Portugal

 
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Portugal
RegionGlobal West
GDP298.16[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28999.37[$]
Population10.28[millions]
Urbanization66.31[%]
Land Area92322.24[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 27 67 4
Health 24 83.4 7.1
Air Quality 15 84.4 11.1
PM2.5 11 86.4 12.5
Household solid fuels 32 85.8 9.8
Ozone 56 51.6 7.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 28 83.4 2.6
Sanitation 40 80.3 3.1
Drinking water 25 85.5 2.3
Heavy Metals 52 65.3 7.8
Lead 52 65.3 7.8
Waste Management 20 90.2 -
Solid waste 20 90.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 40 56.1 2
Biodiversity 52 73 6.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 40 41.1 35.8
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 51 42 6.4
Species Habitat Index 123 72.8 -17.8
Species Protection Index 38 94.1 4.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 169 38.6 0.6
Ecosystem Services 174 7.4 -8.1
Tree cover loss 167 2 -10.4
Grassland loss 38 70.5 27.5
Wetland loss 120 41.5 -1.9
Fisheries 12 33.1 14.2
Fish Stock Status 102 1.6 0.8
Marine Trophic Index 7 45.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 11 55.2 46.3
Climate Change 44 63.3 -2
CO2 growth rate 41 57.9 1
CH4 growth rate 39 91.1 14.6
F-gas growth rate 116 67.4 -15.5
N2O growth rate 26 83 -17
Black Carbon growth rate 28 94.2 -5.8
CO2 from land cover 95 45.3 -
GHG intensity trend 173 6.1 -38.8
GHG per capita 136 28.1 -7.1
Pollution Emissions 30 93.5 10.1
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 41 87 20.2
Agriculture 148 22.3 1.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 148 22.3 1.7
Water Resources 34 55 -
Wastewater treatment 34 55 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
GDP per capita
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Regulatory Quality
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Mauritius 45.1
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Norway 77.7
Japan 75.1
Czech Republic 71
Portugal 67
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Bhutan 39.3
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
Global West
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Portugal 67
OECD
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
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
Russia 50.5
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
PRT