Japan

RegionAsia-Pacific

GDP4971.80[PPP 2011$ billions]

GDP per capita39293.69[$]

Population126.53[millions]

Urbanization91.78[%]

Land Area373128.87[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change
EPI	12	75.1	-0.5
Health	14	90.3	0.4
Air Quality	12	85.9	0.1
PM2.5	17	78	-1.6
Household solid fuels	1	100	1.9
Ozone	38	60.2	3.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water	17	95	0.9
Sanitation	1	100	-
Drinking water	20	91.6	1.5
Heavy Metals	1	100	-
Lead	1	100	-
Waste Management	25	86.5	-
Solid waste	25	86.5	-
Ecosystem Vitality	16	65.1	-0.9
Biodiversity	44	76.6	-1.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l)	1	100	-
Terrestrial biomes (global)	1	100	-
Marine protected areas	33	71.5	5.7
Protected Areas Rep. Ind.	94	28.3	2.8
Species Habitat Index	134	68.6	-28.6
Species Protection Index	104	69.1	2.5
Biodiversity Habitat Index	75	56.9	-0.1
Ecosystem Services	59	41.7	-1.2
Tree cover loss	43	42.9	-0.8
Grassland loss	163	19.6	-10.9
Wetland loss	123	41	1.3
Fisheries	11	35.2	-1.8
Fish Stock Status	104	1.1	-3.7
Marine Trophic Index	4	93.5	-
Fish caught by trawling	36	7	-1.6
Climate Change	24	69.5	1.9
CO2 growth rate	47	57.6	5.1
CH4 growth rate	1	100	-
F-gas growth rate	99	87.6	-6.8
N2O growth rate	1	100	-
Black Carbon growth rate	1	100	-
CO2 from land cover	46	65.1	-
GHG intensity trend	132	36.2	-5.3
GHG per capita	146	23	0.7
Pollution Emissions	63	77.7	-22.3
SO2 growth rate	108	56.4	-43.6
NOx growth rate	29	99	-1
Agriculture	35	55.9	0.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index	35	55.9	0.4
Water Resources	23	75.3	-
Wastewater treatment	23	75.3	-

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

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EPI Report Year:

2020

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