Belarus

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 30,763.02 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 9,178,298 HDI (2023): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 45
Score: 56.3
Vulnerability 0.323
Readiness 0.450

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Belarus places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Belarus is well positioned to adapt. Belarus is the 163rd most vulnerable country and the 68th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
48
47
47
44
47
48
51
54
49
53
50
62
61
56
46
46
45
41
41
44
45
36
35
35
32
34
39
43
45
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.323
Food
0.259
Projected change of cereal yields
0.122
Projected population change
0.055
Food import dependency
0.159
Rural population
0.208
Agriculture capacity
0.957
Child malnutrition
0.054
Water
0.334
Projected change of annual runoff
0.254
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.315
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.036
Water dependency ratio
0.413
Dam capacity
0.915
Access to reliable drinking water
0.070
Health
0.253
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.005
Slum population
0.023
Medical staff
0.519
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.252
Ecosystem Services
0.360
Projected change of biome distribution
0.824
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.226
Ecological footprint
0.252
Protected biome
0.238
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.619
Human Habitat
0.477
Projected change of warm periods
0.069
Projected change of flood hazard
0.794
Urban concentration
0.792
Age dependency ratio
0.481
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.136
Infrastructure
0.257
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.771
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075