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Denmark
RegionGlobal West
GDP325.51[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita55819.91[$]
Population5.83[millions]
Land Area43091.74[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 1 77.90 14.90
Ecosystem Vitality 21 61.30 -1.20
Biodiversity 39 76.90 3.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 80 84.80 4.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 81 84.80 4.50
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 71 37.50 7.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 156 34.40 NA
Species Protection Index 36 76.00 0.80
Species Habitat Index 33 93.50 -1.90
Ecosystem Services 144 16.40 -15.80
Tree cover loss 112 10.30 0.60
Grassland loss 96 41.80 -58.20
Wetland loss 134 27.10 -72.90
Fisheries 122 10.90 3.80
Fish Stock Status 77 17.90 8.70
Marine Trophic Index 125 5.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 52 9.50 2.50
Acidification 1 100.00 NA
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Agriculture 1 75.70 -0.30
Pesticide 6 78.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 5 73.00 -0.60
Water Resources 1 100.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 1 100.00 NA
Health 10 85.50 7.10
Air Quality 12 80.50 9.50
PM2.5 15 74.60 18.20
Household solid fuels 1 100.00 0.40
Ozone 87 45.80 3.60
NOx 105 24.10 4.70
SO2 49 66.40 11.00
CO 43 65.20 6.80
VOC 22 81.20 4.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 13 97.50 2.50
Sanitation 14 99.90 3.50
Drinking water 15 95.80 1.70
Heavy Metals 1 100.00 8.80
Lead 1 100.00 8.80
Waste Management 13 68.30 2.90
Solid waste 4 99.40 NA
Recycling 22 35.40 0.50
Ocean Plastics 55 39.10 11.00
Climate Policy 1 92.40 37.00
Climate Change 1 92.40 37.00
CO2 growth rate 1 100.00 37.40
CH4 growth rate 36 57.50 0.30
F-gas growth rate 1 100.00 3.10
N2O growth rate 77 67.00 -33.00
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 1 100.00 56.80
CO2 from land cover 37 72.00 46.50
GHG intensity trend 8 88.60 29.00
GHG per capita 128 34.40 12.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
GDP per capita
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Belgium 58.2
United States of America 51.1
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Issue Performance
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Government Effectiveness
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
Canada 50
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Voice and Accountability
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Rule of Law
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Control of Corruption
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Czech Republic 59.9
Ireland 57.4
Lithuania 55.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Mauritius 44.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Global West
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
OECD
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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