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Burundi
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP8.69[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita731.06[$]
Population11.89[millions]
Land Area27142.17[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 151 30.50 -13.00
Ecosystem Vitality 140 35.50 2.40
Biodiversity 126 42.30 6.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 131 46.70 10.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 133 46.70 10.70
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 116 25.80 3.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 116 39.50 NA
Species Protection Index 123 33.00 1.60
Species Habitat Index 54 90.80 -7.90
Ecosystem Services 110 22.20 -7.70
Tree cover loss 68 18.50 -5.40
Grassland loss 116 35.10 -6.00
Wetland loss 118 31.80 -23.10
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 73 74.80 8.40
SO2 growth rate 97 69.70 1.80
NOx growth rate 58 79.90 14.90
Agriculture 154 18.50 -1.10
Pesticide 152 NA NA
N Mgmt Index 98 37.00 -2.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 146 22.00 0.60
Air Quality 110 30.70 -1.10
PM2.5 38 51.80 -1.90
Household solid fuels 165 7.60 2.30
Ozone 164 26.00 -19.60
NOx 104 24.30 -0.70
SO2 132 33.30 -2.00
CO 168 7.20 NA
VOC 121 19.30 -4.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 175 5.40 2.90
Sanitation 177 5.40 2.90
Drinking water 175 5.40 2.90
Heavy Metals 141 35.20 4.30
Lead 141 35.20 4.30
Waste Management 180 2.70 0.50
Solid waste 171 0.50 NA
Recycling 160 7.10 1.50
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 136 29.40 -37.30
Climate Change 136 29.40 -37.30
CO2 growth rate 159 4.10 -89.20
CH4 growth rate 161 15.50 -1.30
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 166 25.50 -20.90
Black Carbon growth rate 132 53.20 -14.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 51 52.70 -4.10
CO2 from land cover 99 39.20 -5.60
GHG intensity trend 173 6.30 -24.40
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Sierra Leone 32.7
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Chad 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Government Effectiveness
Zimbabwe 46.2
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Turkmenistan 37
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lebanon 32.2
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Iraq 27.8
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Guinea 31.6
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Control of Corruption
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Venezuela 46.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Chad 28.1
Turkey 26.3
Myanmar 19.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Least Developed Countries
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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