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Guyana
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP14.69[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita18679.98[$]
Population0.79[millions]
Land Area211135.10[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 105 38.50 -6.10
Ecosystem Vitality 112 40.20 3.40
Biodiversity 119 46.10 16.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 129 48.90 19.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 123 56.50 31.40
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 5 81.60 32.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 9 69.00 NA
Species Protection Index 118 36.10 11.40
Species Habitat Index 28 94.50 -1.50
Ecosystem Services 62 31.50 -10.00
Tree cover loss 32 30.00 -9.10
Grassland loss 108 37.00 -9.70
Wetland loss 111 34.80 -16.10
Fisheries 99 14.60 -13.50
Fish Stock Status 75 18.70 -27.00
Marine Trophic Index 92 10.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 63 81.20 0.80
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 24.80
NOx growth rate 98 62.40 -23.20
Agriculture 31 52.60 -3.50
Pesticide 23 64.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 78 40.20 -7.20
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 109 32.30 4.80
Air Quality 102 32.10 5.10
PM2.5 154 10.70 2.60
Household solid fuels 92 39.00 10.10
Ozone 1 100.00 NA
NOx 11 87.50 0.60
SO2 9 97.00 1.80
CO 23 81.50 1.00
VOC 113 21.20 -5.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 115 35.30 6.00
Sanitation 112 39.40 7.80
Drinking water 117 32.60 4.80
Heavy Metals 169 24.40 4.90
Lead 169 24.40 4.90
Waste Management 85 33.70 NA
Solid waste 98 35.20 NA
Recycling 58 23.00 -0.70
Ocean Plastics 52 41.50 0.80
Climate Policy 90 40.00 -22.20
Climate Change 90 40.00 -22.20
CO2 growth rate 121 25.10 -32.10
CH4 growth rate 137 25.40 -55.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 73 67.70 9.40
Black Carbon growth rate 84 71.50 -25.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 44 56.00 -8.00
CO2 from land cover 111 31.40 -19.60
GHG intensity trend 130 38.00 -13.80
GHG per capita 123 37.00 -7.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belarus 48.5
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Mauritius 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Thailand 38.1
Issue Performance
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Cameroon 30.2
Morocco 28.4
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Kiribati 49
Eswatini 44.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Maldives 37.4
Honduras 36.5
Togo 34
Lesotho 32.3
Mali 28.5
Voice and Accountability
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
India 18.9
Rule of Law
Moldova 42.7
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
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
Burkina Faso 35.5
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Gabon 49.7
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Malawi 40.6
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Cambodia 30.1
Nepal 28.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Latin America & Caribbean
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
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
Small Island Developing States
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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