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Spain
RegionGlobal West
GDP1627.41[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita34830.54[$]
Population46.72[millions]
Urbanization80.81[%]
Land Area506618.71[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 14 74.3 8.6
Health 18 86.8 4.7
Air Quality 22 80.2 8
PM2.5 12 83.3 9.8
Household solid fuels 37 81.3 6.5
Ozone 112 37.7 -0.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 15 96.8 1
Sanitation 1 100 -
Drinking water 16 94.6 1.6
Heavy Metals 38 71.3 6.6
Lead 38 71.3 6.6
Waste Management 23 89 -
Solid waste 23 89 -
Ecosystem Vitality 13 66 11.2
Biodiversity 8 87.6 18.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 90
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 42 46.7 8.9
Species Habitat Index 57 90.1 -6.9
Species Protection Index 25 98.1 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 163 40.8 0.1
Ecosystem Services 137 24.4 -5.4
Tree cover loss 129 21.9 -5.9
Grassland loss 81 56.9 10.1
Wetland loss 137 35.5 -13.6
Fisheries 32 17.9 2.4
Fish Stock Status 71 7.3 4.2
Marine Trophic Index 11 36 -
Fish caught by trawling 29 9.3 3.1
Climate Change 18 71.2 15.8
CO2 growth rate 23 64.4 25.2
CH4 growth rate 50 86.1 14.8
F-gas growth rate 1 100 9.9
N2O growth rate 73 63.8 -24.4
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 94 45.4 -
GHG intensity trend 69 53.3 -4.7
GHG per capita 121 35.5 9
Pollution Emissions 1 100 15.6
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 31.2
Agriculture 100 36.2 -2.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 100 36.2 -2.4
Water Resources 12 91.5 -
Wastewater treatment 12 91.5 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
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
New Zealand 71.3
GDP per capita
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Italy 71
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Oman 38.5
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Slovenia 72
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Regulatory Quality
Spain 74.3
Slovakia 68.3
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
Chile 55.3
Barbados 45.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Political Stability
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Belarus 53
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Zambia 34.7
Viet Nam 33.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Global West
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
Canada 71
Italy 71
OECD
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
New Zealand 71.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Switzerland 81.5
France 80
Austria 79.6
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Portugal 67
Poland 60.9
Russia 50.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
ESP