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Austria
RegionGlobal West
GDP409.27[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita46260.38[$]
Population8.85[millions]
Urbanization58.75[%]
Land Area83795.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 6 79.6 5.4
Health 16 88 5.2
Air Quality 18 81.3 8.8
PM2.5 19 73.9 12.3
Household solid fuels 29 96.4 5.3
Ozone 89 42.2 -0.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 18 94.7 0.9
Sanitation 28 86.7 2.2
Drinking water 1 100 -
Heavy Metals 14 91.7 7.6
Lead 14 91.7 7.6
Waste Management 12 97.2 -
Solid waste 12 97.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 6 74 5.5
Biodiversity 18 85.5 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 17 63.7 13.4
Species Habitat Index 87 84.7 -6.6
Species Protection Index 77 81.2 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 83 54.7 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 85 35.6 4.7
Tree cover loss 85 32.5 3.8
Grassland loss 43 69.9 24.1
Wetland loss 66 57.3 2.3
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 16 71.3 7.8
CO2 growth rate 26 62.8 16.5
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 98 87.8 2.1
N2O growth rate 64 66.9 -33.1
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 29 76.7 -
GHG intensity trend 114 42.7 3.5
GHG per capita 146 23 0.3
Pollution Emissions 1 100 22.6
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 45.3
Agriculture 12 68 -0.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 12 68 -0.9
Water Resources 10 94 -
Wastewater treatment 10 94 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
GDP per capita
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Canada 71
South Korea 66.5
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
United States of America 69.3
Estonia 65.3
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Voice & Accountability
United Kingdom 81.3
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Estonia 65.3
Uruguay 49.1
Political Stability
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Barbados 45.6
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Global West
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
OECD
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Ease of Doing Business Index
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Russia 50.5
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
AUT