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Malawi
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP28.44[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1486.78[$]
Population19.13[millions]
Land Area118746.51[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 97 40.60 -4.50
Ecosystem Vitality 46 54.10 -1.70
Biodiversity 20 82.40 3.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 36 53.90 17.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 95 42.90 NA
Species Protection Index 46 72.30 0.90
Species Habitat Index 37 92.90 -4.30
Ecosystem Services 154 15.00 -15.00
Tree cover loss 116 10.00 -8.50
Grassland loss 154 18.90 -10.30
Wetland loss 96 41.50 -58.50
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 109 62.70 0.70
SO2 growth rate 105 66.30 -21.40
NOx growth rate 111 59.20 22.90
Agriculture 82 36.70 NA
Pesticide 68 34.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 87 39.00 NA
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 131 26.70 2.30
Air Quality 89 35.70 0.60
PM2.5 33 55.30 -0.70
Household solid fuels 161 9.50 3.00
Ozone 84 46.30 -6.10
NOx 62 35.30 0.20
SO2 54 65.00 -0.40
CO 129 39.30 2.10
VOC 135 16.00 -3.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 163 12.10 5.30
Sanitation 163 12.00 5.30
Drinking water 162 12.10 5.30
Heavy Metals 130 36.80 5.90
Lead 130 36.80 5.90
Waste Management 178 3.50 0.50
Solid waste 171 0.50 NA
Recycling 151 9.60 1.60
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 121 33.10 -11.10
Climate Change 121 33.10 -11.10
CO2 growth rate 117 27.00 -15.00
CH4 growth rate 171 6.10 -14.90
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 178 NA -12.50
Black Carbon growth rate 113 57.90 -3.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 72 42.40 -5.20
CO2 from land cover 119 27.00 -26.00
GHG intensity trend 159 23.30 -18.00
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bolivia 40.1
Republic of Congo 40.1
Peru 39.8
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
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Chad 28.1
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Suriname 45.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Ecuador 46.5
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Panama 50.5
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Uganda 35.8
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Control of Corruption
North Macedonia 54.3
Suriname 45.9
Serbia 43.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Thailand 38.1
Tanzania 34.2
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Turkmenistan 37
Sierra Leone 32.7
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Nepal 28.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 42.5
Cabo Verde 41.9
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Least Developed Countries
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
MWI