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Egypt
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP1084.01[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita11013.74[$]
Population98.42[millions]
Urbanization42.78[%]
Land Area1003871.99[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 94 43.3 7.7
Health 108 33.8 6.8
Air Quality 103 35.3 6.5
PM2.5 180 - -
Household solid fuels 33 85 15.8
Ozone 161 24.9 2.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 112 36.6 8.5
Sanitation 118 36.7 11.2
Drinking water 108 36.6 6.8
Heavy Metals 177 13.5 3.4
Lead 177 13.5 3.4
Waste Management 102 16.3 -
Solid waste 102 16.3 -
Ecosystem Vitality 71 49.7 8.3
Biodiversity 119 50.6 0.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 98 75.4 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 137 42.4 -
Marine protected areas 58 10.3 1.3
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 147 10.6 6.5
Species Habitat Index 12 97 -2.3
Species Protection Index 111 65.1 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 8 77.1 -
Ecosystem Services 32 62.5 0.5
Tree cover loss 27 61.1 1.6
Grassland loss 1 100 -
Wetland loss 86 50.6 -17.7
Fisheries 76 12.1 1.4
Fish Stock Status 57 9.5 2.8
Marine Trophic Index 66 14.7 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 74 55 19.9
CO2 growth rate 53 52.9 23
CH4 growth rate 116 54.9 38.3
F-gas growth rate 31 93.1 1.5
N2O growth rate 102 55.8 21
Black Carbon growth rate 154 18 -13.8
CO2 from land cover 147 21 -
GHG intensity trend 68 53.4 21.1
GHG per capita 77 60.4 1.6
Pollution Emissions 95 56.3 -3.6
SO2 growth rate 115 54.3 -21.6
NOx growth rate 80 58.4 14.5
Agriculture 41 53 2.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 41 53 2.6
Water Resources 45 42 -
Wastewater treatment 45 42 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
GDP per capita
Ecuador 51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Tunisia 46.7
Paraguay 46.4
Lebanon 45.4
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Georgia 41.3
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Issue Performance
Iran 48
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Uzbekistan 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Egypt 43.3
Qatar 37.1
Central African Republic 36.9
Eswatini 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Djibouti 28.1
Political Stability
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Niger 30.8
Bangladesh 29
Myanmar 25.1
Greater Middle East
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
Qatar 37.1
Emerging Markets
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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