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Japan
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP4971.80[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita39293.69[$]
Population126.53[millions]
Urbanization91.78[%]
Land Area373128.87[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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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 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Norway 77.7
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
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Finland 78.9
Japan 75.1
New Zealand 71.3
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
South Korea 66.5
Bahrain 51
Oman 38.5
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Israel 65.8
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Voice & Accountability
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Italy 71
Czech Republic 71
United States of America 69.3
Cyprus 64.8
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Cabo Verde 32.8
Political Stability
Japan 75.1
Ireland 72.8
Czech Republic 71
Canada 71
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Kiribati 37.7
Asia-Pacific
Japan 75.1
South Korea 66.5
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
G-20
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Canada 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Mexico 52.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Switzerland 81.5
France 80
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Iceland 72.3
Poland 60.9
Russia 50.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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