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Belarus
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP168.29[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita17741.86[$]
Population9.49[millions]
Urbanization79.48[%]
Land Area206450.12[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 49 53 2.3
Health 48 55.9 7.5
Air Quality 57 49.9 13.2
PM2.5 110 34.1 15.5
Household solid fuels 52 70.6 10.8
Ozone 44 58.6 8.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 52 60.5 1.4
Sanitation 66 60.3 1.9
Drinking water 40 60.6 1
Heavy Metals 67 57.7 8.2
Lead 67 57.7 8.2
Waste Management 37 77.5 -
Solid waste 37 77.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 61 51.1 -1.2
Biodiversity 88 61.2 3.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 117 54.1 7.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 121 54.1 7.5
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 98 27.5 3.9
Species Habitat Index 48 91.3 -5.4
Species Protection Index 20 99.2 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 81 55.1 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 120 27.9 -4.5
Tree cover loss 116 24.1 -7.1
Grassland loss 45 68.8 28.4
Wetland loss 78 54.9 9.3
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 80 53.1 -3.2
CO2 growth rate 46 57.7 9.8
CH4 growth rate 117 54.8 -6.6
F-gas growth rate 67 89.6 20
N2O growth rate 174 - -62.4
Black Carbon growth rate 156 15.7 -68.6
CO2 from land cover 51 62.6 -
GHG intensity trend 154 26.4 -57.7
GHG per capita 154 19 -6.4
Pollution Emissions 54 80.4 -12.9
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 75 60.8 -25.8
Agriculture 62 45.9 8.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 62 45.9 8.5
Water Resources 71 7.2 -
Wastewater treatment 71 7.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
GDP per capita
Bulgaria 57
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Montenegro 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Malaysia 47.9
Panama 47.3
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
South Africa 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Malawi 38.3
Pakistan 33.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Djibouti 28.1
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
Italy 71
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Albania 49
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Solomon Islands 26.7
Former Soviet States
Belarus 53
Armenia 52.3
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Georgia 41.3
Percent Urbanized
Belarus 53
Armenia 52.3
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Georgia 41.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Belgium 73.3
Slovakia 68.3
Israel 65.8
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Azerbaijan 46.5
Montenegro 46.3
Turkey 42.6
China 37.3
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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