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Guyana
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP5.97[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita7667.13[$]
Population0.78[millions]
Urbanization26.79[%]
Land Area211135.10[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 126 35.9 -6.4
Health 110 33.5 4.7
Air Quality 117 31.9 5
PM2.5 154 20.6 2.5
Household solid fuels 92 39.1 9.2
Ozone 1 100 0.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 115 35.3 4.9
Sanitation 112 39.4 6.5
Drinking water 117 32.5 3.7
Heavy Metals 169 24.9 4.8
Lead 169 24.9 4.8
Waste Management 74 44.2 -
Solid waste 74 44.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 137 37.5 -13.7
Biodiversity 118 51 13.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 126 48.9 19.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 116 56.5 31.4
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 5 78.2 29.5
Species Habitat Index 28 94.5 -1.5
Species Protection Index 120 57.8 4.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 29 69.2 -2.6
Ecosystem Services 38 52.3 -9.5
Tree cover loss 33 50.6 -12.6
Grassland loss 24 85.8 21.1
Wetland loss 88 49.7 17.4
Fisheries 118 7.7 -0.1
Fish Stock Status 71 7.3 -0.4
Marine Trophic Index 106 8 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 126 38.2 -35.7
CO2 growth rate 106 36.3 -33.9
CH4 growth rate 165 28.1 -71.9
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 50 70.6 10.6
Black Carbon growth rate 110 45.7 -54.3
CO2 from land cover 100 44.1 -
GHG intensity trend 108 44.4 -7.1
GHG per capita 103 42.7 -6.6
Pollution Emissions 161 28.6 -28.1
SO2 growth rate 166 23.4 -59.6
NOx growth rate 135 33.8 3.4
Agriculture 78 40.2 -7.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 78 40.2 -7.2
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
GDP per capita
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
Bolivia 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Issue Performance
Indonesia 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Nepal 32.7
Guatemala 31.8
Benin 30
Gambia 27.9
India 27.6
Regulatory Quality
Russia 50.5
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mali 29.4
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
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
Paraguay 46.4
Bolivia 44.3
Sri Lanka 39
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Small Island Developing States
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Samoa 37.3
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Mozambique 33.9
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
GUY