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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 42,390.38 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 125,836,021 | HDI (2020): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
19
Score: 65.5
Vulnerability
0.379
Readiness
0.690
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Japan places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Japan is well positioned to adapt. Japan is the 133rd most vulnerable country and the 11th 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 |
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| Ranking | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.379 | |
| Food | 0.248 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.798 | |
| Projected population change | 0.047 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.163 | |
| Rural population | 0.089 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.388 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.379 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.868 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.290 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.160 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.939 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.015 | |
| Health | 0.217 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.451 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.190 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.470 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.008 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.413 | |
| Protected biome | 0.261 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.482 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.763 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.911 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.685 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.192 | |
| Paved roads | 0.241 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.350 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.977 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.731 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.126 |