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Rwanda
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP27.18[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2098.71[$]
Population12.95[millions]
Land Area25429.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 138 32.80 -4.20
Ecosystem Vitality 125 37.70 0.10
Biodiversity 114 47.60 0.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 126 51.40 0.70
Terrestrial biomes (global) 126 54.60 0.70
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 104 28.20 1.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 157 34.10 NA
Species Protection Index 88 49.00 0.90
Species Habitat Index 31 94.10 -4.90
Ecosystem Services 133 17.80 -8.20
Tree cover loss 93 13.60 -9.00
Grassland loss 133 31.00 1.60
Wetland loss 125 29.90 -12.80
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 92 67.80 13.40
SO2 growth rate 86 75.60 13.10
NOx growth rate 105 60.00 13.60
Agriculture 106 31.50 0.70
Pesticide 102 23.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 85 39.40 1.40
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 144 22.70 1.20
Air Quality 136 24.70 -2.20
PM2.5 71 37.70 -4.50
Household solid fuels 145 11.90 3.30
Ozone 156 28.30 -22.90
NOx 132 17.70 -3.50
SO2 174 NA NA
CO 172 NA NA
VOC 148 12.70 -6.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 146 16.90 6.90
Sanitation 148 16.90 6.80
Drinking water 144 17.00 7.10
Heavy Metals 103 44.60 5.70
Lead 103 44.60 5.70
Waste Management 174 4.50 0.70
Solid waste 165 1.00 NA
Recycling 135 11.50 2.00
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 123 32.60 -11.90
Climate Change 123 32.60 -11.90
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -45.60
CH4 growth rate 116 33.30 22.80
F-gas growth rate 91 58.30 58.30
N2O growth rate 129 49.00 48.20
Black Carbon growth rate 100 63.20 30.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 52 52.60 0.30
CO2 from land cover 145 8.40 -40.10
GHG intensity trend 20 74.30 6.90
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Senegal 33.9
Qatar 33
Rwanda 32.8
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Afghanistan 43.6
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
Government Effectiveness
Italy 57.7
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Thailand 38.1
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Dominica 51.2
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Thailand 38.1
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Indonesia 28.2
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Montenegro 46.9
Jordan 43.6
Tunisia 40.7
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Control of Corruption
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Botswana 54
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Israel 48.2
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
North Macedonia 54.3
United States of America 51.1
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Chile 46.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Least Developed Countries
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
RWA