India

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 6,503.95 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,380,004,385 HDI (2020): 0.65
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 111
Score: 44.0
Vulnerability 0.506
Readiness 0.386

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 51st 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
Ranking
131
131
132
130
127
124
127
128
128
126
115
88
91
91
90
82
84
82
81
141
141
132
129
126
120
111
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.506
Food
0.603
Projected change of cereal yields
0.908
Projected population change
0.234
Food import dependency
0.081
Rural population
0.701
Agriculture capacity
0.907
Child malnutrition
0.786
Water
0.522
Projected change of annual runoff
0.648
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.324
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.378
Water dependency ratio
0.305
Dam capacity
0.955
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.602
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
0.030
Slum population
0.361
Medical staff
0.880
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.553
Ecosystem Services
0.549
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
0.461
Projected change of warm periods
0.098
Projected change of flood hazard
0.889
Urban concentration
0.299
Age dependency ratio
0.481
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.536
Paved roads
0.466
Infrastructure
0.301
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.421
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.135
Dependency on imported energy
0.785
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.154
Electricity access
0.010
Disaster preparedness
0.300