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Turkey
RegionEastern Europe
GDP2087.44[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25357.72[$]
Population82.32[millions]
Urbanization76.11[%]
Land Area781814.25[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 99 42.6 2.1
Health 58 51.3 6.5
Air Quality 58 49.5 9.2
PM2.5 117 32.3 6.7
Household solid fuels 42 76.2 13.6
Ozone 160 25.7 2.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 75 52.6 3.9
Sanitation 61 61.2 7.3
Drinking water 80 46.9 1.6
Heavy Metals 59 61.5 7.8
Lead 59 61.5 7.8
Waste Management 70 48.5 -
Solid waste 70 48.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 139 36.9 -0.7
Biodiversity 175 15.1 -0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 178 1.1 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 177 1.4 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 143 10.9 3.8
Species Habitat Index 72 87 -10.3
Species Protection Index 152 3.3 0.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 148 44.3 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 75 37.1 -2.6
Tree cover loss 69 35.6 -1.4
Grassland loss 94 53.6 5.4
Wetland loss 92 47.5 -31.8
Fisheries 91 10.8 -3.9
Fish Stock Status 100 2.4 -12.2
Marine Trophic Index 32 22.3 -
Fish caught by trawling 34 7.2 1.4
Climate Change 96 49.3 -1.8
CO2 growth rate 110 35.5 -0.4
CH4 growth rate 47 87.7 11.5
F-gas growth rate 101 87.2 7.4
N2O growth rate 174 - -76.5
Black Carbon growth rate 99 50.2 -16
CO2 from land cover 48 64.2 -
GHG intensity trend 59 56.6 14.9
GHG per capita 113 38.5 -4.9
Pollution Emissions 45 84 10.4
SO2 growth rate 69 82.8 1.3
NOx growth rate 44 85.2 19.4
Agriculture 32 57.4 4.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 32 57.4 4.5
Water Resources 49 30.4 -
Wastewater treatment 49 30.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Georgia 41.3
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Latvia 61.6
Russia 50.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Belarus 53
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Turkey 42.6
China 37.3
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
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Turkey 42.6
Pakistan 33.1
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Eastern Europe
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Albania 49
Montenegro 46.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Turkey 42.6
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
Netherlands 75.3
Belgium 73.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Israel 65.8
Belarus 53
Turkey 42.6
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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TUR