Natural Resource Management Index For 174 Countries, 2006-2011

A composite index for 174 countries derived from four proximity-to-target indicators: eco-region protection, access to improved sanitation, access to improved water, and child mortality. The 2011 release provides a consistent time series from 2006 to 2011 and introduces two new component indicators. Columbia University's CIESIN and Yale University's YCELP produced and distributed the data set.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the composite NRMI score across 174 countries from 2006 to 2011.
• Compare country performance on the component indicators for eco-region protection, sanitation, water access, and child mortality.
• Benchmark a country's Natural Resource Protection Indicator (NRPI), based solely on eco-region protection, against its peers.
• Evaluate the relationship between the Child Health Indicator (CHI) and the full NRMI across the time series.
• Model the weighting impact of the eco-region protection indicator within the composite NRMI calculation.

Strengths

• Covers 174 countries, enabling broad cross-national comparison.
• Provides a consistent 6-year time series from 2006 to 2011.
• Includes decomposed indicators (NRPI and CHI) for focused analysis alongside the composite index.

Limitations

• Data is over a decade old, with the last update in 2010, limiting contemporary relevance.
• Specific row counts, column details, and underlying raw data are not provided.
• The composite index methodology may obscure individual indicator performance.

Provenance

Source

Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP).

Collection Method

Derived composite index calculated from the average of four proximity-to-target indicators.

Time Range

2006 to 2011

Freshness

2010-12-31

Geography

174 countries