Hungary

 
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Hungary
RegionEastern Europe
GDP302.32[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita31007.77[$]
Population9.75[millions]
Land Area92922.39[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 33 55.10 2.00
Ecosystem Vitality 11 65.00 3.80
Biodiversity 36 78.00 7.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 90 33.10 14.60
Biodiversity Habitat Index 180 25.20 NA
Species Protection Index 20 84.40 48.80
Species Habitat Index 67 88.60 -1.00
Ecosystem Services 83 28.00 3.70
Tree cover loss 109 11.10 -3.80
Grassland loss 57 57.20 -4.50
Wetland loss 1 100.00 56.80
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 NA
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Agriculture 30 53.00 -7.10
Pesticide 72 32.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 4 73.10 -14.10
Water Resources 38 55.30 NA
Wastewater treatment 38 55.30 NA
Health 61 47.60 5.20
Air Quality 80 38.20 7.90
PM2.5 81 35.30 11.10
Household solid fuels 81 43.50 4.90
Ozone 131 35.80 4.70
NOx 129 18.50 2.50
SO2 140 30.40 11.00
CO 93 53.10 8.50
VOC 51 48.80 1.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 48 62.20 0.70
Sanitation 58 64.70 2.00
Drinking water 41 60.60 -0.10
Heavy Metals 47 67.40 7.10
Lead 47 67.40 7.10
Waste Management 63 43.40 0.40
Solid waste 74 49.60 NA
Recycling 33 31.00 1.10
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 58 48.10 -1.70
Climate Change 58 48.10 -1.70
CO2 growth rate 56 49.60 -2.10
CH4 growth rate 5 90.00 26.90
F-gas growth rate 64 60.80 14.90
N2O growth rate 134 46.30 2.80
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 102 31.80 -8.30
CO2 from land cover 93 41.80 -12.20
GHG intensity trend 52 60.40 -9.40
GHG per capita 122 37.20 -1.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
GDP per capita
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Hungary 55.1
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Barbados 53.2
Bahrain 42
Samoa 36.4
China 28.4
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Peru 39.8
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Suriname 45.9
Brazil 43.6
Tunisia 40.7
Timor-Leste 35.1
Mongolia 29.6
Rule of Law
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Tonga 43.8
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Control of Corruption
Croatia 60.2
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Senegal 33.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Austria 66.5
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Bahamas 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Saint Lucia 49.4
Mauritius 44.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Eastern Europe
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
Poland 50.6
OECD
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
United States of America 51.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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