Belarus

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 28,406.07 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 9,228,071 HDI (2022): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 47
Score: 57.1
Vulnerability 0.325
Readiness 0.466

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 72nd 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
Ranking
51
48
50
49
49
51
50
53
49
48
50
65
62
53
46
48
46
44
45
45
46
42
36
36
34
44
45
47
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.325
Food
0.266
Projected change of cereal yields
0.122
Projected population change
0.055
Food import dependency
0.159
Rural population
0.212
Agriculture capacity
0.956
Child malnutrition
0.090
Water
0.341
Projected change of annual runoff
0.254
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.315
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.033
Water dependency ratio
0.413
Dam capacity
0.961
Access to reliable drinking water
0.070
Health
0.245
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
0.007
Slum population
0.023
Medical staff
0.471
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
0.480
Projected change of warm periods
0.069
Projected change of flood hazard
0.794
Urban concentration
0.788
Age dependency ratio
0.505
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.136
Infrastructure
0.259
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.783
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075