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Bolivia
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP92.59[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita7931.75[$]
Population11.67[millions]
Land Area1089460.18[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 99 40.10 0.60
Ecosystem Vitality 51 52.90 -1.10
Biodiversity 19 82.60 3.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 57 97.10 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 60 96.70 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 22 63.00 23.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 33 57.60 NA
Species Protection Index 60 66.80 0.90
Species Habitat Index 119 75.20 -15.40
Ecosystem Services 163 13.00 -14.40
Tree cover loss 121 9.50 -5.60
Grassland loss 142 27.90 -72.10
Wetland loss 149 19.40 -9.80
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 171 22.30 -3.70
SO2 growth rate 177 NA -21.50
NOx growth rate 142 44.50 14.00
Agriculture 11 66.10 4.70
Pesticide 27 63.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 10 68.90 9.30
Water Resources 104 3.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 104 3.50 NA
Health 102 35.80 3.50
Air Quality 114 30.00 2.80
PM2.5 108 26.10 3.50
Household solid fuels 109 28.40 6.10
Ozone 102 42.40 -21.80
NOx 29 50.10 -0.80
SO2 11 93.60 0.30
CO 95 53.00 -6.40
VOC 169 NA NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 108 40.10 6.50
Sanitation 110 42.50 7.80
Drinking water 107 38.50 5.60
Heavy Metals 109 43.00 2.30
Lead 109 43.00 2.30
Waste Management 52 50.00 1.00
Solid waste 63 57.80 NA
Recycling 26 34.40 3.00
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 141 28.30 1.00
Climate Change 141 28.30 1.00
CO2 growth rate 125 22.70 -8.90
CH4 growth rate 114 34.60 12.70
F-gas growth rate 51 66.00 -11.50
N2O growth rate 86 64.10 37.10
Black Carbon growth rate 117 57.50 22.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 139 19.20 0.50
CO2 from land cover 49 60.00 25.60
GHG intensity trend 94 49.10 32.80
GHG per capita 142 25.70 -6.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bolivia 40.1
Republic of Congo 40.1
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
GDP per capita
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Laos 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Morocco 28.4
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Bhutan 42.5
Paraguay 40.9
Bolivia 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Senegal 33.9
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Government Effectiveness
Suriname 45.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Pakistan 24.6
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
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Comoros 42.5
Bolivia 40.1
Republic of Congo 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Cameroon 30.2
Sudan 27.6
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Ukraine 49.6
Djibouti 47.5
Bolivia 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Egypt 35.5
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Mali 28.5
Mauritania 28.1
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Bolivia 40.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Angola 30.5
Benin 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Uruguay 37.4
Landlocked Developing Countries
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Niger 37.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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