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Laos
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP56.79[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita7805.80[$]
Population7.28[millions]
Land Area231027.56[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 149 30.70 -1.30
Ecosystem Vitality 77 46.90 4.50
Biodiversity 47 74.90 14.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 28.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 14.10
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 96 30.50 16.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 71 47.00 NA
Species Protection Index 65 65.40 15.80
Species Habitat Index 151 7.00 -78.90
Ecosystem Services 141 17.20 -6.30
Tree cover loss 159 0.80 -10.10
Grassland loss 126 32.40 -67.60
Wetland loss 1 100.00 77.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 177 13.30 -15.30
SO2 growth rate 168 20.60 20.60
NOx growth rate 175 6.00 -51.20
Agriculture 38 49.10 6.00
Pesticide 81 29.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 9 69.20 12.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 138 24.20 5.00
Air Quality 144 22.60 3.20
PM2.5 86 33.50 4.20
Household solid fuels 161 9.50 4.50
Ozone 158 28.00 -4.20
NOx 106 23.90 -3.30
SO2 96 46.10 -2.10
CO 172 NA -3.30
VOC 169 NA NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 131 26.60 9.90
Sanitation 131 27.20 10.50
Drinking water 130 26.10 9.50
Heavy Metals 147 34.10 6.30
Lead 147 34.10 6.30
Waste Management 130 16.70 0.90
Solid waste 119 17.50 NA
Recycling 99 15.10 2.70
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 177 16.20 -11.10
Climate Change 177 16.20 -11.10
CO2 growth rate 165 NA NA
CH4 growth rate 143 24.00 -5.30
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 145 41.00 14.10
Black Carbon growth rate 90 67.10 -5.30
Proj. GHG Emissions 126 25.30 -18.40
CO2 from land cover 139 14.00 -6.20
GHG intensity trend 176 NA -67.40
GHG per capita 100 45.90 -30.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
GDP per capita
Venezuela 46.4
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Laos 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Morocco 28.4
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Zambia 38.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Senegal 33.9
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Djibouti 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Mauritania 28.1
Madagascar 28
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
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Laos 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Madagascar 28
Control of Corruption
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
Slovenia 67.3
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Slovakia 60
Seychelles 55.6
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Solomon Islands 35
Qatar 33
Laos 30.7
Asia-Pacific
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Least Developed Countries
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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