China

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 19,338.23 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 1,412,360,000 HDI (2021): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 39
Score: 58.3
Vulnerability 0.387
Readiness 0.554

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 112th 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 21
Ranking
73
70
73
77
76
75
79
76
83
81
73
49
44
40
40
36
36
34
33
66
62
63
63
61
43
41
39
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.387
Food
0.389
Projected change of cereal yields
0.796
Projected population change
0.113
Food import dependency
0.124
Rural population
0.404
Agriculture capacity
0.812
Child malnutrition
0.086
Water
0.401
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
0.860
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.374
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
0.810
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
0.345
Protected biome
0.469
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.611
Human Habitat
0.436
Projected change of warm periods
0.074
Projected change of flood hazard
0.836
Urban concentration
0.596
Age dependency ratio
0.426
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.321
Paved roads
0.366
Infrastructure
0.206
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.433
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.092
Dependency on imported energy
0.225
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.295
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.188