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| 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 |
| 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 |