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Burundi
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP7.38[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita660.33[$]
Population11.18[millions]
Urbanization13.71[%]
Land Area27142.17[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 170 27 -11.1
Health 146 21.9 1.2
Air Quality 100 36 -0.4
PM2.5 38 57.9 -1.1
Household solid fuels 165 7.4 2.2
Ozone 164 24.1 -14.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 175 5.3 3
Sanitation 177 5.4 3
Drinking water 175 5.2 2.9
Heavy Metals 141 35.8 4
Lead 141 35.8 4
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 168 30.5 -19.2
Biodiversity 116 52.3 4.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 128 46.7 10.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 130 46.7 10.7
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 106 25.3 2.6
Species Habitat Index 54 90.7 -8
Species Protection Index 107 67.1 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 117 48.5 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 88 34.7 -4.8
Tree cover loss 82 32.7 -6.5
Grassland loss 50 66.5 27.9
Wetland loss 127 39.2 -6.2
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 177 16.8 -41.6
CO2 growth rate 171 4.3 -71.4
CH4 growth rate 167 26.6 26.6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 132 39.8 -6.4
Black Carbon growth rate 122 41.3 -32.6
CO2 from land cover 91 47 -
GHG intensity trend 163 20.8 -3.8
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 121 45.7 -25.1
SO2 growth rate 134 45.2 -54.8
NOx growth rate 103 46.2 4.7
Agriculture 98 37 -2.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 98 37 -2.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
GDP per capita
Malawi 38.3
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Burundi 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Issue Performance
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Angola 29.7
Burundi 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Voice & Accountability
Azerbaijan 46.5
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Tajikistan 38.2
China 37.3
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
Lebanon 45.4
Turkey 42.6
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Least Developed Countries
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Kiribati 37.7
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
BDI