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Netherlands
RegionGlobal West
GDP857.88[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita49787.07[$]
Population17.23[millions]
Urbanization92.24[%]
Land Area37810.95[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 11 75.3 1.5
Health 13 91 3.6
Air Quality 17 82.4 6.4
PM2.5 20 72.8 12.1
Household solid fuels 1 100 -
Ozone 71 47.5 -4.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 1 100 -
Sanitation 1 100 -
Drinking water 1 100 -
Heavy Metals 9 95.1 7.5
Lead 9 95.1 7.5
Waste Management 1 100 -
Solid waste 1 100 -
Ecosystem Vitality 17 64.8 -
Biodiversity 25 83.7 1.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 44 99.8 1.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 66 93.5 1.5
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 59 39 6.3
Species Habitat Index 109 78 -2.3
Species Protection Index 38 94.1 4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 167 39.3 -0.8
Ecosystem Services 56 42.8 4.9
Tree cover loss 51 40.6 2.4
Grassland loss 25 82.7 45.4
Wetland loss 120 41.5 7.5
Fisheries 63 13.1 0.6
Fish Stock Status 67 8.3 1.5
Marine Trophic Index 21 28.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 74 0.7 0.3
Climate Change 36 65.8 -1.7
CO2 growth rate 43 57.8 2.2
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 1 100 -
N2O growth rate 169 14 -33.6
Black Carbon growth rate 39 85.1 -14.9
CO2 from land cover 49 64.1 -
GHG intensity trend 121 40.9 -10.7
GHG per capita 156 17 3
Pollution Emissions 1 100 -
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 -
Agriculture 80 40 -3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 80 40 -3
Water Resources 1 100 -
Wastewater treatment 1 100 -

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
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
United States of America 69.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Spain 74.3
Ireland 72.8
Slovenia 72
South Korea 66.5
Regulatory Quality
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Singapore 58.1
Voice & Accountability
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Political Stability
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Taiwan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Global West
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
OECD
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
Ease of Doing Business Index
Switzerland 81.5
France 80
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Poland 60.9
Turkey 42.6
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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