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Australia
RegionGlobal West
GDP1134.10[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita45377.76[$]
Population24.99[millions]
Urbanization86.24[%]
Land Area7716526.16[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 13 74.9 5.5
Health 11 91.6 2.3
Air Quality 2 98.2 2.9
PM2.5 1 100 1.7
Household solid fuels 22 98.8 6.5
Ozone 19 73.8 -12.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 25 87 1.5
Sanitation 19 96 2.9
Drinking water 27 81 0.5
Heavy Metals 28 77.2 6.3
Lead 28 77.2 6.3
Waste Management 40 77.3 -
Solid waste 40 77.3 -
Ecosystem Vitality 21 63.8 7.6
Biodiversity 25 83.7 21.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 72 89 26.7
Terrestrial biomes (global) 86 82.5 23.1
Marine protected areas 1 100 44.8
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 56 40.4 20.6
Species Habitat Index 71 87.3 -9.1
Species Protection Index 46 92.4 11.3
Biodiversity Habitat Index 17 73.4 0.5
Ecosystem Services 120 27.9 -2.6
Tree cover loss 115 24.5 -4
Grassland loss 135 44 12.7
Wetland loss 42 72.9 6.1
Fisheries 134 3.4 -3.7
Fish Stock Status 105 0.7 -7.6
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 39 6.5 0.7
Climate Change 20 70.4 5.5
CO2 growth rate 19 66.7 19.4
CH4 growth rate 52 85.8 -13.5
F-gas growth rate 46 90.9 5.1
N2O growth rate 52 70.1 -29.9
Black Carbon growth rate 84 56.9 -43.1
CO2 from land cover 18 89.3 -
GHG intensity trend 43 62.5 -1.5
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 35 90.3 17.6
SO2 growth rate 58 92.4 18.4
NOx growth rate 40 88.2 16.8
Agriculture 56 49.2 -2.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 56 49.2 -2.1
Water Resources 11 92.7 -
Wastewater treatment 11 92.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
GDP per capita
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Bahrain 51
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Finland 78.9
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
New Zealand 71.3
Regulatory Quality
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Voice & Accountability
Luxembourg 82.3
United Kingdom 81.3
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Political Stability
Denmark 82.5
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Barbados 45.6
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kiribati 37.7
Global West
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
G-20
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Canada 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Mexico 52.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
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
JSON File: 
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
AUS