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Moldova
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP32.26[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12324.74[$]
Population2.62[millions]
Land Area33796.47[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 84 42.70 -4.80
Ecosystem Vitality 97 42.90 -3.10
Biodiversity 112 49.80 3.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 114 62.30 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 114 63.50 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 146 13.10 4.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 178 26.60 NA
Species Protection Index 78 53.60 26.80
Species Habitat Index 105 80.70 -0.70
Ecosystem Services 57 33.50 -15.70
Tree cover loss 59 20.70 -17.20
Grassland loss 92 44.20 -22.20
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 106 63.30 -9.10
SO2 growth rate 108 63.20 -36.80
NOx growth rate 93 63.40 18.60
Agriculture 86 36.00 -3.60
Pesticide 110 21.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 49 50.80 -7.40
Water Resources 81 9.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 81 9.20 NA
Health 82 42.00 9.10
Air Quality 73 40.50 14.00
PM2.5 85 33.90 18.40
Household solid fuels 76 46.60 11.60
Ozone 53 56.70 18.00
NOx 90 29.00 -0.90
SO2 137 31.00 3.40
CO 51 62.10 5.70
VOC 35 62.60 -1.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 83 50.00 1.80
Sanitation 95 48.90 2.00
Drinking water 65 50.80 1.80
Heavy Metals 73 54.00 7.30
Lead 73 54.00 7.30
Waste Management 128 17.70 1.50
Solid waste 133 8.20 NA
Recycling 20 36.90 4.60
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 75 42.90 -13.90
Climate Change 75 42.90 -13.90
CO2 growth rate 95 33.90 -14.80
CH4 growth rate 46 54.70 -32.20
F-gas growth rate 102 51.70 51.70
N2O growth rate 169 21.60 -61.80
Black Carbon growth rate 144 48.80 -22.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 55 51.20 -5.40
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -69.80
GHG intensity trend 81 52.20 -26.00
GHG per capita 73 59.40 -9.60

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
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
GDP per capita
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Barbados 53.2
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Egypt 35.5
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Albania 47.1
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
Kuwait 42.4
Kazakhstan 40.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Thailand 38.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Ghana 27.7
Turkey 26.3
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Algeria 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Georgia 39.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Tanzania 34.2
Benin 29.6
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Former Soviet States
Belarus 48.5
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Landlocked Developing Countries
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
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EPI Report Year: 
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