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Mozambique
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP38.42[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1229.08[$]
Population31.26[millions]
Land Area790926.30[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 144 31.70 0.60
Ecosystem Vitality 90 44.50 5.70
Biodiversity 67 65.20 4.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 62 95.00 3.00
Terrestrial biomes (global) 55 97.70 1.30
Marine protected areas 79 3.40 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 27 60.00 19.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 46 53.70 NA
Species Protection Index 36 76.00 8.70
Species Habitat Index 51 91.10 -4.90
Ecosystem Services 146 15.80 -7.80
Tree cover loss 114 10.20 -3.10
Grassland loss 110 36.90 -12.30
Wetland loss 133 27.80 -32.50
Fisheries 6 57.10 38.50
Fish Stock Status 3 98.90 77.00
Marine Trophic Index 61 15.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 170 25.60 5.50
SO2 growth rate 136 51.20 51.20
NOx growth rate 177 NA -40.10
Agriculture 112 30.40 2.90
Pesticide 90 26.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 109 34.40 5.80
Water Resources 60 20.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 60 20.00 NA
Health 124 28.30 0.70
Air Quality 82 37.90 -2.40
PM2.5 26 59.00 -5.40
Household solid fuels 168 7.20 2.20
Ozone 73 50.10 -13.20
NOx 35 46.40 -0.40
SO2 26 81.40 0.20
CO 59 60.90 -0.70
VOC 129 17.10 -5.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 148 16.40 6.40
Sanitation 149 16.30 6.40
Drinking water 146 16.50 6.50
Heavy Metals 171 23.30 4.00
Lead 171 23.30 4.00
Waste Management 163 9.80 0.20
Solid waste 165 1.00 NA
Recycling 169 5.20 1.20
Ocean Plastics 80 31.90 -0.50
Climate Policy 170 19.30 -5.20
Climate Change 170 19.30 -5.20
CO2 growth rate 165 NA NA
CH4 growth rate 176 NA -16.30
F-gas growth rate 97 55.90 55.90
N2O growth rate 37 79.70 28.50
Black Carbon growth rate 178 NA -78.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 118 27.80 -9.20
CO2 from land cover 69 49.80 24.80
GHG intensity trend 138 34.80 -46.90
GHG per capita 21 86.90 -6.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Mozambique 31.7
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
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
Dominican Republic 42.2
Honduras 36.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Mozambique 31.7
Philippines 28.9
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Djibouti 47.5
Eswatini 44.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Malawi 40.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Kuwait 42.4
Niger 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Tanzania 34.2
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Morocco 28.4
Nigeria 28.3
Rule of Law
Belarus 48.5
Djibouti 47.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Honduras 36.5
Mozambique 31.7
Angola 30.5
Guatemala 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Control of Corruption
Ukraine 49.6
Djibouti 47.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bolivia 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Mali 28.5
Myanmar 19.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Ukraine 49.6
Zimbabwe 46.2
Egypt 35.5
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mozambique 31.7
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Chad 28.1
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mozambique 31.7
Eritrea 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
Mozambique 31.7
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
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