Algeria

 

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Algeria
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP468.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita10681.68[$]
Population43.85[millions]
Land Area2316660.97[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 155 29.60 -4.00
Ecosystem Vitality 155 31.60 -0.60
Biodiversity 157 22.70 0.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 170 7.10 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 148 29.20 0.30
Marine protected areas 113 0.20 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 159 8.00 4.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 30 59.70 NA
Species Protection Index 40 74.40 0.50
Species Habitat Index 103 80.80 -11.80
Ecosystem Services 101 23.70 -6.40
Tree cover loss 143 5.10 -9.80
Grassland loss 53 58.40 7.20
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 73 18.50 -17.70
Fish Stock Status 50 31.70 -50.10
Marine Trophic Index 76 12.40 NA
Fish caught by trawling 53 9.30 1.20
Acidification 84 70.80 11.90
SO2 growth rate 68 95.90 17.20
NOx growth rate 140 45.70 6.60
Agriculture 15 63.30 14.90
Pesticide 5 81.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 67 44.80 29.90
Water Resources 51 33.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 51 33.10 NA
Health 82 42.00 5.40
Air Quality 76 39.40 7.10
PM2.5 151 12.10 2.80
Household solid fuels 40 78.40 17.00
Ozone 132 35.60 -0.40
NOx 161 8.20 -5.00
SO2 144 27.60 -14.10
CO 127 39.90 -10.90
VOC 97 30.70 1.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 72 53.30 3.90
Sanitation 69 59.60 5.90
Drinking water 70 49.10 2.50
Heavy Metals 126 38.30 5.80
Lead 126 38.30 5.80
Waste Management 88 32.00 -0.30
Solid waste 69 53.20 NA
Recycling 139 11.00 0.50
Ocean Plastics 127 10.50 -2.00
Climate Policy 168 20.90 -12.80
Climate Change 168 20.90 -12.80
CO2 growth rate 128 18.80 -20.80
CH4 growth rate 112 36.10 -12.80
F-gas growth rate 31 76.50 -14.70
N2O growth rate 134 46.30 2.40
Black Carbon growth rate 98 63.90 33.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 159 8.60 -5.40
CO2 from land cover 140 13.30 -29.40
GHG intensity trend 160 23.10 -31.30
GHG per capita 112 40.60 -3.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Mali 28.5
GDP per capita
Dominica 51.2
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Fiji 31.3
Algeria 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Issue Performance
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Government Effectiveness
Suriname 45.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Pakistan 24.6
Regulatory Quality
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Haiti 26.1
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Russia 37.5
Iran 34.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Laos 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Control of Corruption
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Algeria 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Israel 48.2
Mexico 45.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Uganda 35.8
Togo 34
Algeria 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Morocco 28.4
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
OPEC
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kuwait 42.4
Republic of Congo 40.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Iran 34.5
Angola 30.5
Algeria 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Iraq 27.8
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EPI Report Year: 
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