The EPI has been updated for 2024! View the 2024 EPI Results

Namibia

 

Return to results overview

RESULTS

View country details

View category details

geo image of Namibia
Namibia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP22.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8893.81[$]
Population2.54[millions]
Land Area827939.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Download PDF report
Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 44 50.90 16.40
Ecosystem Vitality 58 51.30 10.90
Biodiversity 48 73.90 4.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 55 16.80 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 7 81.00 27.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 34 57.40 NA
Species Protection Index 15 87.20 5.20
Species Habitat Index 76 86.50 -9.20
Ecosystem Services 41 39.10 19.10
Tree cover loss 31 30.60 22.40
Grassland loss 59 56.30 -43.70
Wetland loss 55 72.80 62.10
Fisheries 36 26.50 20.80
Fish Stock Status 14 62.20 57.10
Marine Trophic Index 115 6.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 72 6.50 0.80
Acidification 69 76.70 38.20
SO2 growth rate 77 86.40 86.40
NOx growth rate 89 66.90 -10.10
Agriculture 166 14.80 -5.60
Pesticide 126 18.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 171 11.50 -11.30
Water Resources 95 5.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 95 5.00 NA
Health 138 24.20 3.30
Air Quality 147 22.20 2.80
PM2.5 136 17.90 0.60
Household solid fuels 122 20.40 6.00
Ozone 155 28.40 1.60
NOx 40 44.70 1.10
SO2 48 67.40 -2.70
CO 58 61.00 1.40
VOC 149 12.60 1.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 138 19.70 5.60
Sanitation 140 20.80 6.30
Drinking water 139 18.90 5.20
Heavy Metals 107 43.90 5.30
Lead 107 43.90 5.30
Waste Management 108 26.50 -1.80
Solid waste 118 18.60 NA
Recycling 73 19.60 1.60
Ocean Plastics 30 49.00 -8.90
Climate Policy 15 64.60 29.50
Climate Change 15 64.60 29.50
CO2 growth rate 129 18.70 -2.90
CH4 growth rate 1 100.00 69.30
F-gas growth rate 61 61.40 60.90
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 49.90
Black Carbon growth rate 175 13.90 -22.80
Proj. GHG Emissions 1 100.00 55.60
CO2 from land cover 31 76.80 -9.30
GHG intensity trend 4 99.60 46.00
GHG per capita 90 52.60 12.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Bulgaria 51.9
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
GDP per capita
Namibia 50.9
Djibouti 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Botswana 54
Namibia 50.9
Belize 50
Gabon 49.7
Kiribati 49
Albania 47.1
Jamaica 45.6
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Republic of Congo 40.1
Government Effectiveness
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Montenegro 46.9
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Russia 37.5
Senegal 33.9
Philippines 28.9
Morocco 28.4
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Brazil 43.6
Cabo Verde 41.9
Mongolia 29.6
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Namibia 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Barbados 53.2
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Kuwait 42.4
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Cuba 47.5
Solomon Islands 35
Qatar 33
Laos 30.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Seychelles 55.6
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Namibia 50.9
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Commonwealth of Nations
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Canada 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
JSON File: 
Binary Data nam.json
EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
NAM