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Poland
RegionEastern Europe
GDP1223.46[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita32238.16[$]
Population37.95[millions]
Land Area311643.74[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 46 50.60 NA
Ecosystem Vitality 26 60.00 -0.10
Biodiversity 5 87.30 1.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 39 53.30 12.60
Biodiversity Habitat Index 139 37.00 NA
Species Protection Index 3 91.00 0.80
Species Habitat Index 40 92.60 -1.50
Ecosystem Services 134 17.70 -14.80
Tree cover loss 124 9.10 -5.10
Grassland loss 47 60.80 -14.50
Wetland loss 138 26.30 -73.70
Fisheries 121 11.00 2.10
Fish Stock Status 94 9.70 6.20
Marine Trophic Index 47 16.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling 79 5.60 -0.20
Acidification 32 99.60 16.30
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 39 99.20 32.60
Agriculture 61 42.70 2.00
Pesticide 84 28.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 32 57.40 4.00
Water Resources 32 61.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 32 61.50 NA
Health 47 53.00 6.50
Air Quality 74 40.40 8.50
PM2.5 90 32.90 10.40
Household solid fuels 74 49.40 6.90
Ozone 65 51.80 3.00
NOx 128 18.60 6.00
SO2 129 34.10 13.20
CO 78 55.70 13.00
VOC 33 64.20 3.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 34 71.80 2.50
Sanitation 38 80.80 4.20
Drinking water 33 65.70 1.30
Heavy Metals 53 64.50 9.80
Lead 53 64.50 9.80
Waste Management 22 63.70 2.10
Solid waste 38 87.00 NA
Recycling 18 38.30 1.90
Ocean Plastics 51 42.70 6.80
Climate Policy 96 38.80 -3.60
Climate Change 96 38.80 -3.60
CO2 growth rate 45 52.20 1.90
CH4 growth rate 19 70.10 -23.90
F-gas growth rate 114 35.40 -56.00
N2O growth rate 65 70.10 9.70
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 156 9.90 -0.70
CO2 from land cover 80 46.80 13.40
GHG intensity trend 38 64.30 -11.40
GHG per capita 147 22.50 -1.60

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
GDP per capita
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Romania 56
Hungary 55.1
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Poland 50.6
Belarus 48.5
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Rwanda 32.8
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 67.3
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
South Korea 46.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Poland 50.6
Israel 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Tonga 43.8
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Botswana 54
Dominica 51.2
Poland 50.6
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Georgia 39.1
Samoa 36.4
Fiji 31.3
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
Romania 56
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Poland 50.6
Belize 50
Cuba 47.5
South Korea 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Eastern Europe
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Serbia 43.9
OECD
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
United States of America 51.1
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Canada 50
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Mexico 45.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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