Egypt

 
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Egypt
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP1223.04[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita11951.45[$]
Population102.33[millions]
Land Area1003871.99[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 127 35.50 6.50
Ecosystem Vitality 95 43.70 4.20
Biodiversity 124 42.50 2.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 100 75.40 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 141 42.40 NA
Marine protected areas 61 10.30 1.30
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 127 18.90 14.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 17 63.50 NA
Species Protection Index 98 41.40 1.90
Species Habitat Index 12 97.00 -2.30
Ecosystem Services 29 55.10 1.50
Tree cover loss 23 48.30 2.50
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 78 51.30 -2.60
Fisheries 123 10.60 -1.70
Fish Stock Status 81 17.20 -5.00
Marine Trophic Index 107 8.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 80 5.20 0.30
Acidification 78 73.80 30.90
SO2 growth rate 79 84.50 49.90
NOx growth rate 94 63.20 11.90
Agriculture 78 38.60 1.30
Pesticide 96 24.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 41 53.00 2.60
Water Resources 46 42.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 46 42.00 NA
Health 111 31.50 6.20
Air Quality 92 34.60 6.50
PM2.5 174 NA NA
Household solid fuels 33 84.40 17.40
Ozone 161 26.80 2.70
NOx 170 0.90 -4.40
SO2 171 4.60 -2.90
CO 159 15.10 -5.40
VOC 75 39.00 -1.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 112 36.70 9.30
Sanitation 118 36.70 12.10
Drinking water 108 36.70 7.40
Heavy Metals 177 13.10 3.60
Lead 177 13.10 3.60
Waste Management 121 19.80 -0.80
Solid waste 107 24.20 NA
Recycling 42 26.60 3.80
Ocean Plastics 131 4.30 -6.80
Climate Policy 139 28.50 9.00
Climate Change 139 28.50 9.00
CO2 growth rate 96 33.40 13.70
CH4 growth rate 48 53.40 43.30
F-gas growth rate 41 71.60 10.20
N2O growth rate 88 63.80 27.40
Black Carbon growth rate 139 51.90 20.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 162 8.20 2.60
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -71.00
GHG intensity trend 87 49.90 17.20
GHG per capita 76 59.20 1.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Gambia 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
GDP per capita
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Mongolia 29.6
Issue Performance
Tunisia 40.7
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Government Effectiveness
Suriname 45.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Pakistan 24.6
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Malawi 40.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Peru 39.8
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Bolivia 40.1
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mali 28.5
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Ukraine 49.6
Zimbabwe 46.2
Egypt 35.5
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mozambique 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Greater Middle East
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Emerging Markets
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Philippines 28.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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