China

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 17,210.76 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,410,929,362 HDI (2020): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 39
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability 0.396
Readiness 0.553

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of China places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but China is well positioned to adapt. China is the 114th most vulnerable country and the 36th 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
73
72
74
78
78
77
82
78
82
82
70
49
46
42
40
36
36
35
35
64
62
64
62
62
44
39
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.396
Food
0.366
Projected change of cereal yields
0.796
Projected population change
0.113
Food import dependency
0.126
Rural population
0.416
Agriculture capacity
0.658
Child malnutrition
0.086
Water
0.402
Projected change of annual runoff
0.666
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.296
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.178
Water dependency ratio
0.010
Dam capacity
0.859
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.357
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
0.252
Medical staff
0.832
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.310
Ecosystem Services
0.516
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.703
Natural capital dependency
0.346
Ecological footprint
0.341
Protected biome
0.469
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.611
Human Habitat
0.431
Projected change of warm periods
0.074
Projected change of flood hazard
0.836
Urban concentration
0.584
Age dependency ratio
0.404
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.321
Paved roads
0.366
Infrastructure
0.302
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.433
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.092
Dependency on imported energy
0.722
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.379
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.188