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Ecuador
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP182.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita10329.20[$]
Population17.64[millions]
Land Area258342.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 66 46.50 9.20
Ecosystem Vitality 66 49.20 5.40
Biodiversity 45 75.20 6.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 67 91.00 13.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 99 77.40 4.80
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 59 43.10 11.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 60 49.60 NA
Species Protection Index 103 40.20 11.60
Species Habitat Index 122 74.40 -20.00
Ecosystem Services 95 25.80 1.30
Tree cover loss 56 21.00 0.10
Grassland loss 108 37.00 -2.10
Wetland loss 91 43.90 12.20
Fisheries 69 19.20 -4.20
Fish Stock Status 69 22.70 -8.40
Marine Trophic Index 57 15.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 65 79.90 30.70
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 45.50
NOx growth rate 106 59.70 15.90
Agriculture 138 23.10 2.00
Pesticide 132 17.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 124 29.20 4.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 63 46.90 5.10
Air Quality 59 44.10 4.80
PM2.5 66 38.80 4.80
Household solid fuels 72 49.70 9.10
Ozone 26 69.80 -17.20
NOx 94 27.20 -0.10
SO2 41 69.90 3.20
CO 113 47.80 -3.10
VOC 139 14.50 -4.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 81 50.30 7.10
Sanitation 77 55.60 9.20
Drinking water 82 46.70 5.60
Heavy Metals 55 62.30 5.50
Lead 55 62.30 5.50
Waste Management 77 38.50 1.20
Solid waste 80 49.30 NA
Recycling 40 28.00 0.80
Ocean Plastics 94 27.50 4.20
Climate Policy 74 43.20 15.30
Climate Change 74 43.20 15.30
CO2 growth rate 80 41.20 24.30
CH4 growth rate 32 58.50 16.70
F-gas growth rate 69 60.20 60.20
N2O growth rate 16 99.90 30.30
Black Carbon growth rate 76 77.90 -8.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 107 30.70 4.00
CO2 from land cover 45 62.40 19.40
GHG intensity trend 85 50.70 5.90
GHG per capita 83 55.20 1.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
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
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
GDP per capita
Dominica 51.2
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Fiji 31.3
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Ukraine 49.6
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
Thailand 38.1
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Regulatory Quality
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ecuador 46.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Angola 30.5
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
North Macedonia 54.3
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Ecuador 46.5
El Salvador 40.8
Malawi 40.6
Georgia 39.1
Lesotho 32.3
Fiji 31.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Colombia 42.4
Niger 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Georgia 39.1
Tanzania 34.2
Lesotho 32.3
Morocco 28.4
Liberia 24.9
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
Org. of Ibero-American States
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Brazil 43.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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