Ecosystem Services rankings

Ecosystem Services

The score of Ecosystem services captures the vulnerability of natural capital to climate change, the ecological resources that humans rely upon to support lives and livelihoods. Indicators include: projected change of biome distribution, projected change of marine biodiversity, natural capital dependency, ecological footprint, protected biome, and engagement in international environmental conventions.

Country Rankings

Rank countries by ND-GAIN Country Index, Vulnerability and Readiness.

Scores for 2024

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Germany	Upper	0.242
2	Netherlands	Upper	0.254
3	Spain	Upper	0.262
4	United Kingdom	Upper	0.269
5	Hungary	Upper	0.272
6	Austria	Upper	0.274
7	France	Upper	0.289
8	Botswana	Upper middle	0.296
9	Bahamas	Upper middle	0.297
9	Luxembourg	Upper	0.297
11	Czech Republic	Upper	0.298
11	Slovakia	Upper	0.298
13	Greece	Upper middle	0.300
14	Denmark	Upper	0.302
14	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.302
16	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.305
17	Switzerland	Upper	0.314
18	Croatia	Upper	0.316
19	Malta	Upper	0.318
20	Poland	Upper	0.323
21	Cambodia	Low	0.324
22	Gabon	Upper middle	0.334
23	Slovenia	Upper	0.336
24	Cyprus	Upper	0.340
25	Panama	Upper middle	0.342
26	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.343
27	Belgium	Upper	0.344
28	Italy	Upper	0.349
29	Senegal	Low	0.350
30	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.352
31	Comoros	Low	0.354
32	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	0.357
33	Lesotho	Low	0.360
34	Zambia	Low	0.364
35	Liechtenstein	NA	0.365
36	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.367
37	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.369
38	Armenia	Upper middle	0.380
39	Burkina Faso	Low	0.382
39	Israel	Upper	0.382
41	Guinea	Low	0.389
42	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.391
43	Niger	Low	0.397
44	Australia	Upper	0.399
45	Ireland	Upper	0.402
46	Namibia	Lower middle	0.403
47	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.404
47	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.404
47	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	0.404
47	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.404
51	Norway	Upper	0.405
52	Jordan	Lower middle	0.406
53	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.407
54	Mozambique	Low	0.408
55	Belarus	Upper middle	0.411
56	Egypt	Upper middle	0.412
57	Togo	Low	0.413
57	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	0.413
59	Benin	Low	0.414
59	New Zealand	Upper	0.414
61	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.421
61	Grenada	Lower middle	0.421
61	Portugal	Upper	0.421
64	Tanzania	Low	0.423
65	Albania	Upper middle	0.425
66	Peru	Lower middle	0.426
66	Sweden	Upper	0.426
68	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.428
69	Brazil	Upper middle	0.429
70	Nigeria	Low	0.430
71	Japan	Upper	0.431
71	Kuwait	Upper	0.431
73	Andorra	Upper	0.433
73	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.433
75	Chile	Upper middle	0.434
75	Zimbabwe	Low	0.434
77	Dominica	Lower middle	0.436
78	Finland	Upper	0.437
79	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.438
79	Ethiopia	Low	0.438
81	Congo	Lower middle	0.439
81	Malawi	Low	0.439
83	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.442
84	Romania	Upper	0.446
85	Central African Rep.	Low	0.447
86	Cameroon	Low	0.448
87	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.452
87	Philippines	Lower middle	0.452
89	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.457
89	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.457
91	Canada	Upper	0.463
92	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.464
93	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.469
94	Ghana	Lower middle	0.472
95	Latvia	Upper	0.473
95	Morocco	Lower middle	0.473
95	Ukraine	Upper middle	0.473
98	Thailand	Upper middle	0.476
99	Suriname	Upper middle	0.478
99	Tajikistan	Low	0.478
101	Uganda	Low	0.484
102	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.485
103	Colombia	Upper middle	0.486
103	Kenya	Low	0.486
105	Haiti	Low	0.488
105	Russian Federation	Upper	0.488
107	Mexico	Upper middle	0.492
108	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.494
109	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.495
109	United States	Upper	0.495
111	Lithuania	Upper	0.496
112	Moldova	Upper middle	0.497
113	Gambia	Low	0.500
114	Laos	Lower middle	0.501
115	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.502
116	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.503
117	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.506
118	Algeria	Lower middle	0.509
119	Nepal	Low	0.513
120	Chad	Low	0.514
121	Afghanistan	Low	0.517
121	Bahrain	Upper	0.517
123	Mali	Low	0.518
124	Argentina	Upper middle	0.519
124	Singapore	Upper	0.519
126	Belize	Lower middle	0.520
126	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.520
128	Georgia	Upper middle	0.525
129	Iran	Lower middle	0.529
130	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.530
131	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.531
132	Oman	Upper	0.533
132	South Africa	Lower middle	0.533
134	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.534
135	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.537
136	Turkey	Upper middle	0.539
137	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.540
138	Estonia	Upper	0.542
138	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.542
140	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.546
141	Angola	Lower middle	0.547
141	Vanuatu	Low	0.547
143	Serbia	Upper middle	0.549
144	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.551
145	Honduras	Lower middle	0.553
146	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.554
147	Sierra Leone	Low	0.555
148	Pakistan	Low	0.556
149	Burundi	NA	0.557
150	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.563
151	Guyana	Upper middle	0.564
152	Syria	Low	0.568
153	Liberia	Low	0.569
153	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.569
155	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.570
156	Iceland	Upper	0.572
156	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	0.572
158	Rwanda	Low	0.576
159	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.578
160	Myanmar	Low	0.579
161	Djibouti	Lower middle	0.580
162	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.590
163	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.591
164	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.592
165	Eritrea	Low	0.595
165	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.595
167	Madagascar	Low	0.596
168	China	Upper middle	0.601
169	Cuba	NA	0.604
170	Solomon Islands	Low	0.605
171	India	Lower middle	0.610
172	Qatar	Upper	0.624
173	Barbados	Lower middle	0.625
174	San Marino	Upper	0.629
175	Maldives	Upper middle	0.632
175	Yemen	Low	0.632
177	Iraq	Lower middle	0.636
178	Samoa	Lower middle	0.646
179	Somalia	Low	0.656
180	Libya	Upper middle	0.657
181	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.664
182	Sudan	Low	0.686
183	Fiji	Lower middle	0.695
184	Tonga	Lower middle	0.734
185	Monaco	NA	0.739
186	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.769
	Nauru*	Lower middle	-
	Micronesia*	Low	-
	Tuvalu*	Low	-
	Palau*	Upper middle	-
	Marshall Islands*	Lower middle	-
	Kiribati*	Low	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.

ND-GAIN Index

Ecosystem Services

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