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Azerbaijan
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP138.51[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13699.67[$]
Population10.11[millions]
Land Area86370.73[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 104 38.60 -1.30
Ecosystem Vitality 91 44.40 -4.50
Biodiversity 118 46.20 0.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 128 50.70 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 117 62.20 0.10
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 151 10.80 3.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 174 29.20 NA
Species Protection Index 85 50.70 1.10
Species Habitat Index 19 96.00 -3.30
Ecosystem Services 27 58.10 6.40
Tree cover loss 14 64.60 24.10
Grassland loss 140 29.00 -41.20
Wetland loss 82 48.60 -51.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 166 31.90 -64.00
SO2 growth rate 174 8.40 -91.60
NOx growth rate 124 55.40 -36.50
Agriculture 33 51.40 6.60
Pesticide 59 38.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 18 64.30 13.20
Water Resources 100 3.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 100 3.90 NA
Health 114 30.70 3.70
Air Quality 149 22.10 4.60
PM2.5 170 2.00 2.00
Household solid fuels 85 40.60 9.90
Ozone 134 35.50 -4.60
NOx 75 32.70 -1.20
SO2 115 38.90 6.00
CO 66 59.40 0.20
VOC 66 42.70 1.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 97 45.60 2.40
Sanitation 105 44.30 2.30
Drinking water 84 46.50 2.60
Heavy Metals 121 40.40 4.70
Lead 121 40.40 4.70
Waste Management 92 30.80 0.40
Solid waste 90 39.00 NA
Recycling 108 14.40 1.30
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 105 36.40 -0.40
Climate Change 105 36.40 -0.40
CO2 growth rate 97 32.90 -9.10
CH4 growth rate 89 41.60 41.60
F-gas growth rate 100 54.40 54.40
N2O growth rate 155 36.50 18.00
Black Carbon growth rate 96 64.60 -14.80
Proj. GHG Emissions 115 28.90 -1.20
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 21.80
GHG intensity trend 162 22.20 -77.80
GHG per capita 108 42.10 -3.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Gabon 49.7
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Issue Performance
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Oman 30.7
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Ukraine 49.6
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Benin 29.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Belarus 48.5
Colombia 42.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Uganda 35.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Former Soviet States
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Landlocked Developing Countries
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Niger 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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