Belarus

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 20,239.20 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 9,379,952 HDI (2020): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 39
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability 0.345
Readiness 0.502

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 157th most vulnerable country and the 58th 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
Ranking
45
43
44
45
46
46
47
50
46
46
50
63
58
52
46
47
42
42
42
44
44
39
37
37
35
39
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.345
Food
0.273
Projected change of cereal yields
0.122
Projected population change
0.055
Food import dependency
0.176
Rural population
0.221
Agriculture capacity
0.961
Child malnutrition
0.100
Water
0.332
Projected change of annual runoff
0.254
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.315
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.035
Water dependency ratio
0.413
Dam capacity
0.919
Access to reliable drinking water
0.055
Health
0.291
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
0.341
Medical staff
0.415
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.267
Ecosystem Services
0.359
Projected change of biome distribution
0.824
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.226
Ecological footprint
0.247
Protected biome
0.238
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.619
Human Habitat
0.486
Projected change of warm periods
0.069
Projected change of flood hazard
0.794
Urban concentration
0.779
Age dependency ratio
0.483
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.656
Paved roads
0.136
Infrastructure
0.329
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.957
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.250