00 |
Sanitation | 125 | 29.90 | 8.50 |
Drinking water | 126 | 27.20 | 7.60 |
Heavy Metals | 156 | 30.10 | 3.00 |
Lead | 156 | 30.10 | 3.00 |
Waste Management | 119 | 20.60 | -0.20 |
Solid waste | 111 | 21.80 | NA |
Recycling | 143 | 10.40 | 0.40 |
Ocean Plastics | 91 | 28.40 | -1.20 |
Climate Policy | 149 | 26.70 | -4.60 |
Climate Change | 149 | 26.70 | -4.60 |
CO2 growth rate | 144 | 12.20 | -11.80 |
CH4 growth rate | 144 | 23.80 | -1.90 |
F-gas growth rate | 71 | 60.10 | 60.10 |
N2O growth rate | 121 | 51.40 | 17.80 |
Black Carbon growth rate | 160 | 37.70 | 8.60 |
Proj. GHG Emissions | 108 | 30.60 | -5.70 |
CO2 from land cover | 71 | 49.70 | -4.90 |
GHG intensity trend | 151 | 28.00 | -14.00 |
GHG per capita | 49 | 70.70 | -5.50 |
Peer Comparisons
EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics
Environmental Protection Index | |
---|---|
Nepal | 28.3 |
Nigeria | 28.3 |
Indonesia | 28.2 |
Chad | 28.1 |
Mauritania | 28.1 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Madagascar | 28 |
Iraq | 27.8 |
Ghana | 27.7 |
Sudan | 27.6 |
GDP per capita | |
---|---|
Namibia | 50.9 |
Venezuela | 46.4 |
Jamaica | 45.6 |
Eswatini | 44.9 |
El Salvador | 40.8 |
Bolivia | 40.1 |
Laos | 30.7 |
Philippines | 28.9 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Viet Nam | 20.1 |
Issue Performance | |
---|---|
Honduras | 36.5 |
Timor-Leste | 35.1 |
Sierra Leone | 32.7 |
Guinea | 31.6 |
Angola | 30.5 |
Philippines | 28.9 |
Indonesia | 28.2 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Haiti | 26.1 |
Liberia | 24.9 |
Government Effectiveness | |
---|---|
Belize | 50 |
Belarus | 48.5 |
Djibouti | 47.5 |
Nicaragua | 37.7 |
Tajikistan | 37.1 |
Gambia | 36.4 |
Burkina Faso | 35.5 |
Togo | 34 |
Mozambique | 31.7 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Regulatory Quality | |
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Grenada | 47.9 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 47.8 |
Brazil | 43.6 |
Paraguay | 40.9 |
Samoa | 36.4 |
Sri Lanka | 34.7 |
Fiji | 31.3 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Viet Nam | 20.1 |
India | 18.9 |
Voice and Accountability | |
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Guinea-Bissau | 40.2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.4 |
Zambia | 38.4 |
Niger | 37.7 |
Maldives | 37.4 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 32.8 |
Lebanon | 32.2 |
Kenya | 30.8 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Madagascar | 28 |
Rule of Law | |
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Belarus | 48.5 |
Djibouti | 47.5 |
Uzbekistan | 38.2 |
Honduras | 36.5 |
Mozambique | 31.7 |
Angola | 30.5 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Sudan | 27.6 |
Haiti | 26.1 |
Liberia | 24.9 |
Control of Corruption | |
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Azerbaijan | 38.6 |
Uzbekistan | 38.2 |
Uganda | 35.8 |
Kyrgyzstan | 35.7 |
Iran | 34.5 |
Lebanon | 32.2 |
Laos | 30.7 |
Cameroon | 30.2 |
Nigeria | 28.3 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Political Stability / Absence of Violence | |
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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 | |
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Paraguay | 40.9 |
El Salvador | 40.8 |
Bolivia | 40.1 |
Peru | 39.8 |
Guyana | 38.5 |
Nicaragua | 37.7 |
Uruguay | 37.4 |
Honduras | 36.5 |
Guatemala | 28 |
Haiti | 26.1 |
Org. of Ibero-American States | |
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Dominican Republic | 42.2 |
Argentina | 41.1 |
Paraguay | 40.9 |
El Salvador | 40.8 |
Bolivia | 40.1 |
Peru | 39.8 |
Nicaragua | 37.7 |
Uruguay | 37.4 |
Honduras | 36.5 |
Guatemala | 28 |
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EPI Report Year:
2022
EPI ISO3:
GTM