Myanmar

 
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Myanmar
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP247.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4544.02[$]
Population54.41[millions]
Land Area672599.53[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 179 19.40 -3.80
Ecosystem Vitality 177 20.20 -4.50
Biodiversity 158 21.80 5.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 143 32.40 12.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 160 16.80 5.70
Marine protected areas 78 3.60 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 150 11.30 5.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 108 41.10 NA
Species Protection Index 112 38.20 13.00
Species Habitat Index 135 68.10 -24.60
Ecosystem Services 94 26.00 -8.50
Tree cover loss 117 9.80 -7.40
Grassland loss 71 49.40 -22.80
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 96 15.10 -3.80
Fish Stock Status 53 30.90 -10.60
Marine Trophic Index 109 7.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling 85 4.30 -0.10
Acidification 180 NA -47.20
SO2 growth rate 177 NA -42.10
NOx growth rate 177 NA -52.30
Agriculture 59 43.00 -1.30
Pesticide 76 32.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 38 53.70 -2.80
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 148 21.60 5.70
Air Quality 165 16.90 4.40
PM2.5 137 17.80 4.60
Household solid fuels 143 12.50 5.20
Ozone 173 19.90 -0.20
NOx 69 34.00 3.90
SO2 90 49.20 -4.10
CO 151 23.10 14.40
VOC 169 NA -1.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 123 30.90 10.50
Sanitation 123 32.30 11.50
Drinking water 123 30.00 9.80
Heavy Metals 128 37.60 7.60
Lead 128 37.60 7.60
Waste Management 167 8.20 -0.90
Solid waste 147 4.00 NA
Recycling 129 12.30 2.70
Ocean Plastics 125 12.50 -6.40
Climate Policy 174 17.30 -8.10
Climate Change 174 17.30 -8.10
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -17.00
CH4 growth rate 125 30.90 16.70
F-gas growth rate 49 69.00 16.40
N2O growth rate 168 22.40 -19.70
Black Carbon growth rate 166 31.40 -20.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 146 15.80 -4.50
CO2 from land cover 127 22.00 5.30
GHG intensity trend 42 61.50 -38.50
GHG per capita 51 67.60 -8.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Sudan 27.6
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
India 18.9
GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Kenya 30.8
Cambodia 30.1
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Guatemala 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
India 18.9
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
Belarus 48.5
Zambia 38.4
Nicaragua 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Lebanon 32.2
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Mauritania 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Pakistan 24.6
Myanmar 19.4
Rule of Law
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Bolivia 40.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Mozambique 31.7
Algeria 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Myanmar 19.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Venezuela 46.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Myanmar 19.4
Asia-Pacific
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
Least Developed Countries
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
Myanmar 19.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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