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Iraq
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP372.27[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9255.26[$]
Population40.22[millions]
Land Area446583.41[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 169 27.80 -5.30
Ecosystem Vitality 102 41.60 10.40
Biodiversity 148 28.30 12.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 168 8.60 5.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 132 49.80 32.20
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 169 4.30 4.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 56 50.60 NA
Species Protection Index 148 17.80 8.70
Species Habitat Index 7 98.10 -1.60
Ecosystem Services 18 70.20 25.20
Tree cover loss 11 77.70 40.90
Grassland loss 77 48.00 8.80
Wetland loss 84 47.60 -52.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 126 56.30 -14.10
SO2 growth rate 134 53.10 -23.90
NOx growth rate 107 59.50 -4.20
Agriculture 33 51.40 4.60
Pesticide 22 65.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 95 37.40 9.20
Water Resources 74 13.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 74 13.10 NA
Health 105 35.00 9.00
Air Quality 105 31.80 9.70
PM2.5 174 NA NA
Household solid fuels 44 75.20 26.80
Ozone 100 42.70 3.60
NOx 165 4.00 -6.60
SO2 161 12.00 -5.70
CO 155 19.70 -12.60
VOC 105 22.90 -4.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 84 49.70 12.10
Sanitation 78 55.50 15.40
Drinking water 87 45.90 9.90
Heavy Metals 158 29.10 5.20
Lead 158 29.10 5.20
Waste Management 118 21.10 1.10
Solid waste 108 23.90 NA
Recycling 91 15.40 3.10
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 180 8.80 -30.10
Climate Change 180 8.80 -30.10
CO2 growth rate 164 1.90 -45.50
CH4 growth rate 176 NA -36.30
F-gas growth rate 36 74.60 2.70
N2O growth rate 111 55.70 -31.50
Black Carbon growth rate 57 92.30 18.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 168 0.70 -16.40
CO2 from land cover 138 14.20 -65.90
GHG intensity trend 171 9.70 -39.10
GHG per capita 139 26.60 -13.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nepal 28.3
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Mauritania 28.1
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Iraq 27.8
Ghana 27.7
Sudan 27.6
GDP per capita
Dominica 51.2
Namibia 50.9
Djibouti 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
Jordan 43.6
Tunisia 40.7
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Issue Performance
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Oman 30.7
Iraq 27.8
Pakistan 24.6
Government Effectiveness
Zimbabwe 46.2
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Afghanistan 43.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Myanmar 19.4
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Control of Corruption
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Cambodia 30.1
Iraq 27.8
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Central African Republic 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Pakistan 24.6
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: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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