Tanzania

 
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Tanzania
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP152.79[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2557.78[$]
Population59.73[millions]
Land Area947930.88[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 134 34.20 3.40
Ecosystem Vitality 87 45.20 2.00
Biodiversity 56 70.10 4.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 47 99.40 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 45 98.90 0.20
Marine protected areas 64 9.60 0.10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 4 86.70 26.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 76 45.60 NA
Species Protection Index 56 68.80 17.90
Species Habitat Index 95 83.80 -13.40
Ecosystem Services 129 18.80 -11.70
Tree cover loss 99 12.60 -2.90
Grassland loss 101 41.20 -9.70
Wetland loss 112 33.70 -66.30
Fisheries 71 19.10 1.50
Fish Stock Status 60 27.50 3.10
Marine Trophic Index 90 10.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 102 64.40 17.60
SO2 growth rate 88 74.40 8.80
NOx growth rate 126 54.30 26.30
Agriculture 109 31.10 3.30
Pesticide 123 18.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 69 44.00 6.60
Water Resources 110 2.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 110 2.90 NA
Health 125 28.20 1.30
Air Quality 98 33.20 -1.00
PM2.5 48 46.40 -2.30
Household solid fuels 154 10.70 2.70
Ozone 69 50.80 -20.50
NOx 32 49.10 1.60
SO2 36 72.00 NA
CO 77 56.10 0.10
VOC 122 18.90 -4.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 141 18.50 5.80
Sanitation 142 18.60 5.90
Drinking water 140 18.40 5.70
Heavy Metals 109 43.00 4.60
Lead 109 43.00 4.60
Waste Management 161 10.40 -0.20
Solid waste 155 2.80 NA
Recycling 129 12.30 1.90
Ocean Plastics 100 23.40 -2.80
Climate Policy 154 25.30 6.10
Climate Change 154 25.30 6.10
CO2 growth rate 147 10.60 10.60
CH4 growth rate 130 28.00 6.90
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 119 51.80 11.60
Black Carbon growth rate 123 55.20 29.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 130 23.10 -2.10
CO2 from land cover 54 56.70 24.50
GHG intensity trend 26 70.40 4.70
GHG per capita 24 84.80 -0.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Qatar 33
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Zimbabwe 46.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Mali 28.5
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Malawi 40.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Mali 28.5
Chad 28.1
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Voice and Accountability
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Thailand 38.1
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Bangladesh 23.1
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
North Macedonia 54.3
Suriname 45.9
Serbia 43.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Thailand 38.1
Tanzania 34.2
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Georgia 39.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Tanzania 34.2
Benin 29.6
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Least Developed Countries
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
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EPI Report Year: 
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