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Kiribati
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP0.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2035.45[$]
Population0.12[millions]
Urbanization55.59[%]
Land Area1017.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 118 37.7 6.2
Health 140 22.9 1
Air Quality 128 29.2 -1.3
PM2.5 67 46.1 -3.1
Household solid fuels 171 6.5 2.5
Ozone 163 24.2 -12.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 149 16.3 4.1
Sanitation 146 17.5 4.4
Drinking water 149 15.4 3.8
Heavy Metals 135 37 2
Lead 135 37 2
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 75 47.5 9.6
Biodiversity 29 82.1 -
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 180 - -
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 74 57 0.3
Ecosystem Services - - -
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 3 55.4 4.1
Fish Stock Status 7 27.9 18.4
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 4 87.4 -12.6
Climate Change 147 32.2 17
CO2 growth rate 145 21.3 21.3
CH4 growth rate 122 53.2 8.3
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 117 46.6 27.2
Black Carbon growth rate 78 59 -2
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 167 16.3 16.3
GHG per capita 11 95.4 -4.6
Pollution Emissions 111 49.9 19
SO2 growth rate 70 80.1 55.9
NOx growth rate 158 19.8 -17.9
Agriculture 135 26.5 8.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 135 26.5 8.8
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Dominican Republic 46.3
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Belize 41.9
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Marshall Islands 30.8
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Mozambique 33.9
Cameroon 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Mauritania 27.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Czech Republic 71
Canada 71
Uruguay 49.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kiribati 37.7
Asia-Pacific
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Small Island Developing States
Belize 41.9
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
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Kiribati 37.7
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7

 

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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
KIR