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Madagascar
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP41.82[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1510.14[$]
Population27.69[millions]
Land Area594541.18[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 167 28.00 -5.40
Ecosystem Vitality 158 29.50 0.90
Biodiversity 141 31.00 4.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 137 42.70 5.00
Terrestrial biomes (global) 142 38.40 7.50
Marine protected areas 69 7.80 5.70
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 91 33.00 19.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 75 45.70 NA
Species Protection Index 122 33.70 2.40
Species Habitat Index 152 NA -86.30
Ecosystem Services 113 21.80 0.80
Tree cover loss 160 0.60 -10.10
Grassland loss 38 70.50 66.90
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 29 30.20 -7.90
Fish Stock Status 23 51.80 -22.40
Marine Trophic Index 105 8.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling 10 30.10 0.50
Acidification 134 52.60 -5.70
SO2 growth rate 130 54.40 -13.40
NOx growth rate 132 50.80 2.00
Agriculture 87 35.90 1.90
Pesticide 109 21.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 51 50.50 3.90
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 137 24.40 0.80
Air Quality 96 33.60 -2.00
PM2.5 42 50.00 -3.50
Household solid fuels 165 7.60 2.60
Ozone 92 44.20 -32.80
NOx 37 45.50 2.10
SO2 19 85.80 1.80
CO 50 62.20 5.10
VOC 130 17.00 -1.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 174 6.00 5.10
Sanitation 175 5.70 5.00
Drinking water 174 6.20 5.10
Heavy Metals 152 32.40 4.60
Lead 152 32.40 4.60
Waste Management 156 11.20 1.00
Solid waste 160 2.10 NA
Recycling 154 9.20 0.90
Ocean Plastics 82 31.40 3.30
Climate Policy 140 28.40 -15.30
Climate Change 140 28.40 -15.30
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -50.40
CH4 growth rate 52 52.00 11.10
F-gas growth rate 68 60.50 57.70
N2O growth rate 59 71.40 5.40
Black Carbon growth rate 111 58.50 4.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 85 38.70 3.10
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -52.10
GHG intensity trend 58 59.00 9.10
GHG per capita 15 91.10 6.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
GDP per capita
Afghanistan 43.6
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
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Liberia 24.9
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Nigeria 28.3
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Myanmar 19.4
Regulatory Quality
Suriname 45.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Singapore 50.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Malaysia 35
Kenya 30.8
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Rule of Law
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Madagascar 28
Control of Corruption
Gabon 49.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Uganda 35.8
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Madagascar 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Georgia 39.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Benin 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola 30.5
Burundi 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
Least Developed Countries
Angola 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
MDG