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Qatar
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP245.66[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita85266.21[$]
Population2.88[millions]
Land Area11275.55[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 137 33.00 -2.30
Ecosystem Vitality 146 34.50 -11.90
Biodiversity 111 50.10 5.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 90 79.30 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 96 79.30 NA
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 57 44.70 43.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 24 61.10 NA
Species Protection Index 152 16.70 1.40
Species Habitat Index 113 76.70 -22.90
Ecosystem Services 176 NA -100.00
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss 156 NA -100.00
Fisheries 134 5.70 NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 120 5.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 103 64.30 58.70
SO2 growth rate 70 94.60 83.50
NOx growth rate 163 34.00 34.00
Agriculture 171 13.30 -8.10
Pesticide 152 NA NA
N Mgmt Index 134 26.60 -16.10
Water Resources 26 70.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 26 70.00 NA
Health 50 51.70 2.30
Air Quality 67 42.10 1.00
PM2.5 169 2.40 2.40
Household solid fuels 1 100.00 0.70
Ozone 150 30.60 2.10
NOx 171 0.70 -5.10
SO2 148 24.30 -2.10
CO 136 32.10 -9.10
VOC 117 19.90 -3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 41 66.60 3.30
Sanitation 37 81.00 7.00
Drinking water 52 57.00 0.80
Heavy Metals 63 58.40 9.00
Lead 63 58.40 9.00
Waste Management 33 60.60 0.40
Solid waste 33 90.20 NA
Recycling 166 6.00 0.20
Ocean Plastics 17 56.00 1.30
Climate Policy 166 21.50 5.80
Climate Change 166 21.50 5.80
CO2 growth rate 99 32.50 17.40
CH4 growth rate 162 13.60 13.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 178 NA NA
Black Carbon growth rate 171 26.10 26.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 152 13.10 -0.80
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 131 37.90 -62.10
GHG per capita 172 NA NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Qatar 33
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
GDP per capita
Denmark 77.9
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Norway 59.3
Ireland 57.4
United States of America 51.1
Singapore 50.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Qatar 33
Issue Performance
Portugal 50.4
Belarus 48.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Turkey 26.3
Government Effectiveness
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Spain 56.6
Portugal 50.4
Chile 46.7
Mauritius 44.8
Georgia 39.1
Uruguay 37.4
Qatar 33
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
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Qatar 33
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Rule of Law
Malta 75.2
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Czech Republic 59.9
Lithuania 55.9
Israel 48.2
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Qatar 33
Control of Corruption
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Portugal 50.4
South Korea 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Cabo Verde 41.9
Qatar 33
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Slovenia 67.3
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Slovakia 60
Seychelles 55.6
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Solomon Islands 35
Qatar 33
Laos 30.7
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Morocco 28.4
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Emerging Markets
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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