South Korea

The page has the score and ranking breakdown per indicator for South Korea. Clicking on an indicator name will take you to that indicator's score/rankings page for all countries in the EPI.
Environmental Performance Index
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Environmental Performance Index | 60 | 62.30 | 40 | 65.81 |
Environmental Health
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Environmental Health | 50 | 73.30 | 34 | 76.87 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Air Quality | 119 | 61.19 | 82 | 67.86 |
Household Solid Fuels | 1 | 100.00 | 1 | 100.00 |
PM2.5 Exposure | 174 | 30.21 | 173 | 42.71 |
PM2.5 Exceedance | 169 | 40.43 | 173 | 50.15 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Water and Sanitation | 20 | 96.52 | 18 | 96.52 |
Drinking Water | 26 | 93.05 | 21 | 95.92 |
Sanitation | 1 | 100.00 | 15 | 97.12 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Heavy Metals | 11 | 91.48 | 23 | 76.06 |
Lead Exposure | 11 | 91.48 | 23 | 76.06 |
Ecosystem Vitality
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Ecosystem Vitality | 78 | 54.96 | 51 | 58.45 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Biodiversity and Habitat | 144 | 46.66 | 136 | 43.21 |
Marine Protected Areas | 54 | 87.48 | 43 | 84.25 |
Biome Protection (Global) | 161 | 20.32 | 152 | 14.09 |
Biome Protection (National) | 156 | 20.32 | 153 | 14.09 |
Species Protection Index | 121 | 54.37 | 121 | 48.14 |
Representativeness Index | 129 | 23.29 | 124 | 20.22 |
Species Habitat Index | 111 | 78.33 | 126 | 90.76 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Forests | 64 | 24.64 | 42 | 39.44 |
Tree Cover Loss | 64 | 24.64 | 42 | 39.44 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Fisheries | 27 | 67.10 | 31 | 67.33 |
Fish Stock Status | 13 | 92.34 | 34 | 88.30 |
Regional Marine Trophic Index | 83 | 41.87 | 62 | 46.36 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Climate and Energy | 110 | 46.75 | 46 | 57.42 |
CO2 Emissions Intensity – Total | 138 | 32.40 | 62 | 57.46 |
CO2 Emissions Intensity – Power | 111 | 26.79 | 111 | 26.79 |
Methane Emissions Intensity | 13 | 99.02 | 16 | 91.69 |
N2O Emissions Intensity | 108 | 49.57 | 56 | 49.13 |
Black Carbon Emissions Intensity | 60 | 58.11 | 73 | 50.69 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Air Pollution | 22 | 77.91 | 29 | 74.34 |
SO2 Emissions Intensity | 21 | 84.52 | 30 | 79.42 |
NOX Emissions Intensity | 33 | 71.29 | 35 | 69.27 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Water Resources | 15 | 98.22 | 15 | 98.22 |
Wastewater Treatment | 15 | 98.22 | 15 | 98.22 |
Current Rank | Current Score | Baseline Rank | Baseline Score | |
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Agriculture | 26 | 49.71 | 26 | 49.71 |
Sustainable Nitrogen Management | 26 | 49.71 | 26 | 49.71 |