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Algeria
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP580.11[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13737.36[$]
Population42.23[millions]
Urbanization73.73[%]
Land Area2316660.97[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 84 44.8 0.5
Health 61 50.4 5.1
Air Quality 69 45.3 7.2
PM2.5 151 21.9 2
Household solid fuels 40 78.9 15.2
Ozone 133 33.2 -0.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 72 53.2 3.2
Sanitation 70 59.6 5.1
Drinking water 70 49 2
Heavy Metals 126 38.9 5.2
Lead 126 38.9 5.2
Waste Management 18 91.6 -
Solid waste 18 91.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 115 41 -2.6
Biodiversity 135 39 -0.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 131 43.2 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 131 45.9 0.1
Marine protected areas 101 0.6 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 159 7.1 3.2
Species Habitat Index 103 80.7 -11.8
Species Protection Index 132 47.3 5.8
Biodiversity Habitat Index 13 75.4 -
Ecosystem Services 141 24 -8
Tree cover loss 148 17.3 -12.7
Grassland loss 44 69.2 69.2
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 114 8.1 -15.1
Fish Stock Status 101 1.9 -30.2
Marine Trophic Index 70 14.3 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 84 52.5 -5.9
CO2 growth rate 105 36.6 -13.6
CH4 growth rate 1 100 3.7
F-gas growth rate 48 90.7 4.2
N2O growth rate 154 28.4 -12.5
Black Carbon growth rate 76 61 28.6
CO2 from land cover 134 28.7 -
GHG intensity trend 120 41 -2.8
GHG per capita 98 44.6 0.6
Pollution Emissions 84 61.7 10.8
SO2 growth rate 1 100 52.5
NOx growth rate 150 23.5 -30.7
Agriculture 67 44.8 29.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 67 44.8 29.9
Water Resources 47 33.1 -
Wastewater treatment 47 33.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Peru 44
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Issue Performance
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Malaysia 47.9
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
China 37.3
Regulatory Quality
Iran 48
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Comoros 32.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Voice & Accountability
Russia 50.5
Gabon 45.8
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Nicaragua 39.2
Oman 38.5
Angola 29.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Azerbaijan 46.5
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Mozambique 33.9
Guinea 26.4
Greater Middle East
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Sudan 34.8
Laos 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Guinea 26.4
Sierra Leone 25.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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