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Malaysia
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP855.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita26435.17[$]
Population32.37[millions]
Land Area331533.68[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 130 35.00 10.30
Ecosystem Vitality 137 36.00 8.20
Biodiversity 106 51.90 16.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 102 74.50 25.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 85 84.00 32.50
Marine protected areas 50 27.70 16.70
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 138 15.10 8.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 59 49.90 NA
Species Protection Index 82 51.90 15.50
Species Habitat Index 152 NA -90.30
Ecosystem Services 174 2.60 -14.30
Tree cover loss 152 3.10 NA
Grassland loss 161 NA -100.00
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 104 14.30 -2.10
Fish Stock Status 59 27.60 -5.90
Marine Trophic Index 114 6.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling 64 7.60 0.10
Acidification 82 71.00 31.60
SO2 growth rate 74 88.10 46.30
NOx growth rate 127 53.90 17.00
Agriculture 69 40.50 10.90
Pesticide 129 17.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 23 63.40 21.70
Water Resources 75 12.60 NA
Wastewater treatment 75 12.60 NA
Health 58 48.00 4.30
Air Quality 62 43.70 5.10
PM2.5 105 28.20 5.40
Household solid fuels 51 70.20 8.40
Ozone 100 42.70 -14.60
NOx 139 16.10 2.80
SO2 118 37.90 0.50
CO 165 13.60 -1.80
VOC 169 NA NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 59 57.60 2.70
Sanitation 50 71.70 5.80
Drinking water 74 48.20 0.70
Heavy Metals 57 61.40 7.00
Lead 57 61.40 7.00
Waste Management 84 33.80 0.40
Solid waste 81 47.90 NA
Recycling 62 22.10 1.00
Ocean Plastics 117 17.10 0.30
Climate Policy 147 27.20 16.10
Climate Change 147 27.20 16.10
CO2 growth rate 104 30.70 26.00
CH4 growth rate 102 38.10 30.20
F-gas growth rate 105 48.10 17.20
N2O growth rate 36 80.30 66.60
Black Carbon growth rate 99 63.50 31.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 164 7.40 -0.20
CO2 from land cover 59 55.90 11.70
GHG intensity trend 61 58.00 25.40
GHG per capita 146 23.90 -3.60

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Tanzania 34.2
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Panama 50.5
Cuba 47.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Kuwait 42.4
Paraguay 40.9
Thailand 38.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
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
Slovenia 67.3
Slovakia 60
Spain 56.6
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Bahrain 42
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Voice and Accountability
Singapore 50.9
Serbia 43.9
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Malaysia 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Croatia 60.2
Cyprus 58
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Albania 47.1
Chile 46.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Ghana 27.7
Asia-Pacific
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Emerging Markets
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Philippines 28.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
MYS