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Nepal
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP110.72[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3800.07[$]
Population29.14[millions]
Land Area148211.87[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 162 28.30 -10.30
Ecosystem Vitality 127 37.50 -5.00
Biodiversity 110 51.10 4.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 97 76.30 8.60
Terrestrial biomes (global) 136 45.70 4.90
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 132 16.50 1.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 132 37.30 NA
Species Protection Index 76 54.30 6.60
Species Habitat Index 8 97.50 -1.80
Ecosystem Services 40 39.40 -11.00
Tree cover loss 26 40.10 5.90
Grassland loss 91 44.40 -53.30
Wetland loss 124 30.20 -69.80
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 178 11.20 -43.90
SO2 growth rate 177 NA -54.40
NOx growth rate 170 22.40 -33.40
Agriculture 124 27.10 -1.80
Pesticide 144 8.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 63 45.80 -3.60
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 170 17.10 1.30
Air Quality 178 9.50 -1.80
PM2.5 164 6.00 -7.50
Household solid fuels 139 14.20 5.40
Ozone 179 NA NA
NOx 149 13.50 -4.60
SO2 145 25.80 -4.20
CO 172 NA NA
VOC 160 8.70 -2.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 130 27.10 8.90
Sanitation 127 29.00 10.10
Drinking water 131 25.90 8.10
Heavy Metals 166 26.70 1.10
Lead 166 26.70 1.10
Waste Management 113 24.70 0.20
Solid waste 99 34.70 NA
Recycling 172 4.60 0.50
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 158 24.10 -22.30
Climate Change 158 24.10 -22.30
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -57.50
CH4 growth rate 90 41.20 4.00
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 150 38.40 -28.00
Black Carbon growth rate 158 38.60 7.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 117 28.00 -7.30
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 70.90
GHG intensity trend 120 41.20 -13.70
GHG per capita 31 80.40 -10.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Mali 28.5
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Republic of Congo 40.1
Tajikistan 37.1
Kenya 30.8
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Issue Performance
Guinea 31.6
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Guatemala 28
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Lesotho 32.3
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Myanmar 19.4
Regulatory Quality
Malawi 40.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Niger 37.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Algeria 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
South Africa 37.2
Sierra Leone 32.7
Cambodia 30.1
Nepal 28.3
Southern Asia
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Nepal 28.3
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Least Developed Countries
Angola 30.5
Burundi 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
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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