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Belize
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2.43[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita6119.89[$]
Population0.40[millions]
Land Area22111.66[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 49 50.00 -2.10
Ecosystem Vitality 34 57.80 -0.50
Biodiversity 1 91.90 4.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 49 99.30 0.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 61 96.60 2.80
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 17.80
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 3 96.80 7.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 57 50.40 NA
Species Protection Index 7 89.90 0.40
Species Habitat Index 147 36.30 -53.70
Ecosystem Services 71 29.70 2.20
Tree cover loss 135 6.30 -7.40
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 1 100.00 62.60
Fisheries 60 20.70 -7.90
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 96 10.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 7 34.40 -18.00
Acidification 58 85.90 -14.10
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 76 71.80 -28.20
Agriculture 147 21.50 -5.10
Pesticide 103 23.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 155 19.90 -10.10
Water Resources 132 0.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 132 0.40 NA
Health 92 39.00 1.20
Air Quality 83 37.60 NA
PM2.5 92 32.30 -3.80
Household solid fuels 97 37.00 5.60
Ozone 67 51.60 -5.70
NOx 28 58.00 -3.20
SO2 25 81.70 1.00
CO 31 72.80 -0.70
VOC 113 21.20 -1.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 105 42.70 2.80
Sanitation 98 47.30 4.00
Drinking water 106 39.60 1.90
Heavy Metals 74 53.80 5.30
Lead 74 53.80 5.30
Waste Management 116 23.40 0.50
Solid waste 119 17.50 NA
Recycling 143 10.40 0.20
Ocean Plastics 33 48.10 1.60
Climate Policy 61 47.10 -5.60
Climate Change 61 47.10 -5.60
CO2 growth rate 116 27.30 -7.00
CH4 growth rate 108 37.00 14.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 172 10.10 -38.70
Black Carbon growth rate 102 62.70 16.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 27 72.40 -5.10
CO2 from land cover 94 41.20 -15.90
GHG intensity trend 158 23.50 -33.20
GHG per capita 75 59.30 -1.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
GDP per capita
Belize 50
Cabo Verde 41.9
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Samoa 36.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Angola 30.5
Morocco 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Gabon 49.7
Kiribati 49
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Government Effectiveness
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Belize 50
Djibouti 47.5
Niger 37.7
Nicaragua 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Kiribati 49
Eswatini 44.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Maldives 37.4
Honduras 36.5
Togo 34
Lesotho 32.3
Mali 28.5
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Seychelles 55.6
Botswana 54
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Russia 37.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Bulgaria 51.9
Belize 50
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United Kingdom 77.7
Latvia 61.1
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Belize 50
South Korea 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Small Island Developing States
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
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EPI Report Year: 
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