Czech Republic

 
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Czech Republic
RegionEastern Europe
GDP412.01[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita38509.27[$]
Population10.70[millions]
Land Area78592.43[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 19 59.90 5.20
Ecosystem Vitality 14 64.50 -0.70
Biodiversity 17 83.30 2.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 41 52.50 12.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 124 38.60 NA
Species Protection Index 9 89.40 1.10
Species Habitat Index 72 87.10 -2.80
Ecosystem Services 127 19.10 -7.50
Tree cover loss 157 1.80 -12.50
Grassland loss 95 42.50 -26.20
Wetland loss 1 100.00 41.70
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 1 100.00 4.10
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 8.10
Agriculture 79 37.40 -5.20
Pesticide 135 16.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 29 58.70 -10.40
Water Resources 32 61.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 32 61.50 NA
Health 32 63.50 5.00
Air Quality 39 53.30 7.30
PM2.5 54 42.00 10.30
Household solid fuels 48 74.00 5.10
Ozone 97 43.40 -3.50
NOx 154 13.00 3.40
SO2 113 40.20 9.90
CO 112 48.30 10.40
VOC 44 54.40 2.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 30 76.50 0.40
Sanitation 23 93.50 1.40
Drinking water 34 65.20 -0.30
Heavy Metals 30 75.50 8.40
Lead 30 75.50 8.40
Waste Management 4 74.90 0.40
Solid waste 22 93.70 NA
Recycling 19 37.30 1.40
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 39 52.80 11.80
Climate Change 39 52.80 11.80
CO2 growth rate 20 63.60 14.70
CH4 growth rate 7 84.50 27.00
F-gas growth rate 60 62.10 62.10
N2O growth rate 106 57.30 -35.50
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 111 29.80 2.90
CO2 from land cover 52 58.50 44.70
GHG intensity trend 29 68.40 -11.60
GHG per capita 149 21.70 4.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 77.7
Malta 75.2
Slovenia 67.3
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Japan 57.2
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Israel 48.2
Bahrain 42
Issue Performance
Slovenia 67.3
France 62.5
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Poland 50.6
Belarus 48.5
Government Effectiveness
Malta 75.2
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Portugal 50.4
Chile 46.7
Mauritius 44.8
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Regulatory Quality
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Japan 57.2
United States of America 51.1
Israel 48.2
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Voice and Accountability
Slovenia 67.3
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Japan 57.2
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Chile 46.7
Cabo Verde 41.9
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
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Botswana 54
Dominica 51.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Israel 48.2
Georgia 39.1
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Czech Republic 59.9
Lithuania 55.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Saint Lucia 49.4
Mauritius 44.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
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
OECD
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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