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Venezuela
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP238.82[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8398.64[$]
Population28.44[millions]
Land Area918311.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 67 46.40 0.20
Ecosystem Vitality 55 52.00 3.80
Biodiversity 52 71.50 1.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 60 11.40 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 12 72.90 13.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 38 56.80 NA
Species Protection Index 18 86.50 0.10
Species Habitat Index 62 89.20 -6.00
Ecosystem Services 56 33.60 -3.50
Tree cover loss 63 20.10 -3.10
Grassland loss 76 48.20 -9.60
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 32 27.70 12.80
Fish Stock Status 44 35.20 25.50
Marine Trophic Index 52 16.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 8 33.10 12.90
Acidification 77 74.00 25.00
SO2 growth rate 86 75.60 25.80
NOx growth rate 75 72.30 24.20
Agriculture 57 43.60 -1.80
Pesticide 24 64.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 146 22.90 -3.50
Water Resources 90 6.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 90 6.40 NA
Health 78 42.90 3.30
Air Quality 52 46.70 4.00
PM2.5 112 25.10 2.30
Household solid fuels 47 74.40 8.90
Ozone 50 59.20 -7.40
NOx 81 30.50 NA
SO2 64 60.60 4.10
CO 69 58.20 -7.40
VOC 157 10.50 -4.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 94 46.80 2.60
Sanitation 87 51.60 3.10
Drinking water 95 43.60 2.30
Heavy Metals 115 42.50 3.90
Lead 115 42.50 3.90
Waste Management 153 12.10 -0.40
Solid waste 137 6.50 NA
Recycling 65 21.30 0.50
Ocean Plastics 122 14.00 -2.30
Climate Policy 77 42.10 -5.40
Climate Change 77 42.10 -5.40
CO2 growth rate 40 54.50 -12.90
CH4 growth rate 55 50.80 4.70
F-gas growth rate 38 74.50 3.40
N2O growth rate 53 72.90 32.50
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 5.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 133 22.30 3.90
CO2 from land cover 64 51.20 -4.90
GHG intensity trend 176 NA -88.30
GHG per capita 115 40.30 10.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
GDP per capita
Namibia 50.9
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Laos 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Albania 47.1
Venezuela 46.4
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Government Effectiveness
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Eritrea 31.7
Sudan 27.6
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Rule of Law
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Control of Corruption
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Venezuela 46.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Myanmar 19.4
Latin America & Caribbean
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Gabon 49.7
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kuwait 42.4
Republic of Congo 40.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Iran 34.5
Angola 30.5
Algeria 29.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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