Chile

 
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Chile
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP445.88[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita23324.52[$]
Population19.12[millions]
Land Area758996.19[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 65 46.70 6.80
Ecosystem Vitality 59 51.20 13.40
Biodiversity 77 61.30 24.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 116 61.10 2.20
Terrestrial biomes (global) 138 44.70 2.50
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 99.60
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 92 32.10 7.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 16 64.50 NA
Species Protection Index 108 39.00 6.20
Species Habitat Index 68 88.40 -8.20
Ecosystem Services 78 28.40 10.70
Tree cover loss 99 12.60 -0.90
Grassland loss 1 100.00 50.60
Wetland loss 75 51.80 40.60
Fisheries 50 23.30 3.90
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 78 11.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling 2 38.10 8.90
Acidification 74 74.60 8.30
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 135 49.10 16.40
Agriculture 46 47.40 -4.60
Pesticide 36 54.70 NA
N Mgmt Index 78 40.20 -9.10
Water Resources 24 71.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 24 71.90 NA
Health 37 58.00 3.90
Air Quality 50 48.40 4.20
PM2.5 48 46.40 2.00
Household solid fuels 64 59.10 8.40
Ozone 35 65.80 5.60
NOx 163 6.00 -1.60
SO2 173 0.10 -0.10
CO 167 8.20 -4.60
VOC 99 28.20 -3.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 38 68.10 3.60
Sanitation 51 70.10 4.90
Drinking water 32 66.80 2.70
Heavy Metals 5 96.80 6.10
Lead 5 96.80 6.10
Waste Management 58 46.40 0.10
Solid waste 48 75.70 NA
Recycling 179 1.00 0.10
Ocean Plastics 72 33.50 0.60
Climate Policy 107 35.80 1.00
Climate Change 107 35.80 1.00
CO2 growth rate 85 39.90 1.00
CH4 growth rate 38 56.20 10.20
F-gas growth rate 116 29.60 29.60
N2O growth rate 31 84.50 44.90
Black Carbon growth rate 142 51.10 -40.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 131 22.70 0.90
CO2 from land cover 110 32.30 -24.40
GHG intensity trend 99 47.50 -9.60
GHG per capita 110 41.10 -2.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Seychelles 55.6
Bulgaria 51.9
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Issue Performance
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
United States of America 51.1
Belarus 48.5
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Brazil 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Government Effectiveness
Malta 75.2
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Portugal 50.4
Chile 46.7
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Cyprus 58
Lithuania 55.9
United Arab Emirates 52.4
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Voice and Accountability
Slovenia 67.3
France 62.5
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Japan 57.2
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Chile 46.7
Taiwan 45.3
Rule of Law
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Lithuania 55.9
Portugal 50.4
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Qatar 33
Control of Corruption
France 62.5
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
United States of America 51.1
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Chile 46.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Malaysia 35
Rwanda 32.8
Ghana 27.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
OECD
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
United States of America 51.1
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Canada 50
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Mexico 45.5
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EPI Report Year: 
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