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Kuwait
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP267.62[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita64683.73[$]
Population4.14[millions]
Urbanization100.00[%]
Land Area17449.81[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 47 53.6 12.8
Health 46 57.3 4.5
Air Quality 45 55 6.4
PM2.5 144 24.2 4.4
Household solid fuels 23 98.7 10.1
Ozone 82 44.1 -1.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 39 67.4 2.2
Sanitation 32 82.9 4.9
Drinking water 51 57 0.3
Heavy Metals 69 56.8 7.6
Lead 69 56.8 7.6
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 60 51.2 18.4
Biodiversity 71 66 33.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 53 98.4 80.7
Terrestrial biomes (global) 50 98.4 80.7
Marine protected areas 88 1.2 1.2
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 152 9.2 4.7
Species Habitat Index 47 91.6 -5.4
Species Protection Index 42 92.9 11.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 26 70.2 -
Ecosystem Services 45 48.4 23.8
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss 91 48.4 23.8
Fisheries 49 14.9 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 64 14.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 95 49.7 13.5
CO2 growth rate 69 48.1 17.1
CH4 growth rate 101 60.8 18
F-gas growth rate 39 91.5 8.9
N2O growth rate 149 33.8 33.8
Black Carbon growth rate 166 7.3 -19.5
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 141 33.2 -11.4
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 48 81.7 67.8
SO2 growth rate 60 91.1 91.1
NOx growth rate 64 72.2 44.4
Agriculture 66 44.9 -22.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 66 44.9 -22.7
Water Resources 43 43.1 -
Wastewater treatment 43 43.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
GDP per capita
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Ireland 72.8
United States of America 69.3
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Taiwan 57.2
Kuwait 53.6
Russia 50.5
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Peru 44
Philippines 38.4
Regulatory Quality
Kuwait 53.6
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Voice & Accountability
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Lebanon 45.4
Morocco 42.3
Honduras 37.8
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Political Stability
France 80
Greece 69.1
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Montenegro 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Greater Middle East
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
Egypt 43.3
Emerging Markets
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Chile 55.3
Kuwait 53.6
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Kuwait 53.6
Uruguay 49.1
Tonga 45.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
KWT