India

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 7,241.98 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 1,407,563,842 HDI (2021): 0.63
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 116
Score: 44.6
Vulnerability 0.498
Readiness 0.389

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of India places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. India is the 48th most vulnerable country and the 104th 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
134
132
132
131
129
127
130
132
129
127
117
90
92
92
93
85
86
85
85
143
141
136
132
131
122
116
116
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.498
Food
0.601
Projected change of cereal yields
0.908
Projected population change
0.234
Food import dependency
0.074
Rural population
0.696
Agriculture capacity
0.906
Child malnutrition
0.786
Water
0.523
Projected change of annual runoff
0.648
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.324
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.384
Water dependency ratio
0.305
Dam capacity
0.955
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.630
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
1.000
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.786
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.035
Slum population
0.495
Medical staff
0.913
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.553
Ecosystem Services
0.548
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.767
Natural capital dependency
0.463
Ecological footprint
0.227
Protected biome
0.624
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.563
Human Habitat
0.460
Projected change of warm periods
0.098
Projected change of flood hazard
0.889
Urban concentration
0.304
Age dependency ratio
0.468
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.536
Paved roads
0.466
Infrastructure
0.225
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.421
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.135
Dependency on imported energy
0.370
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.114
Electricity access
0.010
Disaster preparedness
0.300