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Sri Lanka
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP274.80[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12536.94[$]
Population21.92[millions]
Land Area66320.83[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 132 34.70 -2.60
Ecosystem Vitality 114 40.10 -1.60
Biodiversity 94 57.50 5.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 71 90.70 2.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 51 98.20 0.40
Marine protected areas 103 0.70 0.10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 42 52.40 36.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 151 35.10 NA
Species Protection Index 113 37.50 5.40
Species Habitat Index 123 73.00 -20.60
Ecosystem Services 67 30.60 -10.90
Tree cover loss 70 18.20 -3.80
Grassland loss 107 37.50 -62.40
Wetland loss 51 98.40 -1.60
Fisheries 28 31.80 3.20
Fish Stock Status 31 43.50 6.30
Marine Trophic Index 33 20.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 167 29.50 -26.50
SO2 growth rate 170 18.00 -42.40
NOx growth rate 147 40.90 -10.60
Agriculture 105 31.60 1.60
Pesticide 78 30.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 115 33.20 3.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 92 39.00 4.10
Air Quality 100 32.50 3.50
PM2.5 72 37.40 6.20
Household solid fuels 110 27.30 5.60
Ozone 82 46.90 -25.60
NOx 123 19.50 -5.80
SO2 152 21.80 -1.10
CO 141 30.20 -4.00
VOC 104 23.20 -4.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 88 48.50 5.20
Sanitation 89 51.10 6.90
Drinking water 82 46.70 4.00
Heavy Metals 36 71.60 8.30
Lead 36 71.60 8.30
Waste Management 123 19.10 1.00
Solid waste 129 12.90 NA
Recycling 48 24.50 3.50
Ocean Plastics 95 26.00 0.60
Climate Policy 150 26.40 -7.30
Climate Change 150 26.40 -7.30
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -18.90
CH4 growth rate 45 54.80 13.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 48.40
Black Carbon growth rate 60 91.20 41.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 106 30.80 -7.20
CO2 from land cover 103 38.90 15.80
GHG intensity trend 127 39.10 -28.30
GHG per capita 31 80.40 -9.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Maldives 37.4
Egypt 35.5
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Moldova 42.7
Peru 39.8
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Guatemala 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Government Effectiveness
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Grenada 47.9
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Regulatory Quality
Grenada 47.9
Brazil 43.6
Paraguay 40.9
Samoa 36.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Fiji 31.3
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
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
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Control of Corruption
Bulgaria 51.9
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United States of America 51.1
Gabon 49.7
Montenegro 46.9
Eswatini 44.9
Serbia 43.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Viet Nam 20.1
Southern Asia
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Nepal 28.3
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Commonwealth of Nations
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Samoa 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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