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Qatar
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP466.12[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita167566.48[$]
Population2.78[millions]
Urbanization99.23[%]
Land Area11275.55[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 122 37.1 -4.8
Health 47 56.9 3.7
Air Quality 63 48.6 4.3
PM2.5 169 13 7.8
Household solid fuels 1 100 -
Ozone 150 28.5 -0.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 41 66.5 2.9
Sanitation 37 81 6.1
Drinking water 52 56.8 0.7
Heavy Metals 63 59.2 7.7
Lead 63 59.2 7.7
Waste Management 60 60.2 -
Solid waste 60 60.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 179 23.9 -10.5
Biodiversity 129 41.3 -2.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 105 63.4 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 108 63.4 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 172 3.1 1.5
Species Habitat Index 113 76.5 -23.1
Species Protection Index 153 2.8 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 10 76.4 0.3
Ecosystem Services 176 - -100
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss 156 - -100
Fisheries 125 6.4 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 112 6.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 180 12.1 -2.8
CO2 growth rate 160 11.1 -0.9
CH4 growth rate 177 - -10.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 174 - -
Black Carbon growth rate 172 - -2
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 10 90.8 -4.8
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 83 64.4 37.5
SO2 growth rate 56 93.2 79.1
NOx growth rate 134 35.6 -4
Agriculture 134 26.6 -16.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 134 26.6 -16.1
Water Resources 25 70 -
Wastewater treatment 25 70 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
GDP per capita
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Ireland 72.8
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Qatar 37.1
Issue Performance
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Peru 44
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Qatar 37.1
Viet Nam 33.4
Guatemala 31.8
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kazakhstan 44.7
Egypt 43.3
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
Slovakia 68.3
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Namibia 40.2
Oman 38.5
Qatar 37.1
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Greater Middle East
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
Qatar 37.1
Sudan 34.8
Emerging Markets
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Pakistan 33.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Greece 69.1
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
QAT