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Estonia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP40.99[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita31035.39[$]
Population1.32[millions]
Urbanization69.23[%]
Land Area45350.23[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 30 65.3 4.3
Health 30 73 9.6
Air Quality 21 80.3 17.6
PM2.5 7 95.7 25.1
Household solid fuels 63 60.2 8.7
Ozone 21 72.1 6.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water 49 61.9 1.3
Sanitation 55 66.1 2.2
Drinking water 44 59 0.5
Heavy Metals 18 87.4 5.9
Lead 18 87.4 5.9
Waste Management 43 74.4 -
Solid waste 43 74.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 34 60.1 0.7
Biodiversity 12 87 -1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 81 31.3 6.8
Species Habitat Index 108 78.2 -16.4
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 53 60.5 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 150 22.4 -5.1
Tree cover loss 149 17.1 -7.7
Grassland loss 62 63.1 14.1
Wetland loss 39 77.7 22.2
Fisheries 41 16.4 6.8
Fish Stock Status 1 36.2 19.3
Marine Trophic Index 104 8.3 -
Fish caught by trawling 61 2.9 0.3
Climate Change 59 59 0.9
CO2 growth rate 70 47.5 -0.5
CH4 growth rate 1 100 2.2
F-gas growth rate 52 90.4 16.5
N2O growth rate 100 56.4 -10
Black Carbon growth rate 97 50.9 13.7
CO2 from land cover 83 52.7 -
GHG intensity trend 119 41.1 -18.5
GHG per capita 165 5.7 -1.2
Pollution Emissions 26 96.6 10.3
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 33 93.3 20.7
Agriculture 45 51.8 -1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 45 51.8 -1
Water Resources 26 69.6 -
Wastewater treatment 26 69.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Slovakia 68.3
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
GDP per capita
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
South Korea 66.5
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Austria 79.6
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
United States of America 69.3
Estonia 65.3
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Germany 77.2
South Korea 66.5
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
Cuba 48.4
Namibia 40.2
Oman 38.5
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Qatar 37.1
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
OECD
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Malaysia 47.9
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
EST