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Saudi Arabia
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP1654.69[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita49100.66[$]
Population33.70[millions]
Urbanization84.29[%]
Land Area1917087.21[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 90 44 6.4
Health 76 47.2 7.8
Air Quality 93 37.4 10.1
PM2.5 176 10 6
Household solid fuels 42 76.2 16.9
Ozone 148 29 0.7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 55 59.3 5.9
Sanitation 49 71.9 9.8
Drinking water 63 50.9 3.4
Heavy Metals 144 35.4 9.3
Lead 144 35.4 9.3
Waste Management 56 61.4 -
Solid waste 56 61.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 113 41.8 5.4
Biodiversity 136 38.8 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 146 28 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 148 28 -
Marine protected areas 49 20.7 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 163 6 1.8
Species Habitat Index 8 97.5 -0.9
Species Protection Index 122 56.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 14 74.2 0.1
Ecosystem Services 11 96.9 5.4
Tree cover loss 1 100 -
Grassland loss 150 38.5 38.5
Wetland loss 1 100 69.6
Fisheries 26 18.5 1.4
Fish Stock Status 41 12.3 2.9
Marine Trophic Index 25 24.7 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 130 37.5 10
CO2 growth rate 117 32.8 20.7
CH4 growth rate 135 44.8 8
F-gas growth rate 46 90.9 -5.4
N2O growth rate 143 35.2 -14.9
Black Carbon growth rate 169 6.3 -32.7
CO2 from land cover 159 - -
GHG intensity trend 146 30.7 7.6
GHG per capita 172 - -4.3
Pollution Emissions 152 34.7 -27.2
SO2 growth rate 156 32.2 -24
NOx growth rate 130 37.1 -30.5
Agriculture 18 64.3 39.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 18 64.3 39.8
Water Resources 64 11.8 -
Wastewater treatment 64 11.8 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Peru 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
GDP per capita
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Armenia 52.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Egypt 43.3
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
Tajikistan 38.2
Guyana 35.9
Nepal 32.7
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
Azerbaijan 46.5
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Tajikistan 38.2
China 37.3
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Indonesia 37.8
Honduras 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Madagascar 26.5
Greater Middle East
Iran 48
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
G-20
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
India 27.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Malta 70.7
Kuwait 53.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Saudi Arabia 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Samoa 37.3
Zambia 34.7
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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