Grasslands
The Grasslands issue category 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 and within Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), as a proportion of grassland extent in the baseline year of 2000. 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 MeasureGrasslands
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 60.76 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 40.88 |
| Namibia | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 60.76 |
| Norway | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.52 |
| Finland | 5 | 99.38 | 3.62 | 2 | 66.52 |
| Sweden | 6 | 97.47 | -0.84 | 3 | 66.52 |
| Iceland | 7 | 95.3 | -0.85 | 4 | 66.52 |
| Turkmenistan | 8 | 93.49 | 2.3 | 1 | 75.81 |
| Central African Rep. | 9 | 92.32 | 1.76 | 3 | 60.76 |
| Bhutan | 10 | 91.88 | -4.57 | 1 | 64.87 |
| Uzbekistan | 11 | 91.71 | -1.81 | 2 | 75.81 |
| Canada | 12 | 90.93 | -3.53 | 5 | 66.52 |
| Australia | 13 | 89.26 | -3.36 | 6 | 66.52 |
| Nepal | 14 | 88.94 | 2.3 | 2 | 64.87 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 88.24 | 4.43 | 3 | 64.87 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 87.45 | -6.9 | 3 | 75.81 |
| Algeria | 17 | 87.15 | 1.53 | 1 | 61.97 |
| Republic of Congo | 18 | 85.4 | -1.03 | 4 | 60.76 |
| Chile | 19 | 84.43 | -1.83 | 1 | 43.6 |
| Ethiopia | 20 | 84.37 | -2.66 | 5 | 60.76 |
| Djibouti | 21 | 84.15 | 0.55 | 6 | 60.76 |
| China | 22 | 84.0 | -7.38 | 2 | 40.88 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 83.28 | 0.62 | 2 | 61.97 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 82.95 | -4.3 | 4 | 75.81 |
| Cabo Verde | 25 | 82.7 | 3.26 | 7 | 60.76 |
| Iran | 26 | 82.43 | 2.43 | 3 | 61.97 |
| Mexico | 27 | 81.55 | -2.16 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Tajikistan | 28 | 81.37 | 1.72 | 5 | 75.81 |
| United States | 29 | 81.23 | -1.27 | 7 | 66.52 |
| Gabon | 30 | 80.34 | -2.54 | 8 | 60.76 |
| Angola | 31 | 80.03 | -2.06 | 9 | 60.76 |
| Zambia | 32 | 79.86 | -8.85 | 10 | 60.76 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 79.71 | -1.36 | 11 | 60.76 |
| Iraq | 34 | 79.55 | 7.1 | 4 | 61.97 |
| Lesotho | 35 | 79.23 | 0.4 | 12 | 60.76 |
| Suriname | 36 | 78.85 | 14.03 | 3 | 43.6 |
| Mauritania | 37 | 78.67 | 0.39 | 13 | 60.76 |
| Russia | 38 | 78.33 | -1.63 | 6 | 75.81 |
| Chad | 39 | 76.43 | 3.61 | 14 | 60.76 |
| Sierra Leone | 40 | 76.34 | -0.69 | 15 | 60.76 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 41 | 75.28 | 1.3 | 16 | 60.76 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 74.9 | 25.61 | 5 | 61.97 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 73.95 | 6.5 | 4 | 64.87 |
| Morocco | 44 | 73.86 | 2.97 | 6 | 61.97 |
| Kenya | 45 | 73.61 | -1.0 | 17 | 60.76 |
| South Africa | 46 | 73.06 | 2.54 | 18 | 60.76 |
| Bahamas | 47 | 71.49 | -0.37 | 4 | 43.6 |
| Argentina | 48 | 71.46 | -9.48 | 5 | 43.6 |
| Türkiye | 49 | 71.39 | -2.14 | 1 | 48.04 |
| Peru | 50 | 71.02 | -2.53 | 6 | 43.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 51 | 70.4 | 9.85 | 7 | 61.97 |
| Austria | 52 | 69.83 | -5.02 | 8 | 66.52 |
| Senegal | 53 | 69.47 | 6.24 | 19 | 60.76 |
| Bolivia | 54 | 69.01 | 6.48 | 7 | 43.6 |
| Azerbaijan | 55 | 68.25 | -6.26 | 7 | 75.81 |
| Georgia | 56 | 68.23 | -1.59 | 8 | 75.81 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 67.32 | -0.48 | 20 | 60.76 |
| Malawi | 58 | 65.97 | 0.96 | 21 | 60.76 |
| Seychelles | 59 | 65.61 | -3.9 | 22 | 60.76 |
| United Kingdom | 60 | 65.21 | 0.91 | 9 | 66.52 |
| Sudan | 61 | 64.64 | 0.75 | 8 | 61.97 |
| Jordan | 62 | 63.81 | 1.24 | 9 | 61.97 |
| Madagascar | 63 | 63.75 | -0.3 | 23 | 60.76 |
| Greece | 64 | 63.41 | 0.73 | 2 | 48.04 |
| Japan | 65 | 63.32 | 4.64 | 3 | 40.88 |
| Mozambique | 66 | 62.97 | -1.05 | 24 | 60.76 |
| Cyprus | 67 | 62.65 | 25.62 | 3 | 48.04 |
| Armenia | 68 | 60.83 | -3.5 | 9 | 75.81 |
| Vanuatu | 69 | 60.65 | 5.71 | 4 | 40.88 |
| Ecuador | 70 | 60.64 | 1.81 | 8 | 43.6 |
| Colombia | 71 | 60.54 | 0.63 | 9 | 43.6 |
| Myanmar | 72 | 60.3 | 1.11 | 5 | 40.88 |
| Poland | 73 | 59.19 | -0.35 | 4 | 48.04 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 59.11 | -9.06 | 10 | 66.52 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 59.02 | -1.2 | 6 | 40.88 |
| Estonia | 76 | 58.52 | 6.34 | 5 | 48.04 |
| France | 77 | 58.19 | -3.29 | 11 | 66.52 |
| Italy | 78 | 57.96 | -3.73 | 12 | 66.52 |
| Slovenia | 79 | 57.26 | -4.55 | 6 | 48.04 |
| Uruguay | 80 | 56.05 | 5.26 | 10 | 43.6 |
| Niger | 81 | 55.97 | 11.2 | 25 | 60.76 |
| Qatar | 82 | 54.61 | 1.53 | 10 | 61.97 |
| Lithuania | 83 | 54.19 | -4.57 | 7 | 48.04 |
| Mali | 84 | 53.98 | 2.03 | 26 | 60.76 |
| Fiji | 85 | 53.81 | 6.16 | 7 | 40.88 |
| India | 86 | 52.88 | 12.09 | 5 | 64.87 |
| Spain | 87 | 51.39 | 4.77 | 13 | 66.52 |
| Albania | 88 | 51.07 | -0.81 | 8 | 48.04 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 49.92 | 0.02 | 14 | 66.52 |
| Togo | 90 | 49.39 | 0.94 | 27 | 60.76 |
| Honduras | 91 | 49.12 | -3.71 | 11 | 43.6 |
| Montenegro | 92 | 48.72 | -2.66 | 9 | 48.04 |
| Germany | 93 | 48.68 | -1.16 | 15 | 66.52 |
| Slovakia | 94 | 48.09 | 4.32 | 10 | 48.04 |
| Comoros | 95 | 48.08 | 1.32 | 28 | 60.76 |
| North Macedonia | 96 | 48.06 | -4.22 | 11 | 48.04 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 47.93 | 10.65 | 11 | 61.97 |
| Guyana | 98 | 47.91 | 7.69 | 12 | 43.6 |
| Israel | 99 | 47.78 | 28.04 | 12 | 61.97 |
| Burkina Faso | 100 | 47.74 | 3.45 | 29 | 60.76 |
| Oman | 101 | 46.59 | -11.17 | 13 | 61.97 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 102 | 46.54 | -6.86 | 30 | 60.76 |
| Eswatini | 103 | 45.99 | 2.81 | 31 | 60.76 |
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 45.52 | 0.83 | 8 | 40.88 |
| Ukraine | 105 | 45.47 | 0.57 | 10 | 75.81 |
| Romania | 106 | 45.19 | -1.98 | 12 | 48.04 |
| Brazil | 107 | 44.77 | -0.36 | 13 | 43.6 |
| Benin | 108 | 44.2 | -0.4 | 32 | 60.76 |
| Sri Lanka | 109 | 43.99 | -6.46 | 6 | 64.87 |
| Netherlands | 110 | 43.72 | -2.23 | 16 | 66.52 |
| Kuwait | 111 | 43.68 | 1.74 | 14 | 61.97 |
| Ghana | 112 | 43.54 | -0.38 | 33 | 60.76 |
| Cameroon | 113 | 42.62 | 4.93 | 34 | 60.76 |
| Liberia | 114 | 41.81 | -4.16 | 35 | 60.76 |
| Bulgaria | 115 | 41.75 | -1.59 | 13 | 48.04 |
| Ireland | 116 | 41.71 | -4.4 | 17 | 66.52 |
| Denmark | 117 | 40.61 | -7.91 | 18 | 66.52 |
| Dominican Republic | 118 | 39.77 | -0.19 | 14 | 43.6 |
| Bahrain | 119 | 37.35 | 0.42 | 15 | 61.97 |
| Nicaragua | 120 | 37.31 | 6.58 | 15 | 43.6 |
| Uganda | 121 | 36.77 | -4.58 | 36 | 60.76 |
| Singapore | 122 | 35.11 | 1.64 | 9 | 40.88 |
| Gambia | 123 | 34.12 | 0.18 | 37 | 60.76 |
| Egypt | 124 | 33.56 | 24.17 | 16 | 61.97 |
| Serbia | 125 | 32.75 | 1.48 | 14 | 48.04 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 32.12 | 6.85 | 38 | 60.76 |
| Viet Nam | 127 | 31.32 | -2.38 | 10 | 40.88 |
| Malaysia | 128 | 29.55 | 4.09 | 11 | 40.88 |
| Paraguay | 129 | 28.63 | -6.76 | 16 | 43.6 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 130 | 27.78 | -2.96 | 15 | 48.04 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 131 | 27.25 | -4.19 | 39 | 60.76 |
| Haiti | 132 | 27.12 | -0.79 | 17 | 43.6 |
| Rwanda | 133 | 26.84 | 9.84 | 40 | 60.76 |
| Thailand | 134 | 25.43 | 2.95 | 12 | 40.88 |
| Czechia | 135 | 24.82 | 1.42 | 16 | 48.04 |
| Portugal | 136 | 24.03 | 5.4 | 19 | 66.52 |
| Guinea | 137 | 22.88 | -2.22 | 41 | 60.76 |
| Costa Rica | 138 | 22.17 | 1.76 | 18 | 43.6 |
| Croatia | 139 | 21.83 | -3.55 | 17 | 48.04 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 139 | 21.83 | -3.06 | 42 | 60.76 |
| Timor-Leste | 141 | 21.38 | -0.23 | 13 | 40.88 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 142 | 20.03 | -9.25 | 19 | 43.6 |
| Belize | 143 | 19.1 | -4.79 | 20 | 43.6 |
| Philippines | 144 | 16.63 | -0.12 | 14 | 40.88 |
| Laos | 145 | 15.86 | 2.0 | 15 | 40.88 |
| Panama | 146 | 15.77 | 0.47 | 21 | 43.6 |
| Taiwan | 147 | 15.48 | -5.16 | 16 | 40.88 |
| Burundi | 148 | 14.29 | 1.07 | 43 | 60.76 |
| Bangladesh | 149 | 14.18 | 1.55 | 7 | 64.87 |
| Jamaica | 150 | 13.52 | -2.29 | 22 | 43.6 |
| South Korea | 151 | 13.09 | 6.1 | 17 | 40.88 |
| Barbados | 152 | 11.38 | -1.65 | 23 | 43.6 |
| Guatemala | 153 | 7.08 | -4.52 | 24 | 43.6 |
| Cambodia | 154 | 5.28 | -6.77 | 18 | 40.88 |
| El Salvador | 155 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 25 | 43.6 |
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