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Ghana
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP125.37[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4211.85[$]
Population29.77[millions]
Urbanization57.35[%]
Land Area239866.24[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 168 27.6 -4.4
Health 159 20.1 1.3
Air Quality 169 18 -0.9
PM2.5 160 17.1 -4.4
Household solid fuels 130 17.8 5.7
Ozone 146 29.2 -14.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 136 20.8 3.7
Sanitation 137 21.5 4.1
Drinking water 136 20.3 3.4
Heavy Metals 72 55.3 5.1
Lead 72 55.3 5.1
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 163 32.6 -8.2
Biodiversity 99 58.9 0.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 90 78.9 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 80 84.3 -
Marine protected areas 94 1.1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 61 38.8 12.6
Species Habitat Index 89 84.5 -9.2
Species Protection Index 56 88.9 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 120 48.4 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 168 15.4 -13.4
Tree cover loss 159 13.7 -15.6
Grassland loss 136 43.8 30.2
Wetland loss 154 17 -18
Fisheries 105 9 -3.7
Fish Stock Status 76 6.9 -7.3
Marine Trophic Index 89 11.2 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 159 29.6 -19.6
CO2 growth rate 162 10.6 -22.8
CH4 growth rate 153 33.5 -9.8
F-gas growth rate 67 89.6 -10.4
N2O growth rate 134 37.7 -13.8
Black Carbon growth rate 120 41.9 -58.1
CO2 from land cover 98 44.4 -
GHG intensity trend 88 48.4 -17.2
GHG per capita 17 89.9 -4.2
Pollution Emissions 158 31.5 22.8
SO2 growth rate 135 45.1 32.4
NOx growth rate 161 17.8 13.1
Agriculture 75 41 2.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 75 41 2.5
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
GDP per capita
Honduras 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Rwanda 33.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ghana 27.6
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Dominican Republic 46.3
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Samoa 37.3
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
United Kingdom 81.3
Romania 64.7
Serbia 55.2
Argentina 52.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Ghana 27.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
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
Commonwealth of Nations
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Jordan 53.4
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Philippines 38.4
Malawi 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
GHA