China

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 22,499.44 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 1,412,175,000 HDI (2022): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 33
Score: 60.2
Vulnerability 0.353
Readiness 0.557

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 148th most vulnerable country and the 38th 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
55
55
56
57
56
58
62
63
66
62
57
42
41
40
37
30
31
29
29
59
56
53
50
52
36
34
34
33
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.353
Food
0.399
Projected change of cereal yields
0.796
Projected population change
0.113
Food import dependency
0.130
Rural population
0.393
Agriculture capacity
0.883
Child malnutrition
0.078
Water
0.229
Projected change of annual runoff
0.666
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.296
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.173
Water dependency ratio
0.010
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.377
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
-
Medical staff
0.803
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.332
Ecosystem Services
0.515
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.703
Natural capital dependency
0.346
Ecological footprint
0.336
Protected biome
0.469
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.611
Human Habitat
0.428
Projected change of warm periods
0.074
Projected change of flood hazard
0.836
Urban concentration
0.607
Age dependency ratio
0.430
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.256
Paved roads
0.366
Infrastructure
0.173
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.433
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.092
Dependency on imported energy
0.217
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.295
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0