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Kuwait
RegionGreater Middle East
GDPNA[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capitaNA[$]
Population4.27[millions]
Land Area17449.81[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 87 42.40 15.20
Ecosystem Vitality 75 47.10 22.70
Biodiversity 83 60.00 42.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 51 98.40 80.70
Terrestrial biomes (global) 47 98.40 80.70
Marine protected areas 92 1.20 1.20
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 136 15.20 10.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 48 53.20 NA
Species Protection Index 22 82.60 63.40
Species Habitat Index 47 91.70 -5.30
Ecosystem Services 76 29.00 10.70
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss 128 29.00 10.70
Fisheries 72 18.60 NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 39 18.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 81 71.60 35.40
SO2 growth rate 89 73.90 39.70
NOx growth rate 80 69.40 31.20
Agriculture 73 39.50 -11.30
Pesticide 69 34.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 66 44.90 -22.70
Water Resources 44 43.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 44 43.10 NA
Health 51 51.50 6.30
Air Quality 51 47.00 8.60
PM2.5 144 14.70 8.60
Household solid fuels 23 97.90 12.10
Ozone 82 46.90 2.10
NOx 174 NA NA
SO2 174 NA NA
CO 156 18.30 -7.20
VOC 153 11.20 -1.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 39 67.50 2.70
Sanitation 32 82.90 5.80
Drinking water 51 57.20 0.60
Heavy Metals 69 56.10 10.90
Lead 69 56.10 10.90
Waste Management 87 32.30 -1.50
Solid waste 75 49.50 NA
Recycling 91 15.40 1.20
Ocean Plastics 119 14.60 -7.40
Climate Policy 124 32.30 11.60
Climate Change 124 32.30 11.60
CO2 growth rate 85 39.90 20.20
CH4 growth rate 117 32.90 22.60
F-gas growth rate 43 71.50 14.70
N2O growth rate 153 37.90 11.70
Black Carbon growth rate 69 83.70 54.30
Proj. GHG Emissions 138 19.30 2.40
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 150 28.60 -30.40
GHG per capita 172 NA NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Afghanistan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Kuwait 42.4
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Kuwait 42.4
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Panama 50.5
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Colombia 42.4
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Voice and Accountability
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Mali 28.5
Morocco 28.4
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
Romania 56
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
France 62.5
Cyprus 58
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Ghana 27.7
Greater Middle East
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Israel 48.2
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Emerging Markets
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Brazil 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
Thailand 38.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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