India

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 10,166.24 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 1,438,069,596 HDI (2023): 0.69
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 115
Score: 43.5
Vulnerability 0.485
Readiness 0.355

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 59th 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 22 23
Ranking
134
133
131
126
131
132
134
133
129
126
117
89
90
90
90
81
83
82
82
147
148
137
131
122
121
112
112
111
115
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.485
Food
0.599
Projected change of cereal yields
0.908
Projected population change
0.234
Food import dependency
0.068
Rural population
0.686
Agriculture capacity
0.924
Child malnutrition
0.773
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
0.956
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.621
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
0.039
Slum population
0.495
Medical staff
0.923
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.484
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
0.224
Protected biome
0.624
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.563
Human Habitat
0.444
Projected change of warm periods
0.098
Projected change of flood hazard
0.889
Urban concentration
0.314
Age dependency ratio
0.436
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.462
Paved roads
0.466
Infrastructure
0.172
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.421
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.135
Dependency on imported energy
0.358
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.114
Electricity access
0.005
Disaster preparedness
0