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Pakistan
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP1021.13[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4622.77[$]
Population220.89[millions]
Land Area877132.47[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 176 24.60 1.40
Ecosystem Vitality 124 37.80 3.50
Biodiversity 132 37.40 NA
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 115 62.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 125 55.10 NA
Marine protected areas 71 6.90 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 159 8.00 1.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 114 39.70 NA
Species Protection Index 115 37.10 0.50
Species Habitat Index 82 85.70 -8.80
Ecosystem Services 24 61.30 12.50
Tree cover loss 20 56.20 24.50
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 72 52.60 -47.40
Fisheries 48 23.60 2.30
Fish Stock Status 70 21.80 4.60
Marine Trophic Index 23 25.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 143 48.00 8.10
SO2 growth rate 146 42.40 -1.90
NOx growth rate 128 53.50 17.90
Agriculture 118 28.60 0.70
Pesticide 107 22.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 104 35.10 1.30
Water Resources 137 0.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 137 0.10 NA
Health 179 11.40 1.50
Air Quality 180 5.70 -0.30
PM2.5 174 NA -4.10
Household solid fuels 141 13.00 5.00
Ozone 178 2.10 -0.40
NOx 168 2.10 -3.30
SO2 162 10.30 -2.80
CO 172 NA NA
VOC 124 18.70 -1.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 144 17.50 5.70
Sanitation 139 20.90 6.90
Drinking water 151 15.30 4.90
Heavy Metals 173 22.50 4.10
Lead 173 22.50 4.10
Waste Management 134 15.80 -2.30
Solid waste 117 19.70 NA
Recycling 113 13.80 1.00
Ocean Plastics 129 10.20 -10.30
Climate Policy 175 16.90 -0.90
Climate Change 175 16.90 -0.90
CO2 growth rate 150 8.80 -7.20
CH4 growth rate 140 24.50 4.50
F-gas growth rate 32 76.30 3.70
N2O growth rate 158 31.20 -3.60
Black Carbon growth rate 156 41.10 3.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 171 0.00 -4.50
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 81.70
GHG intensity trend 139 34.10 -7.90
GHG per capita 46 71.50 -3.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
GDP per capita
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Kenya 30.8
Cambodia 30.1
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Uzbekistan 38.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Angola 30.5
Mongolia 29.6
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
India 18.9
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
Suriname 45.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Thailand 38.1
Guinea 31.6
Angola 30.5
Mauritania 28.1
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Pakistan 24.6
Myanmar 19.4
Rule of Law
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Benin 29.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Paraguay 40.9
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mali 28.5
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
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
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
Southern Asia
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Nepal 28.3
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Emerging Markets
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Pakistan 24.6
India 18.9

 

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