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Zambia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP60.12[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3270.04[$]
Population18.38[millions]
Land Area755805.93[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 106 38.40 -6.90
Ecosystem Vitality 29 58.20 -4.50
Biodiversity 2 91.00 2.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 8 79.80 15.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 22 61.50 NA
Species Protection Index 4 90.60 0.20
Species Habitat Index 46 91.80 -6.60
Ecosystem Services 123 19.90 -5.80
Tree cover loss 103 11.50 -6.70
Grassland loss 111 36.80 -5.00
Wetland loss 70 53.60 -1.10
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 165 32.20 -42.90
SO2 growth rate 165 27.70 -65.00
NOx growth rate 154 36.60 -20.80
Agriculture 29 53.20 1.20
Pesticide 15 69.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 99 36.60 2.50
Water Resources 96 4.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 96 4.50 NA
Health 153 21.20 2.10
Air Quality 139 23.60 -0.70
PM2.5 102 28.60 -5.40
Household solid fuels 142 12.60 4.80
Ozone 127 36.40 1.20
NOx 59 37.60 -0.30
SO2 104 43.90 0.30
CO 114 46.60 -0.40
VOC 147 12.80 -3.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 158 13.50 7.60
Sanitation 155 13.90 8.00
Drinking water 159 13.20 7.30
Heavy Metals 117 41.70 5.50
Lead 117 41.70 5.50
Waste Management 169 6.90 0.70
Solid waste 145 4.10 NA
Recycling 126 12.60 2.10
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 152 25.60 -14.30
Climate Change 152 25.60 -14.30
CO2 growth rate 165 NA -44.40
CH4 growth rate 97 39.70 11.60
F-gas growth rate 80 59.40 59.40
N2O growth rate 70 68.90 19.20
Black Carbon growth rate 165 32.00 -4.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 97 33.70 -4.30
CO2 from land cover 100 39.10 31.20
GHG intensity trend 71 53.80 -34.00
GHG per capita 41 73.90 1.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
Russia 37.5
GDP per capita
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Senegal 33.9
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Senegal 33.9
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cambodia 30.1
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Argentina 41.1
Zambia 38.4
Nicaragua 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Lebanon 32.2
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Myanmar 19.4
Voice and Accountability
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Maldives 37.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Lebanon 32.2
Kenya 30.8
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Rule of Law
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Zambia 38.4
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
Djibouti 47.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bolivia 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Algeria 29.6
Mali 28.5
Myanmar 19.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Gabon 49.7
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Cambodia 30.1
Nepal 28.3
Viet Nam 20.1
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
Malawi 40.6
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
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