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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 |
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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 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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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 |