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Greece
RegionEastern Europe
GDP292.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita27287.08[$]
Population10.72[millions]
Land Area132667.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 28 56.20 4.30
Ecosystem Vitality 47 53.90 0.10
Biodiversity 58 69.10 3.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 47 40.50 7.50
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 86 33.70 10.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 160 33.50 NA
Species Protection Index 56 68.80 9.00
Species Habitat Index 60 89.70 -7.60
Ecosystem Services 81 28.10 0.60
Tree cover loss 48 23.50 7.90
Grassland loss 86 45.10 -37.00
Wetland loss 101 38.50 -5.60
Fisheries 91 15.60 -6.70
Fish Stock Status 106 4.50 -18.30
Marine Trophic Index 14 34.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling 77 5.80 -0.10
Acidification 68 78.70 -5.50
SO2 growth rate 81 80.20 -19.80
NOx growth rate 66 77.10 8.70
Agriculture 76 38.90 -3.30
Pesticide 92 25.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 42 52.60 -6.60
Water Resources 19 81.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 19 81.70 NA
Health 29 71.50 6.10
Air Quality 31 62.00 8.90
PM2.5 39 51.40 12.10
Household solid fuels 34 83.40 5.90
Ozone 85 46.20 8.40
NOx 102 25.00 5.60
SO2 125 36.50 9.30
CO 64 59.80 7.70
VOC 59 45.60 -3.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 12 98.20 0.80
Sanitation 20 95.40 1.90
Drinking water 1 100.00 NA
Heavy Metals 40 68.60 6.80
Lead 40 68.60 6.80
Waste Management 37 59.90 3.10
Solid waste 30 90.50 NA
Recycling 60 22.40 0.20
Ocean Plastics 65 36.30 12.30
Climate Policy 45 50.80 8.20
Climate Change 45 50.80 8.20
CO2 growth rate 34 55.80 14.70
CH4 growth rate 26 62.50 14.50
F-gas growth rate 26 78.10 -21.90
N2O growth rate 18 96.10 -3.90
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 2.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 95 33.90 4.00
CO2 from land cover 34 74.10 38.00
GHG intensity trend 112 43.80 -19.70
GHG per capita 132 32.50 7.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Panama 50.5
Cuba 47.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
South Korea 46.9
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Barbados 53.2
Poland 50.6
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Bahrain 42
Peru 39.8
Uruguay 37.4
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
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Barbados 53.2
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Kuwait 42.4
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Control of Corruption
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Senegal 33.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Albania 47.1
Chile 46.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Ghana 27.7
Eastern Europe
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
OECD
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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