Ecosystem Vitality

 

The Ecosystem Vitality policy objective measures how well countries are preserving, protecting, and enhancing ecosystems and the services they provide. It comprises 42% of the total EPI score and is made up of six issue categories: Biodiversity & Habitat, Ecosystem Services, Fisheries, Acid Rain, Agriculture, and Water Resources.

 
Ecosystem Vitality
 
Country Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
Austria 1 73.90 3.30
Slovenia 2 72.70 2.60
United Arab Emirates 3 70.40 20.40
Luxembourg 4 70.00 1.30
Malta 5 68.20 24.50
Germany 6 66.80 -1.50
Slovakia 7 66.30 -0.90
Croatia 8 65.60 22.20
Latvia 9 65.40 1.10
Romania 9 65.40 5.90
Estonia 11 65.00 -1.50
Hungary 11 65.00 3.80
Niger 13 64.70 16.40
Czech Republic 14 64.50 -0.70
France 15 64.00 1.10
United Kingdom 16 62.30 9.70
Australia 16 62.30 14.10
Finland 18 62.00 4.80
Zimbabwe 19 61.70 3.70
Botswana 20 61.40 3.30
Denmark 21 61.30 -1.20
Lithuania 22 61.00 0.60
Sweden 23 60.60 7.50
Spain 24 60.30 4.70
Switzerland 25 60.20 5.20
Poland 26 60.00 -0.10
Netherlands 26 60.00 2.00
Japan 28 59.60 1.50
Zambia 29 58.20 -4.50
Armenia 30 58.10 6.30
Bulgaria 31 58.00 6.30
New Zealand 32 57.90 -0.20
Belgium 32 57.90 9.60
Belize 34 57.80 -0.50
Seychelles 34 57.80 14.30
Norway 36 57.60 5.60
Panama 37 57.50 18.80
Italy 38 57.20 3.20
Central African Republic 39 55.90 -0.10
Tajikistan 40 55.70 9.50
Belarus 41 55.40 4.80
Brazil 42 55.20 7.00
Bhutan 43 54.90 -2.30
Sao Tome and Principe 44 54.50 2.60
Cyprus 45 54.20 1.50
Malawi 46 54.10 -1.70
Greece 47 53.90 0.10
Mexico 48 53.70 13.10
Iceland 49 53.40 -0.90
Gabon 50 53.30 13.40
Bolivia 51 52.90 -1.10
Kiribati 52 52.70 2.10
Canada 53 52.50 10.20
Bahamas 54 52.10 20.40
Venezuela 55 52.00 3.80
Dominican Republic 56 51.80 -0.90
United States of America 57 51.40 1.10
Namibia 58 51.30 10.90
Guinea-Bissau 59 51.20 10.60
Chile 59 51.20 13.40
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61 51.10 7.60
Ireland 62 50.90 -0.30
Colombia 63 49.60 1.10
Portugal 63 49.60 1.80
Burkina Faso 63 49.60 2.80
Uganda 66 49.20 2.50
Ecuador 66 49.20 5.40
Comoros 68 49.10 6.80
Paraguay 69 48.90 -3.60
South Korea 70 48.80 0.10
North Macedonia 71 48.70 6.10
Kazakhstan 72 48.10 2.00
Ukraine 73 48.00 4.30
Saudi Arabia 74 47.70 3.60
Kuwait 75 47.10 22.70
Serbia 76 47.00 10.20
Laos 77 46.90 4.50
Suriname 78 46.60 -1.90
Taiwan 79 46.40 0.20
Costa Rica 79 46.40 5.70
Dem. Rep. Congo 81 46.10 -0.20
Cote d'Ivoire 82 46.00 -3.00
Mongolia 83 45.90 0.50
Ethiopia 84 45.60 4.40
Republic of Congo 84 45.60 11.00
Albania 86 45.50 7.30
Peru 87 45.20 0.40
Tanzania 87 45.20 2.00
Montenegro 89 44.70 14.90
Mozambique 90 44.50 5.70
Azerbaijan 91 44.40 -4.50
South Africa 92 44.20 12.70
Equatorial Guinea 93 44.10 5.10
Trinidad and Tobago 94 44.00 9.10
Egypt 95 43.70 4.20
Antigua and Barbuda 96 43.60 10.30
Moldova 97 42.90 -3.10
Israel 98 42.50 -2.20
Singapore 98 42.50 -1.70
Chad 100 42.30 2.00
Bahrain 100 42.30 2.60
Iraq 102 41.60 10.40
Togo 103 41.10 2.30
Uzbekistan 104 41.00 1.50
Nicaragua 105 40.90 -0.50
Tonga 105 40.90 4.50
Honduras 105 40.90 8.60
Turkmenistan 108 40.70 8.50
Iran 109 40.60 6.20
Kyrgyzstan 110 40.40 7.30
Jordan 111 40.30 1.20
Senegal 112 40.20 -0.50
Guyana 112 40.20 3.40
Sri Lanka 114 40.10 -1.60
Timor-Leste 115 39.90 8.60
Jamaica 116 39.80 -2.00
Russia 117 39.00 0.40
Argentina 118 38.90 7.40
Guinea 119 38.70 1.50
Philippines 120 38.60 -0.40
Brunei Darussalam 120 38.60 5.10
Mali 122 38.40 2.00
Cabo Verde 123 37.90 2.10
Pakistan 124 37.80 3.50
Rwanda 125 37.70 0.10
Dominica 126 37.60 0.90
Nepal 127 37.50 -5.00
Cambodia 127 37.50 5.10
Thailand 129 37.30 1.40
Mauritius 130 37.20 17.00
Eswatini 131 37.00 3.90
Afghanistan 132 36.90 16.70
Saint Lucia 133 36.40 3.10
Sierra Leone 133 36.40 8.60
Benin 135 36.20 0.60
Djibouti 135 36.20 9.50
Malaysia 137 36.00 8.20
Georgia 138 35.70 -0.20
Maldives 138 35.70 16.30
Burundi 140 35.50 2.40
Cuba 141 35.10 2.30
Bosnia and Herzegovina 142 34.80 4.60
Ghana 143 34.70 1.10
Kenya 144 34.60 3.20
Gambia 144 34.60 9.70
Qatar 146 34.50 -11.90
Sudan 146 34.50 -2.10
Indonesia 148 34.10 3.70
Oman 149 33.50 2.60
Nigeria 150 33.30 -3.00
Grenada 151 33.10 8.60
Cameroon 152 33.00 3.80
El Salvador 152 33.00 10.60
Tunisia 154 32.70 3.10
Algeria 155 31.60 -0.60
Eritrea 156 30.60 -1.10
Mauritania 157 30.20 -1.00
Madagascar 158 29.50 0.90
Bangladesh 159 29.40 -4.40
Micronesia 159 29.40 4.60
Guatemala 161 29.00 -4.20
Angola 162 28.60 3.00
Vanuatu 163 28.00 -6.30
Morocco 164 27.20 -0.10
Haiti 165 26.90 1.80
Uruguay 166 25.80 7.30
Samoa 167 25.60 -4.90
Barbados 168 24.90 6.40
China 169 24.50 4.50
Lesotho 170 23.50 2.00
Viet Nam 171 22.10 -2.80
Papua New Guinea 172 21.90 -0.80
Fiji 173 21.00 -4.20
Liberia 174 20.90 -2.80
Lebanon 175 20.40 -4.50
Turkey 176 20.30 -1.70
Myanmar 177 20.20 -4.50
India 178 19.30 -2.10
Marshall Islands 179 18.70 -1.50
Solomon Islands 180 14.60 -10.40