Latvia

 
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Latvia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP50.51[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita26219.31[$]
Population1.93[millions]
Urbanization68.31[%]
Land Area64536.31[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 36 61.6 5
Health 45 58 7.4
Air Quality 46 54.8 13
PM2.5 47 53.2 19.1
Household solid fuels 67 55.2 5.9
Ozone 23 69.8 3.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water 56 59 1.3
Sanitation 62 61.1 2.1
Drinking water 48 57.5 0.7
Heavy Metals 27 78.4 7.8
Lead 27 78.4 7.8
Waste Management 56 61.4 -
Solid waste 56 61.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 20 64 3.3
Biodiversity 14 86.7 -1.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 78 31.9 5.3
Species Habitat Index 116 75.9 -18.1
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 55 59.4 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 154 21.4 -2.6
Tree cover loss 146 18.2 -1.7
Grassland loss 138 43.2 -10.6
Wetland loss 64 58.2 -8.1
Fisheries 120 7.3 -6.6
Fish Stock Status 93 3.5 -19.4
Marine Trophic Index 69 14.4 -
Fish caught by trawling 55 3.5 0.6
Climate Change 29 67.7 10.5
CO2 growth rate 21 65.8 17.6
CH4 growth rate 78 70.9 -29.1
F-gas growth rate 54 90.2 26.8
N2O growth rate 113 48.7 -12.3
Black Carbon growth rate 27 96.7 74.6
CO2 from land cover 53 62.5 -
GHG intensity trend 117 41.7 -11.3
GHG per capita 122 35.3 -4.3
Pollution Emissions 29 94.8 0.1
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 36 89.7 0.2
Agriculture 24 62.8 8.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 24 62.8 8.5
Water Resources 13 90.7 -
Wastewater treatment 13 90.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Latvia 61.6
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Georgia 41.3
Voice & Accountability
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Latvia 61.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
United States of America 69.3
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Costa Rica 52.5
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
Laos 34.8
Eastern Europe
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
OECD
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Chile 55.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
North Macedonia 55.4
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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