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Liberia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP6.85[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1353.84[$]
Population5.06[millions]
Land Area96547.90[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 174 24.90 -4.00
Ecosystem Vitality 174 20.90 -2.80
Biodiversity 152 26.80 0.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 153 21.30 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 124 55.70 NA
Marine protected areas 98 1.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 119 24.10 10.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 88 43.90 NA
Species Protection Index 153 15.90 0.20
Species Habitat Index 145 42.30 -22.80
Ecosystem Services 175 2.40 -15.00
Tree cover loss 161 NA -14.90
Grassland loss 160 0.90 -23.10
Wetland loss 151 17.90 -7.30
Fisheries 60 20.70 -2.60
Fish Stock Status 52 31.00 -7.30
Marine Trophic Index 71 13.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 22 17.00 NA
Acidification 148 45.50 1.50
SO2 growth rate 122 56.10 5.10
NOx growth rate 160 34.90 -2.10
Agriculture 141 22.40 -1.10
Pesticide 120 18.70 NA
N Mgmt Index 136 26.20 -2.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 142 22.90 0.60
Air Quality 121 28.30 -3.00
PM2.5 77 36.20 -8.40
Household solid fuels 149 11.60 3.20
Ozone 77 48.60 -27.60
NOx 34 47.40 11.60
SO2 31 76.20 10.00
CO 129 39.30 18.50
VOC 136 15.90 -3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 167 9.90 7.50
Sanitation 167 10.50 7.80
Drinking water 167 9.50 7.30
Heavy Metals 132 36.70 3.50
Lead 132 36.70 3.50
Waste Management 155 11.90 0.60
Solid waste 171 0.50 NA
Recycling 159 7.90 2.30
Ocean Plastics 57 38.70 0.30
Climate Policy 127 30.50 -7.60
Climate Change 127 30.50 -7.60
CO2 growth rate 158 4.20 -24.20
CH4 growth rate 159 16.20 9.60
F-gas growth rate 87 58.70 58.70
N2O growth rate 161 29.70 29.70
Black Carbon growth rate 109 58.80 27.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 45 55.90 -4.30
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -48.00
GHG intensity trend 170 10.20 10.20
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Sierra Leone 32.7
Mozambique 31.7
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Government Effectiveness
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
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
Gabon 49.7
Mexico 45.5
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Jordan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Georgia 39.1
Tanzania 34.2
Lesotho 32.3
Morocco 28.4
Liberia 24.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Ghana 27.7
Liberia 24.9
Least Developed Countries
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Bangladesh 23.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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