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Malta
RegionGlobal West
GDP20.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita39222.14[$]
Population0.53[millions]
Land Area326.04[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 4 75.20 25.40
Ecosystem Vitality 5 68.20 24.50
Biodiversity 50 72.90 13.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 35 78.10 47.10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 143 14.10 4.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 55 50.70 NA
Species Protection Index 121 34.30 18.80
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 1 100.00 91.60
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 91.60
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 10 47.80 5.70
Fish Stock Status 48 32.50 15.60
Marine Trophic Index 1 100.00 NA
Fish caught by trawling 94 0.50 0.30
Acidification 1 100.00 18.50
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 37.00
Agriculture 121 28.30 -9.90
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 127 28.30 -9.90
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 24 76.50 7.60
Air Quality 23 73.20 11.10
PM2.5 25 61.30 14.70
Household solid fuels 27 96.30 8.70
Ozone 88 45.20 -3.50
NOx 60 36.80 9.80
SO2 92 48.70 17.40
CO 32 71.20 5.60
VOC 20 83.60 3.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 7 99.80 1.70
Sanitation 16 99.50 4.30
Drinking water 1 100.00 NA
Heavy Metals 86 49.90 8.40
Lead 86 49.90 8.40
Waste Management 23 63.50 2.90
Solid waste 27 91.80 NA
Recycling 142 10.50 0.20
Ocean Plastics 13 59.70 11.40
Climate Policy 4 82.30 35.70
Climate Change 4 82.30 35.70
CO2 growth rate 4 87.50 54.60
CH4 growth rate 11 81.50 61.00
F-gas growth rate 93 58.10 51.70
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 29.90
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 19 82.80 16.90
CO2 from land cover 87 44.60 -16.30
GHG intensity trend 1 100.00 65.20
GHG per capita 104 42.70 5.60

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 77.7
Malta 75.2
Slovenia 67.3
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Japan 57.2
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Israel 48.2
Bahrain 42
Issue Performance
Malta 75.2
Iceland 62.8
Romania 56
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Saint Lucia 49.4
Mauritius 44.8
Government Effectiveness
Malta 75.2
Slovenia 67.3
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Lithuania 55.9
Portugal 50.4
Israel 48.2
Chile 46.7
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Regulatory Quality
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Lithuania 55.9
United States of America 51.1
Israel 48.2
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Malta 75.2
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Kiribati 49
Israel 48.2
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Samoa 36.4
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Mauritius 44.8
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Malaysia 35
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Czech Republic 59.9
Ireland 57.4
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Mauritius 44.8
Bhutan 42.5
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Global West
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
EU-27
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Malta 75.2
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
MLT