Israel

 
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Israel
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP298.58[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita33609.02[$]
Population8.88[millions]
Urbanization92.59[%]
Land Area22470.91[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 29 65.8 5.2
Health 23 83.6 4.5
Air Quality 25 76.5 6.5
PM2.5 28 62.6 8.8
Household solid fuels 1 100 3.6
Ozone 93 41.3 3.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 22 92.8 2.3
Sanitation 25 91.5 3.1
Drinking water 17 93.6 1.7
Heavy Metals 13 92.1 7.3
Lead 13 92.1 7.3
Waste Management 47 72.2 -
Solid waste 47 72.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 47 54 5.7
Biodiversity 122 47.6 1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 93 76.9 2.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 125 51.1 6.1
Marine protected areas 110 0.3 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 140 12.2 3.5
Species Habitat Index 112 76.8 -17.2
Species Protection Index 86 79.6 5.8
Biodiversity Habitat Index 99 51 -
Ecosystem Services 65 40.6 2.7
Tree cover loss 64 37 2.1
Grassland loss 129 45.3 15.4
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 9 45.5 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 8 45.5 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 64 56.9 8.9
CO2 growth rate 48 57.5 7.2
CH4 growth rate 147 39.3 17.5
F-gas growth rate 42 91.3 2.6
N2O growth rate 91 58.6 0.5
Black Carbon growth rate 104 47.7 27.5
CO2 from land cover 96 45 -
GHG intensity trend 42 62.8 11.6
GHG per capita 139 26.7 3.3
Pollution Emissions 24 97.8 35
SO2 growth rate 53 95.7 35.8
NOx growth rate 1 100 34.3
Agriculture 106 34.9 -2.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 106 34.9 -2.4
Water Resources 18 81.7 -
Wastewater treatment 18 81.7 -

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
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Issue Performance
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Cyprus 64.8
Singapore 58.1
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Israel 65.8
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Georgia 41.3
Voice & Accountability
Israel 65.8
Poland 60.9
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Ghana 27.6
Political Stability
Israel 65.8
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Burkina Faso 38.3
Togo 29.5
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Greater Middle East
Israel 65.8
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
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
Netherlands 75.3
Belgium 73.3
Slovakia 68.3
Israel 65.8
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Montenegro 46.3
Turkey 42.6
China 37.3
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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