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Cyprus
RegionEastern Europe
GDP30.08[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25290.88[$]
Population1.19[millions]
Urbanization66.82[%]
Land Area9289.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 31 64.8 6.3
Health 26 81.5 5.2
Air Quality 27 73.1 8.3
PM2.5 36 58.8 10.5
Household solid fuels 25 97.7 6.4
Ozone 126 34.2 0.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 19 93.9 1.4
Sanitation 18 97.5 2.3
Drinking water 20 91.6 0.9
Heavy Metals 40 69.4 9.2
Lead 40 69.4 9.2
Waste Management 37 77.5 -
Solid waste 37 77.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 49 53.7 7
Biodiversity 106 56.5 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 103 0.5 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 131 14.6 5.9
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 173 36.4 0.2
Ecosystem Services 70 38.6 -2.5
Tree cover loss 63 37.7 -0.5
Grassland loss 89 54.9 20.4
Wetland loss 130 38.8 -61.2
Fisheries 20 20.2 3.9
Fish Stock Status 51 10.4 7.9
Marine Trophic Index 17 30 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 46 63.1 12.5
CO2 growth rate 36 59.3 14.5
CH4 growth rate 109 56.5 -0.3
F-gas growth rate 22 94.6 19.1
N2O growth rate 38 76.1 6.5
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 57.8
CO2 from land cover 104 43.5 -
GHG intensity trend 125 37.9 -12.6
GHG per capita 127 31.2 4.4
Pollution Emissions 33 91.5 26.8
SO2 growth rate 1 100 31.2
NOx growth rate 45 83.1 22.5
Agriculture 129 27.7 7.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 129 27.7 7.4
Water Resources 38 50 -
Wastewater treatment 38 50 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Latvia 61.6
Russia 50.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Norway 77.7
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Belarus 53
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Spain 74.3
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
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Cyprus 64.8
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Cabo Verde 32.8
Political Stability
Germany 77.2
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Eastern Europe
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
EU-27
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Italy 71
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Chile 55.3
Mexico 52.6
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Moldova 44.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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