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Benin
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP24.71[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2151.54[$]
Population11.49[millions]
Urbanization48.41[%]
Land Area116156.33[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 157 30 2.7
Health 157 20.3 0.5
Air Quality 147 25.6 -2.8
PM2.5 100 37.5 -6.3
Household solid fuels 163 9 2.8
Ozone 153 27.1 -9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 158 13.4 4.1
Sanitation 161 13.3 4.2
Drinking water 156 13.5 4.1
Heavy Metals 137 36.8 3.5
Lead 137 36.8 3.5
Waste Management 113 5.8 -
Solid waste 113 5.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 142 36.4 4.2
Biodiversity 70 67 0.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 44 46 17.8
Species Habitat Index 76 86.4 -10.5
Species Protection Index 59 87.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 105 50.2 0.2
Ecosystem Services 137 24.4 4.9
Tree cover loss 136 20.4 1.7
Grassland loss 162 20.8 7.2
Wetland loss 1 100 60
Fisheries 82 11.7 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 83 11.7 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 155 30.7 10.4
CO2 growth rate 140 23.4 23.4
CH4 growth rate 136 44.5 3.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 123 44.4 -6.9
Black Carbon growth rate 161 11.9 -88.1
CO2 from land cover 86 50.4 -
GHG intensity trend 126 37.2 14.5
GHG per capita 23 85.7 -1
Pollution Emissions 155 33.4 -13.5
SO2 growth rate 137 43.5 -8.4
NOx growth rate 151 23.3 -18.7
Agriculture 71 42.7 0.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 71 42.7 0.9
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
GDP per capita
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ghana 27.6
Guinea 26.4
Regulatory Quality
Brazil 51.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Lebanon 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Viet Nam 33.4
Benin 30
Voice & Accountability
Hungary 63.7
Seychelles 58.2
Suriname 45.2
Peru 44
Georgia 41.3
Guyana 35.9
Fiji 34.4
Mongolia 32.2
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Sri Lanka 39
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Liberia 22.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Least Developed Countries
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Ease of Doing Business Index
Bolivia 44.3
Grenada 43.1
Burkina Faso 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Maldives 35.6
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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