United Arab Emirates

 
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United Arab Emirates
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP641.58[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita66616.05[$]
Population9.63[millions]
Urbanization87.05[%]
Land Area79598.98[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 42 55.6 11.3
Health 51 55.2 3.6
Air Quality 63 48.6 4.7
PM2.5 168 13.9 8.1
Household solid fuels 1 100 -
Ozone 172 18.8 5.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 40 67.2 1.7
Sanitation 26 90.5 2.9
Drinking water 62 51.6 0.8
Heavy Metals 75 54.3 13.2
Lead 75 54.3 13.2
Waste Management 93 26.8 -
Solid waste 93 26.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 41 55.9 16.4
Biodiversity 34 80.9 39.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 69 90.4 87.7
Terrestrial biomes (global) 70 90.4 87.7
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 154 8.9 2
Species Habitat Index 100 81.3 -12.9
Species Protection Index 83 80.3 53.8
Biodiversity Habitat Index 9 76.8 -
Ecosystem Services 1 100 43.6
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss 1 100 87.2
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 53 14.5 -1.1
Fish Stock Status 37 13.5 -2.1
Marine Trophic Index 63 15.6 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 125 38.9 3.9
CO2 growth rate 132 26.5 -0.2
CH4 growth rate 123 52.7 0.8
F-gas growth rate 34 92.6 2.3
N2O growth rate 128 41.7 37.7
Black Carbon growth rate 56 74.4 32.9
CO2 from land cover 151 15 -
GHG intensity trend 165 19.8 3.3
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 46 83.4 26.1
SO2 growth rate 1 100 30.3
NOx growth rate 69 66.7 21.8
Agriculture 169 13.7 -11.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 169 13.7 -11.5
Water Resources 21 76.8 -
Wastewater treatment 21 76.8 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Chile 55.3
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
GDP per capita
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Ireland 72.8
United States of America 69.3
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Iran 48
Panama 47.3
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Regulatory Quality
Spain 74.3
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Mauritius 45.1
Georgia 41.3
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Russia 50.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Nicaragua 39.2
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Mongolia 32.2
Greater Middle East
Israel 65.8
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Emerging Markets
Poland 60.9
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Chile 55.3
Kuwait 53.6
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Ease of Doing Business Index
Sweden 78.7
Australia 74.9
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Malaysia 47.9
Mauritius 45.1
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