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Cyprus
RegionEastern Europe
GDP33.67[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita27885.19[$]
Population1.21[millions]
Land Area9289.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 22 58.00 6.00
Ecosystem Vitality 45 54.20 1.50
Biodiversity 34 78.30 11.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 1.60
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 1.60
Marine protected areas 33 85.20 0.30
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 88 33.40 24.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 150 35.50 NA
Species Protection Index 13 87.50 80.60
Species Habitat Index 152 NA NA
Ecosystem Services 61 32.50 -10.90
Tree cover loss 54 21.80 -2.80
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 128 29.00 -71.00
Fisheries 132 6.20 -7.60
Fish Stock Status 96 9.20 -3.50
Marine Trophic Index 135 NA NA
Fish caught by trawling 48 10.20 -22.70
Acidification 43 92.50 -5.90
SO2 growth rate 78 85.10 -14.90
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 3.20
Agriculture 170 13.90 3.80
Pesticide 152 NA NA
N Mgmt Index 129 27.70 7.40
Water Resources 41 50.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 41 50.00 NA
Health 26 73.80 6.90
Air Quality 26 68.30 9.90
PM2.5 36 52.70 12.80
Household solid fuels 25 97.00 7.60
Ozone 126 36.50 -0.80
NOx 37 45.50 13.80
SO2 117 38.50 12.20
CO 37 67.30 5.40
VOC 71 40.90 3.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 19 94.00 1.60
Sanitation 18 97.40 2.70
Drinking water 21 91.70 0.80
Heavy Metals 40 68.60 10.60
Lead 40 68.60 10.60
Waste Management 42 58.90 0.60
Solid waste 43 82.40 NA
Recycling 80 17.60 NA
Ocean Plastics 23 53.40 2.50
Climate Policy 35 53.80 10.40
Climate Change 35 53.80 10.40
CO2 growth rate 49 51.00 15.10
CH4 growth rate 54 51.10 4.60
F-gas growth rate 52 64.90 59.80
N2O growth rate 43 77.50 6.10
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 6.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 40 57.50 5.90
CO2 from land cover 132 18.10 -1.10
GHG intensity trend 104 46.60 -4.80
GHG per capita 124 36.80 5.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
GDP per capita
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Panama 50.5
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Netherlands 62.6
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Portugal 50.4
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Government Effectiveness
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Portugal 50.4
Chile 46.7
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Uruguay 37.4
Qatar 33
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 67.3
Cyprus 58
Lithuania 55.9
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Poland 50.6
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Voice and Accountability
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Bahamas 56.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Saint Lucia 49.4
Cabo Verde 41.9
Rule of Law
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Mauritius 44.8
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Malaysia 35
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
France 62.5
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Oman 30.7
Eastern Europe
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
EU-27
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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