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Mexico
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2306.32[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita17887.75[$]
Population128.93[millions]
Land Area1960837.92[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 73 45.50 12.40
Ecosystem Vitality 48 53.70 13.10
Biodiversity 57 69.80 23.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 87 80.50 5.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 79 85.20 7.10
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 88.20
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 126 19.20 11.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 85 44.20 NA
Species Protection Index 129 30.00 2.40
Species Habitat Index 136 67.90 -25.90
Ecosystem Services 60 32.70 4.30
Tree cover loss 95 13.50 -3.60
Grassland loss 35 81.20 -18.80
Wetland loss 1 100.00 75.30
Fisheries 63 19.80 1.40
Fish Stock Status 45 34.50 6.50
Marine Trophic Index 80 11.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling 43 11.30 -3.50
Acidification 49 90.10 21.90
SO2 growth rate 82 80.10 2.50
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 41.10
Agriculture 35 50.60 0.50
Pesticide 29 62.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 90 38.80 1.00
Water Resources 56 25.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 56 25.20 NA
Health 88 40.90 2.80
Air Quality 94 34.20 2.30
PM2.5 84 34.40 0.60
Household solid fuels 90 39.40 5.00
Ozone 119 38.80 4.80
NOx 160 9.20 -1.20
SO2 174 NA NA
CO 144 28.50 -3.20
VOC 158 10.40 -3.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 73 52.90 4.90
Sanitation 74 57.20 5.10
Drinking water 69 50.00 4.80
Heavy Metals 101 45.10 3.80
Lead 101 45.10 3.80
Waste Management 62 43.50 -0.70
Solid waste 50 74.60 NA
Recycling 151 9.60 0.30
Ocean Plastics 118 15.20 -3.30
Climate Policy 95 38.90 16.70
Climate Change 95 38.90 16.70
CO2 growth rate 31 57.00 22.10
CH4 growth rate 68 48.70 9.70
F-gas growth rate 33 75.80 75.80
N2O growth rate 94 62.80 30.50
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 36.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 165 5.30 5.30
CO2 from land cover 75 48.70 -3.80
GHG intensity trend 48 60.80 40.90
GHG per capita 106 42.30 5.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belarus 48.5
Montenegro 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Dominican Republic 42.2
Guyana 38.5
Thailand 38.1
China 28.4
Issue Performance
Hungary 55.1
Bulgaria 51.9
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Rwanda 32.8
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Ghana 27.7
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Benin 29.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Mexico 45.5
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mali 28.5
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Israel 48.2
Mexico 45.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Uganda 35.8
Togo 34
Algeria 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Latin America & Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
G-20
Japan 57.2
United States of America 51.1
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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