The Ecosystem Vitality policy objective measures how well countries are preserving, protecting, and enhancing ecosystems and the services they provide. It comprises 60% of the total EPI score and is made up of seven issue categories: Biodiversity & Habitat, Ecosystem Services, Fisheries, Climate Change, Pollution Emissions, Agriculture, and Water Resources.
Ecosystem Vitality
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 76.4 | 8.4 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 75.4 | 15.5 |
| Romania | 3 | 74.4 | 9.7 |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 74.3 | 12.7 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 74.1 | 5.3 |
| Austria | 6 | 74 | 5.5 |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 72.9 | 4.2 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 72.5 | 11.5 |
| France | 9 | 72.3 | 5.4 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 70.9 | 3.1 |
| Hungary | 11 | 70 | 2.7 |
| Germany | 12 | 68.9 | -0.6 |
| Spain | 13 | 66 | 11.2 |
| Sweden | 14 | 65.6 | 6.9 |
| Finland | 15 | 65.3 | 7.6 |
| Japan | 16 | 65.1 | -0.9 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 64.8 | - |
| Belgium | 17 | 64.8 | -0.3 |
| Croatia | 19 | 64.3 | 19.2 |
| Latvia | 20 | 64 | 3.3 |
| Australia | 21 | 63.8 | 7.6 |
| Norway | 21 | 63.8 | 10 |
| North Macedonia | 23 | 63.2 | 0.9 |
| Seychelles | 24 | 63.1 | 23.3 |
| Lithuania | 25 | 62.7 | 3.3 |
| Poland | 26 | 62.3 | -1.3 |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 61.5 | 4.5 |
| Greece | 28 | 61.4 | 2.7 |
| Italy | 29 | 61.3 | -1.3 |
| Malta | 30 | 60.5 | 15.4 |
| United States of America | 31 | 60.3 | 1.7 |
| Serbia | 32 | 60.2 | 8.3 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 60.2 | 1.7 |
| Estonia | 34 | 60.1 | 0.7 |
| Ireland | 35 | 58.6 | 0.6 |
| Armenia | 36 | 58.1 | 4.7 |
| Gabon | 37 | 57.8 | 3 |
| Canada | 38 | 57.3 | 4.1 |
| South Korea | 39 | 56.6 | 2.1 |
| Portugal | 40 | 56.1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 41 | 55.9 | 16.4 |
| Mexico | 41 | 55.9 | 10.3 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 55.8 | 5.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 44 | 55.7 | 4.5 |
| Iceland | 45 | 55 | - |
| Uzbekistan | 46 | 54.1 | 3.2 |
| Israel | 47 | 54 | 5.7 |
| Botswana | 48 | 53.8 | -4.7 |
| Cyprus | 49 | 53.7 | 7 |
| Central African Republic | 50 | 53.5 | -6.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 51 | 53.2 | 4.6 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 52.9 | -2.2 |
| Bahrain | 53 | 52.2 | 25.2 |
| Brazil | 53 | 52.2 | 3.5 |
| Namibia | 55 | 52 | 12.6 |
| Albania | 55 | 52 | 14.9 |
| Colombia | 57 | 51.6 | -2.2 |
| Ecuador | 58 | 51.5 | 3.1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59 | 51.3 | 9.4 |
| Kuwait | 60 | 51.2 | 18.4 |
| Belarus | 61 | 51.1 | -1.2 |
| South Africa | 62 | 51 | 9.4 |
| Burkina Faso | 63 | 50.9 | 11.9 |
| Suriname | 63 | 50.9 | -13.7 |
| Jamaica | 65 | 50 | 3.4 |
| Jordan | 66 | 49.9 | 13.9 |
| Ukraine | 66 | 49.9 | -0.5 |
| Tajikistan | 66 | 49.9 | -2.9 |
| Chile | 69 | 49.8 | 3.6 |
| Bolivia | 69 | 49.8 | -3.2 |
| Egypt | 71 | 49.7 | 8.3 |
| Russia | 72 | 48.8 | 1.1 |
| Morocco | 73 | 48.3 | 18.4 |
| Iran | 74 | 47.8 | 10.9 |
| Kiribati | 75 | 47.5 | 9.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 47.3 | 11.5 |
| Costa Rica | 77 | 47.2 | -0.5 |
| Cuba | 78 | 47 | -0.6 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 46.9 | 1 |
| Argentina | 80 | 46.8 | 5.9 |
| Zimbabwe | 81 | 46.7 | -14 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82 | 46.4 | 15.9 |
| Malawi | 83 | 46.2 | -6.2 |
| Paraguay | 83 | 46.2 | -10.5 |
| Montenegro | 85 | 46.1 | 9.8 |
| Tonga | 86 | 46 | 3.3 |
| Bhutan | 87 | 45.7 | -17.3 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 87 | 45.7 | -2.1 |
| Pakistan | 89 | 45.3 | 8.8 |
| Panama | 90 | 45.2 | 1.5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 91 | 45.1 | 13.3 |
| Tunisia | 92 | 45 | 7.1 |
| Eswatini | 93 | 44.6 | -5.4 |
| Sudan | 94 | 44.1 | 11.8 |
| Zambia | 95 | 43.9 | -13.9 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 96 | 43.8 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 96 | 43.8 | -6.6 |
| Indonesia | 98 | 43.7 | 4.1 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 99 | 43.6 | 6.7 |
| Moldova | 99 | 43.6 | -9.3 |
| Thailand | 101 | 43.5 | 3.6 |
| El Salvador | 101 | 43.5 | 8 |
| Peru | 103 | 43.2 | -3.9 |
| Turkmenistan | 104 | 43.1 | 9.8 |
| Georgia | 104 | 43.1 | -4.4 |
| Dominica | 104 | 43.1 | 1.4 |
| Belize | 107 | 43 | -4.1 |
| Malaysia | 108 | 42.9 | 4.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 108 | 42.9 | 16.6 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 42.4 | 5.2 |
| Uganda | 111 | 42.2 | 2.5 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 112 | 42 | 3.2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 113 | 41.8 | 5.4 |
| Philippines | 114 | 41.4 | -10 |
| Algeria | 115 | 41 | -2.6 |
| Grenada | 116 | 40.9 | 7.7 |
| Honduras | 117 | 40.7 | 9.7 |
| Ethiopia | 118 | 40.6 | -0.6 |
| Kenya | 118 | 40.6 | -2.8 |
| Nepal | 120 | 40.5 | -15.1 |
| Eritrea | 121 | 40.4 | -7.1 |
| Lebanon | 122 | 40.3 | -2.5 |
| Singapore | 123 | 40.2 | -15.8 |
| Saint Lucia | 124 | 40 | -3 |
| Rwanda | 124 | 40 | -3.7 |
| Laos | 126 | 39.9 | -8.3 |
| Niger | 126 | 39.9 | -13.2 |
| Timor-Leste | 128 | 39.5 | -4.8 |
| Iraq | 129 | 39.4 | -7.3 |
| Republic of Congo | 130 | 39.2 | -4.8 |
| Lesotho | 131 | 38.8 | -3.1 |
| Nicaragua | 132 | 38.6 | -1.6 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 133 | 38.4 | -3.2 |
| Togo | 134 | 38.2 | -4.4 |
| Mozambique | 135 | 37.8 | 7.9 |
| Senegal | 136 | 37.6 | -4.6 |
| Guyana | 137 | 37.5 | -13.7 |
| Bahamas | 138 | 37 | -5.3 |
| Turkey | 139 | 36.9 | -0.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 139 | 36.9 | -3.9 |
| Uruguay | 141 | 36.7 | -1.4 |
| Benin | 142 | 36.4 | 4.2 |
| Mali | 143 | 36 | -6.1 |
| Angola | 144 | 35.9 | 6.8 |
| Barbados | 145 | 35.6 | 1 |
| Cambodia | 145 | 35.6 | -3.3 |
| Mauritius | 147 | 35.3 | 7.5 |
| Mongolia | 147 | 35.3 | -14.7 |
| Comoros | 147 | 35.3 | -2.7 |
| Oman | 150 | 35.2 | 13.6 |
| India | 150 | 35.2 | -2.5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 152 | 35.1 | 11.7 |
| Chad | 153 | 34.6 | -0.9 |
| Cabo Verde | 154 | 34.5 | 11.1 |
| Micronesia | 154 | 34.5 | -8.8 |
| China | 156 | 34.4 | 10.5 |
| Fiji | 157 | 34.2 | -5.4 |
| Samoa | 158 | 33.9 | -7 |
| Bangladesh | 159 | 33.5 | -1.9 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 33.5 | 1.7 |
| Djibouti | 161 | 33.4 | 1.9 |
| Mauritania | 162 | 32.8 | -1.6 |
| Ghana | 163 | 32.6 | -8.2 |
| Guatemala | 164 | 32.5 | -2.8 |
| Gambia | 165 | 32.1 | 5.7 |
| Guinea | 166 | 31.5 | -8.1 |
| Solomon Islands | 167 | 30.9 | -3.3 |
| Haiti | 168 | 30.5 | 5.8 |
| Burundi | 168 | 30.5 | -19.2 |
| Vanuatu | 170 | 30.4 | -20.1 |
| Sierra Leone | 171 | 30.2 | 0.7 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 172 | 30.1 | -15.3 |
| Marshall Islands | 173 | 29.6 | - |
| Madagascar | 174 | 29.4 | -11.7 |
| Afghanistan | 175 | 29.2 | 7.7 |
| Viet Nam | 176 | 28.5 | 6.3 |
| Maldives | 177 | 27.4 | 8.1 |
| Myanmar | 178 | 25.4 | -6 |
| Qatar | 179 | 23.9 | -10.5 |
| Liberia | 180 | 23.6 | -6.7 |