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Kiribati
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP0.27[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2291.91[$]
Population0.12[millions]
Land Area1017.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 54 49.00 4.80
Ecosystem Vitality 52 52.70 2.10
Biodiversity 51 72.60 NA
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 178 NA NA
Biodiversity Habitat Index 72 46.80 NA
Species Protection Index 176 NA NA
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services NA NA NA
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 57 21.50 -8.50
Fish Stock Status 39 39.10 -17.00
Marine Trophic Index 128 3.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 98 64.90 20.00
SO2 growth rate 154 35.70 -23.60
NOx growth rate 42 94.10 63.50
Agriculture 126 26.50 8.80
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 135 26.50 8.80
Water Resources 96 4.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 96 4.50 NA
Health 129 27.20 0.70
Air Quality 102 32.10 -1.00
PM2.5 66 38.80 -2.70
Household solid fuels 171 6.70 2.70
Ozone 163 26.10 -16.40
NOx 1 100.00 NA
SO2 1 100.00 NA
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 149 16.30 4.20
Sanitation 146 17.50 4.50
Drinking water 149 15.60 4.00
Heavy Metals 134 36.50 2.30
Lead 134 36.50 2.30
Waste Management 126 18.20 -0.20
Solid waste 168 0.80 NA
Recycling 91 15.40 0.30
Ocean Plastics 18 55.70 -1.00
Climate Policy 28 56.30 9.80
Climate Change 28 56.30 9.80
CO2 growth rate 134 17.90 17.90
CH4 growth rate 133 27.40 -0.30
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 128 49.20 48.60
Black Carbon growth rate 52 99.60 38.80
Proj. GHG Emissions 6 99.00 -1.00
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 152 27.80 27.80
GHG per capita 12 96.30 -3.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Belize 50
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Belarus 48.5
Armenia 48.3
Israel 48.2
Grenada 47.9
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Solomon Islands 35
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Namibia 50.9
Gabon 49.7
Kiribati 49
Jamaica 45.6
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Kiribati 49
Armenia 48.3
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Kiribati 49
Eswatini 44.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Malta 75.2
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Kiribati 49
Israel 48.2
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Samoa 36.4
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Mauritius 44.8
Rwanda 32.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Japan 57.2
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Portugal 50.4
Canada 50
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
Asia-Pacific
Japan 57.2
Singapore 50.9
Kiribati 49
South Korea 46.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Tonga 43.8
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Small Island Developing States
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Suriname 45.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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