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Colombia
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP661.39[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13321.33[$]
Population49.65[millions]
Urbanization81.42[%]
Land Area1144037.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 50 52.9 0.9
Health 52 55 5.9
Air Quality 60 49.1 6.5
PM2.5 50 50.1 5.6
Household solid fuels 77 46 9.2
Ozone 33 62.5 -6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 63 55.8 5.4
Sanitation 59 64.6 7.4
Drinking water 67 49.9 4
Heavy Metals 58 61.9 9.4
Lead 58 61.9 9.4
Waste Management 1 100 -
Solid waste 1 100 -
Ecosystem Vitality 57 51.6 -2.2
Biodiversity 43 76.8 5.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 81 83.3 5.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 93 77.3 3.5
Marine protected areas 1 100 22
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 28 52.2 15.7
Species Habitat Index 133 68.9 -22.4
Species Protection Index 102 69.3 5
Biodiversity Habitat Index 79 56.4 -1.8
Ecosystem Services 80 36.4 -2
Tree cover loss 78 33.3 -2.7
Grassland loss 65 62 -2.7
Wetland loss 47 66.6 12.2
Fisheries 44 15.8 6.1
Fish Stock Status 22 17.1 12.9
Marine Trophic Index 75 12.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 16 18.1 5.4
Climate Change 71 55.4 -4.8
CO2 growth rate 96 39.1 -15.9
CH4 growth rate 41 90.3 14
F-gas growth rate 110 81 27.7
N2O growth rate 16 98.2 54.3
Black Carbon growth rate 149 25.8 -74.2
CO2 from land cover 37 70.5 -
GHG intensity trend 56 57.2 3.1
GHG per capita 88 57.2 -1.9
Pollution Emissions 106 52.5 -44
SO2 growth rate 103 58.5 -41.5
NOx growth rate 102 46.4 -46.6
Agriculture 148 22.3 -0.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 148 22.3 -0.8
Water Resources 52 25.6 -
Wastewater treatment 52 25.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
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
Bahrain 51
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Peru 44
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Issue Performance
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Ecuador 51
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Panama 47.3
Dominica 44.6
Peru 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Greece 69.1
Colombia 52.9
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Montenegro 46.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
Oman 38.5
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Colombia 52.9
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Dominican Republic 46.3
Peru 44
Indonesia 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Fiji 34.4
Senegal 30.7
Political Stability
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Mozambique 33.9
Guinea 26.4
Latin America & Caribbean
Chile 55.3
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Emerging Markets
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Chile 55.3
Kuwait 53.6
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Luxembourg 82.3
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Peru 44
Oman 38.5
Viet Nam 33.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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