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Peru
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP371.29[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita11260.85[$]
Population32.97[millions]
Land Area1300804.08[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 101 39.80 -0.40
Ecosystem Vitality 87 45.20 0.40
Biodiversity 98 54.50 3.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 79 85.80 2.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 90 82.30 4.90
Marine protected areas 89 1.60 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 61 42.80 14.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 29 59.90 NA
Species Protection Index 91 45.20 7.50
Species Habitat Index 120 74.90 -18.70
Ecosystem Services 85 27.60 -2.70
Tree cover loss 69 18.40 -6.60
Grassland loss 120 33.90 -25.70
Wetland loss 53 77.00 44.50
Fisheries 11 45.20 11.70
Fish Stock Status 4 96.00 37.40
Marine Trophic Index 102 9.00 NA
Fish caught by trawling 12 26.60 -6.30
Acidification 128 56.00 -20.40
SO2 growth rate 111 62.00 -38.00
NOx growth rate 134 49.90 -2.90
Agriculture 110 30.70 -1.40
Pesticide 96 24.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 97 37.10 -2.90
Water Resources 47 41.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 47 41.00 NA
Health 77 43.10 3.20
Air Quality 71 41.50 3.70
PM2.5 59 40.40 2.90
Household solid fuels 88 40.30 10.80
Ozone 20 77.10 -20.10
NOx 92 28.90 -10.80
SO2 75 56.60 -3.40
CO 84 54.50 -13.40
VOC 152 11.80 -3.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 103 43.10 2.20
Sanitation 107 43.70 2.50
Drinking water 97 42.80 2.10
Heavy Metals 47 67.40 6.30
Lead 47 67.40 6.30
Waste Management 104 27.70 0.50
Solid waste 84 42.00 NA
Recycling 154 9.20 1.20
Ocean Plastics 115 17.40 0.40
Climate Policy 125 32.20 -3.20
Climate Change 125 32.20 -3.20
CO2 growth rate 114 27.60 -13.70
CH4 growth rate 103 37.70 4.10
F-gas growth rate 69 60.20 60.20
N2O growth rate 90 63.70 11.70
Black Carbon growth rate 56 94.00 -6.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 134 22.00 -0.40
CO2 from land cover 100 39.10 NA
GHG intensity trend 99 47.50 -14.80
GHG per capita 61 62.80 -4.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Kazakhstan 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
GDP per capita
Ukraine 49.6
Bhutan 42.5
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Lebanon 32.2
Fiji 31.3
Mongolia 29.6
Algeria 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Issue Performance
Panama 50.5
Suriname 45.9
Tonga 43.8
Moldova 42.7
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Peru 39.8
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Philippines 28.9
Government Effectiveness
Romania 56
Dominica 51.2
Cuba 47.5
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Benin 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Peru 39.8
Uruguay 37.4
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
India 18.9
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Suriname 45.9
Eswatini 44.9
Serbia 43.9
Peru 39.8
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Peru 39.8
Turkmenistan 37
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Uruguay 37.4
Emerging Markets
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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