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Paraguay
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP87.98[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12335.47[$]
Population7.13[millions]
Land Area401438.10[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 93 40.90 -6.00
Ecosystem Vitality 69 48.90 -3.60
Biodiversity 69 64.30 2.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 81 82.90 0.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 84 84.10 0.70
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 69 37.80 22.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 51 51.50 NA
Species Protection Index 100 40.50 1.60
Species Habitat Index 152 NA -68.90
Ecosystem Services 159 14.10 -13.70
Tree cover loss 142 5.20 1.40
Grassland loss 88 44.90 -55.10
Wetland loss 106 36.30 -63.70
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 101 64.50 -17.60
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 166 29.10 -35.20
Agriculture 6 69.40 1.20
Pesticide 32 60.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 3 77.90 2.50
Water Resources 128 0.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 128 0.70 NA
Health 71 44.90 3.70
Air Quality 64 43.30 3.10
PM2.5 35 52.90 3.00
Household solid fuels 106 30.50 7.00
Ozone 74 49.80 -17.40
NOx 48 41.60 -2.60
SO2 21 83.80 -0.90
CO 101 51.40 -3.70
VOC 169 NA NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 90 47.60 5.70
Sanitation 90 51.00 7.00
Drinking water 89 45.20 4.70
Heavy Metals 83 50.60 5.10
Lead 83 50.60 5.10
Waste Management 69 41.00 0.50
Solid waste 71 52.50 NA
Recycling 78 18.10 1.60
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 131 30.10 -13.60
Climate Change 131 30.10 -13.60
CO2 growth rate 138 17.20 -34.60
CH4 growth rate 109 36.80 1.90
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 133 47.00 5.50
Black Carbon growth rate 167 31.20 -65.80
Proj. GHG Emissions 99 33.10 -1.50
CO2 from land cover 40 67.70 31.60
GHG intensity trend 84 50.90 7.50
GHG per capita 104 42.70 -3.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Cabo Verde 41.9
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
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
GDP per capita
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Barbados 53.2
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Egypt 35.5
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Bolivia 40.1
Guyana 38.5
South Africa 37.2
Malaysia 35
Algeria 29.6
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Grenada 47.9
Brazil 43.6
Paraguay 40.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Samoa 36.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Fiji 31.3
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Voice and Accountability
North Macedonia 54.3
Ukraine 49.6
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Georgia 39.1
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Control of Corruption
Gabon 49.7
Mexico 45.5
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United States of America 51.1
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Chile 46.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil 43.6
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
Landlocked Developing Countries
Afghanistan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
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EPI Report Year: 
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