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Ethiopia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP264.05[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2296.83[$]
Population114.96[millions]
Land Area1138268.58[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 143 31.80 3.60
Ecosystem Vitality 84 45.60 4.40
Biodiversity 86 59.20 12.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 93 77.30 12.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 111 64.60 18.80
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 97 30.20 11.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 115 39.60 NA
Species Protection Index 81 52.60 11.60
Species Habitat Index 23 95.50 -2.70
Ecosystem Services 85 27.60 -12.10
Tree cover loss 41 25.10 -1.00
Grassland loss 103 40.50 -59.50
Wetland loss 127 29.20 -31.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 153 43.60 6.10
SO2 growth rate 137 50.80 10.00
NOx growth rate 156 36.30 2.00
Agriculture 23 56.90 4.60
Pesticide 33 60.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 40 53.30 9.20
Water Resources 137 0.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 137 0.10 NA
Health 134 25.30 1.20
Air Quality 95 33.70 -2.00
PM2.5 37 52.20 -6.20
Household solid fuels 154 10.70 4.70
Ozone 130 35.90 -12.60
NOx 83 30.20 -1.60
SO2 38 70.60 -0.90
CO 148 24.40 -3.70
VOC 145 13.00 -4.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 166 11.00 5.80
Sanitation 166 10.60 5.70
Drinking water 165 11.30 5.90
Heavy Metals 141 35.20 7.10
Lead 141 35.20 7.10
Waste Management 173 5.00 0.80
Solid waste 165 1.00 NA
Recycling 125 12.80 2.20
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 169 19.90 3.80
Climate Change 169 19.90 3.80
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -1.80
CH4 growth rate 134 27.10 10.90
F-gas growth rate 83 59.00 59.00
N2O growth rate 149 38.80 10.30
Black Carbon growth rate 134 52.30 4.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 147 14.80 -1.00
CO2 from land cover 79 48.20 11.10
GHG intensity trend 5 95.30 25.10
GHG per capita 23 86.20 -0.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Fiji 31.3
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Solomon Islands 35
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Senegal 33.9
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
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
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Ethiopia 31.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Afghanistan 43.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Myanmar 19.4
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Least Developed Countries
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
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