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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 52,039.17 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 123,975,371 | HDI (2024): 0.93 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
17
Score: 65.7
Vulnerability
0.353
Readiness
0.667
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 162nd most vulnerable country and the 13th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.353 | |
| Food | 0.245 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.798 | |
| Projected population change | 0.047 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.146 | |
| Rural population | 0.084 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.394 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.325 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.132 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.710 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.159 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.936 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.013 | |
| Health | 0.189 | |
| 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 | 0.470 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.008 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.008 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.389 | |
| Protected biome | 0.049 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.482 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.527 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.763 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.916 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.670 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.205 | |
| Paved roads | 0.241 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.402 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.350 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.874 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.752 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0 |