Grassland conversion

This indicator measures the five-year average permanent conversion of natural and semi-natural grasslands to other types of land cover, such as cropland or built-up areas, across the entire country, as a proportion of grassland extent in the baseline year of 2000. A score of 100 indicates no grassland conversion over the past five years, and a score of 0 indicates among the worst rates of conversion in the world. Data on grassland extent and conversion come from the Global Pasture Watch research consortium, led by Land & Carbon Lab.

Note: Countries with less than 50 hectares of grassland extent in 2000 are not scored on these indicators. Weight assigned to this issue category is reapportioned to other issue categories within the Ecosystem Vitality policy objective.

EPI MeasureGrassland conversion

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Table of EPI results for Grassland conversion

Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Botswana	1	100.0	0.0	1	59.37
Djibouti	1	100.0	0.0	1	59.37
Iceland	1	100.0	0.0	1	65.1
Mauritania	1	100.0	0.28	1	59.37
Mongolia	1	100.0	0.0	1	38.79
Namibia	1	100.0	0.0	1	59.37
Norway	1	100.0	0.0	1	65.1
Finland	8	98.87	6.58	3	65.1
Turkmenistan	9	97.71	2.71	1	75.25
Sweden	10	95.39	-1.54	4	65.1
Australia	11	94.76	-5.24	5	65.1
Afghanistan	12	93.65	2.84	1	67.88
Uzbekistan	13	91.97	0.96	2	75.25
Bhutan	14	91.93	-2.47	2	67.88
Ethiopia	15	90.85	-2.9	5	59.37
Kyrgyzstan	16	90.13	-8.68	3	75.25
Canada	17	89.67	-4.87	6	65.1
Algeria	18	89.35	0.97	1	61.89
Nepal	19	86.83	2.46	3	67.88
Central African Rep.	20	86.04	3.21	6	59.37
Tajikistan	21	85.98	0.92	4	75.25
Republic of Congo	22	85.04	-0.54	7	59.37
Mexico	23	84.61	-1.36	1	43.65
Chile	24	84.03	-1.07	2	43.65
Iran	25	83.99	4.43	2	61.89
Kenya	26	83.52	-1.46	8	59.37
Pakistan	27	83.32	7.48	4	67.88
Lebanon	28	82.62	2.48	3	61.89
China	29	81.65	-5.66	2	38.79
Iraq	30	80.52	9.94	4	61.89
Angola	31	80.32	-1.89	9	59.37
Russia	32	79.82	-1.44	5	75.25
Gabon	33	79.32	-2.41	10	59.37
Lesotho	34	79.06	1.74	11	59.37
Kazakhstan	35	78.92	-2.68	6	75.25
Argentina	36	77.59	-8.29	3	43.65
Suriname	37	77.56	14.98	4	43.65
Tunisia	38	77.03	23.58	5	61.89
Guyana	39	76.71	11.58	5	43.65
Morocco	40	76.6	6.21	6	61.89
Bahamas	41	75.69	0.71	6	43.65
Zimbabwe	42	75.64	0.33	12	59.37
Chad	43	74.16	2.65	13	59.37
Dem. Rep. Congo	44	73.77	3.66	14	59.37
United States	45	73.61	-1.88	7	65.1
Cabo Verde	46	73.51	0.12	15	59.37
South Africa	47	73.0	3.03	16	59.37
Peru	48	72.26	-2.43	7	43.65
Saudi Arabia	49	71.96	7.49	7	61.89
Madagascar	50	71.53	-0.53	17	59.37
Sudan	51	71.37	1.56	8	61.89
Bolivia	52	71.35	5.81	8	43.65
Zambia	53	71.01	-8.46	18	59.37
Türkiye	54	69.46	-2.07	1	44.94
Seychelles	55	68.21	-3.38	19	59.37
Senegal	56	67.76	6.96	20	59.37
Austria	57	65.78	-5.36	8	65.1
Cyprus	58	65.53	28.62	2	44.94
Georgia	59	65.31	-3.29	7	75.25
Japan	60	64.66	5.9	3	38.79
Sierra Leone	61	63.83	-6.22	21	59.37
Switzerland	62	63.52	-9.33	9	65.1
United Kingdom	63	63.38	1.7	10	65.1
Jordan	64	62.4	0.04	9	61.89
Malawi	65	62.02	2.44	22	59.37
Azerbaijan	66	61.58	-6.26	8	75.25
Vanuatu	67	61.19	4.35	4	38.79
Mozambique	68	61.15	0.44	23	59.37
Greece	69	60.3	0.91	3	44.94
Armenia	70	60.18	-4.02	9	75.25
Tanzania	71	59.46	-1.13	24	59.37
Niger	72	59.38	9.02	25	59.37
Uruguay	73	58.77	5.24	9	43.65
Israel	74	58.76	22.87	10	61.89
Italy	75	58.62	-3.9	11	65.1
Mali	76	57.64	2.04	26	59.37
Ecuador	77	57.54	2.02	10	43.65
Poland	78	56.97	1.76	4	44.94
Slovenia	79	56.65	-4.78	5	44.94
Indonesia	80	56.56	-1.66	5	38.79
Fiji	81	56.2	14.94	6	38.79
Estonia	82	55.55	11.22	6	44.94
France	83	54.87	-2.17	12	65.1
Colombia	84	54.17	1.03	11	43.65
New Zealand	85	53.3	1.56	13	65.1
Lithuania	86	50.45	-1.23	7	44.94
Spain	87	50.05	5.01	14	65.1
India	88	48.7	15.16	5	67.88
Kuwait	89	48.49	2.44	11	61.89
Nicaragua	90	48.46	8.83	12	43.65
Oman	91	47.86	-9.13	12	61.89
Myanmar	92	47.38	4.06	7	38.79
Slovakia	93	47.24	4.59	8	44.94
Albania	94	47.22	-0.55	9	44.94
Burkina Faso	95	46.91	6.88	27	59.37
Togo	96	46.38	-2.8	28	59.37
Germany	97	46.26	-1.08	15	65.1
Eswatini	98	46.02	5.53	29	59.37
North Macedonia	99	45.24	-3.94	10	44.94
Sri Lanka	100	44.95	-5.19	6	67.88
Honduras	101	44.62	-2.8	13	43.65
Romania	102	42.95	-1.83	11	44.94
Comoros	103	42.49	0.39	30	59.37
Montenegro	104	42.21	-1.8	12	44.94
Ireland	105	42.14	-2.73	16	65.1
Benin	106	41.79	-0.59	31	59.37
Viet Nam	107	41.65	-3.74	8	38.79
United Arab Emirates	108	41.19	8.42	13	61.89
Ukraine	109	40.9	-0.4	10	75.25
Gambia	110	40.6	-0.54	32	59.37
Netherlands	111	39.94	-2.34	17	65.1
Brazil	112	39.74	-0.34	14	43.65
Bulgaria	113	39.45	-1.05	13	44.94
Qatar	114	39.44	2.78	14	61.89
Ghana	115	38.98	1.43	33	59.37
Cameroon	116	38.06	2.99	34	59.37
Nigeria	117	36.2	8.64	35	59.37
Papua New Guinea	118	36.07	-2.55	9	38.79
Dominican Republic	119	35.79	-1.06	15	43.65
Equatorial Guinea	120	34.58	4.18	36	59.37
Denmark	121	33.38	-8.92	18	65.1
Haiti	122	32.55	-0.43	16	43.65
Bahrain	123	30.94	3.99	15	61.89
Liberia	124	29.35	1.12	37	59.37
Malaysia	125	28.87	5.49	10	38.79
Egypt	126	27.76	27.76	16	61.89
Serbia	127	26.67	3.29	14	44.94
Bangladesh	128	25.78	5.77	7	67.88
Côte d'Ivoire	129	25.21	-5.31	38	59.37
Thailand	130	23.82	2.97	11	38.79
Uganda	131	23.53	-9.35	39	59.37
Bosnia & Herzegovina	132	22.84	-7.48	15	44.94
Singapore	133	21.37	-0.43	12	38.79
Rwanda	134	21.17	4.89	40	59.37
Barbados	135	20.69	0.31	17	43.65
Timor-Leste	136	20.56	-0.43	13	38.79
Czechia	137	18.41	0.89	16	44.94
South Korea	138	18.35	8.16	14	38.79
Paraguay	139	17.68	-10.45	18	43.65
Belize	140	17.24	-5.04	19	43.65
Costa Rica	141	17.15	4.85	20	43.65
Croatia	142	16.85	-3.95	17	44.94
Guinea-Bissau	143	16.71	-5.52	41	59.37
Guinea	144	14.43	-2.18	42	59.37
Burundi	145	14.29	1.07	43	59.37
Taiwan	146	14.25	-5.46	15	38.79
Portugal	147	13.31	4.22	19	65.1
Philippines	148	13.09	0.72	16	38.79
Laos	149	12.13	1.75	17	38.79
Jamaica	150	10.28	-0.41	21	43.65
Panama	151	9.26	1.42	22	43.65
Guatemala	152	4.56	-4.7	23	43.65
Antigua & Barbuda	153	2.88	-16.0	24	43.65
Cambodia	154	0.42	-8.23	18	38.79
El Salvador	155	0.0	0.0	25	43.65
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Grassland conversion