Viet Nam

 
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Viet Nam
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP798.21[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8200.33[$]
Population97.34[millions]
Land Area330215.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 178 20.10 -0.60
Ecosystem Vitality 171 22.10 -2.80
Biodiversity 149 27.90 6.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 133 43.90 11.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 150 28.00 6.50
Marine protected areas 76 3.80 0.30
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 117 25.10 18.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 136 37.20 NA
Species Protection Index 102 40.30 11.50
Species Habitat Index 146 39.80 -50.10
Ecosystem Services 172 8.50 -12.60
Tree cover loss 155 2.40 -8.40
Grassland loss 148 24.40 -20.00
Wetland loss 131 28.90 -30.70
Fisheries 44 24.20 -14.30
Fish Stock Status 16 61.00 -39.00
Marine Trophic Index 126 4.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 91 2.40 -1.20
Acidification 174 19.30 -13.20
SO2 growth rate 167 26.90 -0.80
NOx growth rate 174 11.70 -25.60
Agriculture 72 39.60 -0.50
Pesticide 82 28.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 52 50.30 -1.00
Water Resources 134 0.30 NA
Wastewater treatment 134 0.30 NA
Health 104 35.10 4.10
Air Quality 130 26.50 4.20
PM2.5 104 28.40 4.10
Household solid fuels 113 24.90 6.00
Ozone 106 41.30 3.30
NOx 146 14.90 -3.90
SO2 134 33.20 -0.60
CO 166 8.40 3.70
VOC 128 17.60 -2.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 74 52.80 4.40
Sanitation 76 55.70 6.50
Drinking water 64 50.90 3.10
Heavy Metals 92 47.10 5.50
Lead 92 47.10 5.50
Waste Management 111 25.60 1.40
Solid waste 110 22.00 NA
Recycling 10 46.00 5.30
Ocean Plastics 126 12.30 0.20
Climate Policy 179 10.10 -0.70
Climate Change 179 10.10 -0.70
CO2 growth rate 165 NA NA
CH4 growth rate 55 50.80 30.10
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 147 40.10 -10.50
Black Carbon growth rate 178 NA -31.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 166 2.50 -4.60
CO2 from land cover 141 12.50 -6.30
GHG intensity trend 108 45.90 1.50
GHG per capita 89 53.10 -13.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Sudan 27.6
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
India 18.9
GDP per capita
Namibia 50.9
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Laos 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Sri Lanka 34.7
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Guatemala 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
Government Effectiveness
North Macedonia 54.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Tonga 43.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Oman 30.7
Viet Nam 20.1
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 55.6
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Brazil 43.6
Sri Lanka 34.7
Fiji 31.3
Morocco 28.4
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Eswatini 44.9
Bahrain 42
Qatar 33
Cambodia 30.1
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Viet Nam 20.1
Rule of Law
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Morocco 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United States of America 51.1
Gabon 49.7
Montenegro 46.9
Eswatini 44.9
Serbia 43.9
El Salvador 40.8
Zambia 38.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Viet Nam 20.1
Asia-Pacific
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
Francophonie
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Morocco 28.4
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Haiti 26.1
Viet Nam 20.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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