Sudan

 
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Sudan
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP176.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4022.87[$]
Population43.85[millions]
Land Area2493064.62[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 171 27.60 1.70
Ecosystem Vitality 146 34.50 -2.10
Biodiversity 134 37.00 -16.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 165 11.60 -19.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 164 12.70 -59.20
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 146 13.10 8.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 68 47.30 NA
Species Protection Index 157 11.80 NA
Species Habitat Index 25 95.10 -2.70
Ecosystem Services 35 41.20 0.90
Tree cover loss 24 43.60 5.30
Grassland loss 84 45.80 -13.60
Wetland loss 146 22.30 -10.40
Fisheries 90 16.00 -0.30
Fish Stock Status 83 16.30 -0.60
Marine Trophic Index 57 15.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 116 60.50 51.10
SO2 growth rate 83 79.30 79.30
NOx growth rate 146 41.70 22.80
Agriculture 99 33.10 -1.10
Pesticide 51 41.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 140 24.70 -2.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 168 17.60 1.30
Air Quality 169 15.60 -2.40
PM2.5 166 4.40 -10.50
Household solid fuels 123 19.80 8.50
Ozone 139 32.80 -7.90
NOx 49 39.80 -1.00
SO2 50 66.20 -8.90
CO 76 56.20 -2.20
VOC 105 22.90 -3.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 134 22.40 11.10
Sanitation 134 22.00 11.10
Drinking water 134 22.60 11.10
Heavy Metals 179 6.70 4.40
Lead 179 6.70 4.40
Waste Management 102 28.10 -5.20
Solid waste 92 37.80 NA
Recycling 158 8.90 0.30
Ocean Plastics 92 27.80 -21.10
Climate Policy 155 25.10 5.90
Climate Change 155 25.10 5.90
CO2 growth rate 152 8.50 8.50
CH4 growth rate 98 39.50 13.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 113 54.30 5.70
Black Carbon growth rate 133 52.50 25.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 136 20.90 -1.30
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 57.10
GHG intensity trend 86 50.10 -30.60
GHG per capita 52 67.30 2.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
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
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Mali 28.5
Indonesia 28.2
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
India 18.9
Government Effectiveness
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Bahrain 42
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Cambodia 30.1
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Viet Nam 20.1
Rule of Law
Belarus 48.5
Djibouti 47.5
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Mozambique 31.7
Cameroon 30.2
Guatemala 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Control of Corruption
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Morocco 28.4
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Least Developed Countries
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
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