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Major ecological threats

Number of catastrophic ecological threats facing countries between 2020 and 2050; from water stress, food insecurity, droughts, floods, cyclones, temperature rise, sea level rise and population growth (2020)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for major ecological threats. Embed

Major ecological threats

Number of catastrophic ecological threats facing countries between 2020 and 2050; from water stress, food insecurity, droughts, floods, cyclones, temperature rise, sea level rise and population growth (2020)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — New Zealand
    — 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Brunei
    1* 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Cambodia
    1 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Japan
    1 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Laos
    1 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Malaysia
    1 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Nepal
    1 2020-50
  • 2 75.0 — Singapore
    1 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Bangladesh
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Mongolia
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Myanmar
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Papua New Guinea
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — South Korea
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Sri Lanka
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Taiwan
    2* 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Thailand
    2 2020-50
  • 9 50.0 — Vietnam
    2 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — Australia
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — China
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — Indonesia
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — North Korea
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — Philippines
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — Russia
    3 2020-50
  • 18 25.0 — United States
    3 2020-50
  • 26 0.0 — India
    4 2020-50
  • 26 0.0 — Pakistan
    4 2020-50
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