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Ghana
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP164.84[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5304.98[$]
Population31.07[millions]
Land Area239866.24[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 170 27.70 -6.10
Ecosystem Vitality 143 34.70 1.10
Biodiversity 104 52.90 1.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 94 76.90 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 89 82.80 NA
Marine protected areas 97 1.10 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 71 37.50 11.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 127 38.10 NA
Species Protection Index 34 77.20 NA
Species Habitat Index 89 84.50 -9.30
Ecosystem Services 167 10.30 -10.40
Tree cover loss 157 1.80 -13.50
Grassland loss 156 16.50 -24.70
Wetland loss 68 55.30 22.60
Fisheries 112 12.80 -1.10
Fish Stock Status 90 13.10 -4.20
Marine Trophic Index 93 10.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling 26 15.80 1.80
Acidification 97 65.30 26.10
SO2 growth rate 92 73.00 35.00
NOx growth rate 116 57.70 17.30
Agriculture 142 22.10 1.30
Pesticide 148 3.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 75 41.00 2.50
Water Resources 107 3.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 107 3.00 NA
Health 157 20.50 1.10
Air Quality 171 15.30 -1.40
PM2.5 160 6.90 -5.30
Household solid fuels 131 17.80 6.10
Ozone 146 31.40 -19.70
NOx 53 39.00 -0.70
SO2 61 62.10 -1.90
CO 133 32.80 -4.90
VOC 122 18.90 -8.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 136 20.90 4.30
Sanitation 137 21.50 4.70
Drinking water 136 20.40 4.00
Heavy Metals 72 54.60 5.30
Lead 72 54.60 5.30
Waste Management 145 13.60 2.30
Solid waste 142 4.90 NA
Recycling 117 13.30 2.60
Ocean Plastics 81 31.50 6.70
Climate Policy 160 23.80 -17.70
Climate Change 160 23.80 -17.70
CO2 growth rate 145 11.60 -10.80
CH4 growth rate 174 2.90 -33.70
F-gas growth rate 78 59.60 -40.40
N2O growth rate 138 45.30 -23.90
Black Carbon growth rate 136 52.10 -47.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 114 29.60 -9.90
CO2 from land cover 148 5.00 -66.60
GHG intensity trend 122 40.90 -30.60
GHG per capita 17 90.00 -10.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
GDP per capita
Cabo Verde 41.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Ghana 27.7
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Armenia 48.3
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Cabo Verde 41.9
El Salvador 40.8
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Ghana 27.7
Turkey 26.3
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Namibia 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Control of Corruption
Belarus 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Bahrain 42
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Albania 47.1
Chile 46.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Ghana 27.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Ghana 27.7
Commonwealth of Nations
Lesotho 32.3
Mozambique 31.7
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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