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Niger
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP28.97[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1196.88[$]
Population24.21[millions]
Land Area1190149.90[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 110 37.70 -2.80
Ecosystem Vitality 13 64.70 16.40
Biodiversity 38 77.10 30.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 69 90.80 39.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 74 89.80 38.10
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 53 46.90 31.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 40 56.40 NA
Species Protection Index 42 73.10 31.10
Species Habitat Index 59 89.90 -9.10
Ecosystem Services 13 82.50 -6.20
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 NA
Grassland loss 150 23.90 -19.50
Wetland loss 105 36.50 -29.60
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 96 65.40 25.00
SO2 growth rate 72 93.80 49.30
NOx growth rate 153 37.00 0.70
Agriculture 146 21.60 1.00
Pesticide 143 9.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 114 33.60 2.00
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 164 18.80 -0.70
Air Quality 127 27.10 -2.10
PM2.5 56 41.50 -3.60
Household solid fuels 176 5.60 1.40
Ozone 150 30.60 -12.30
NOx 72 33.20 -1.10
SO2 43 69.20 -3.30
CO 121 44.30 -4.20
VOC 102 24.20 -5.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 178 1.50 1.50
Sanitation 178 1.30 1.30
Drinking water 178 1.70 1.70
Heavy Metals 165 26.80 NA
Lead 165 26.80 NA
Waste Management 166 8.40 0.70
Solid waste 158 2.50 NA
Recycling 69 20.30 2.20
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 173 17.90 -25.00
Climate Change 173 17.90 -25.00
CO2 growth rate 155 5.40 -46.40
CH4 growth rate 173 3.30 -11.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 173 10.00 -8.00
Black Carbon growth rate 177 0.50 -13.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 110 30.00 -5.90
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -100.00
GHG intensity trend 118 42.50 8.20
GHG per capita 29 82.70 -1.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Niger 37.7
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
South Africa 37.2
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
Central African Republic 44.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Niger 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mali 28.5
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Government Effectiveness
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Belize 50
Djibouti 47.5
Bolivia 40.1
Niger 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Suriname 45.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Morocco 28.4
Nigeria 28.3
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Colombia 42.4
Niger 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
Djibouti 47.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Algeria 29.6
Myanmar 19.4
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
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Least Developed Countries
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
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