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Sweden
RegionGlobal West
GDP528.06[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita51003.28[$]
Population10.35[millions]
Land Area448215.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 5 72.70 15.80
Ecosystem Vitality 23 60.60 7.50
Biodiversity 59 68.80 16.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 113 62.60 12.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 112 64.50 11.40
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 44.90
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 79 35.80 7.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 28 60.60 NA
Species Protection Index 35 76.30 11.50
Species Habitat Index 129 70.00 -25.40
Ecosystem Services 74 29.30 7.90
Tree cover loss 140 5.70 -3.00
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 1 100.00 80.60
Fisheries 95 15.30 -8.90
Fish Stock Status 86 15.80 -24.20
Marine Trophic Index 34 19.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling 55 8.90 -0.70
Acidification 1 100.00 NA
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Agriculture 3 74.00 NA
Pesticide 2 84.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 21 63.60 NA
Water Resources 1 100.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 1 100.00 NA
Health 3 93.10 4.60
Air Quality 2 94.00 5.90
PM2.5 1 100.00 10.00
Household solid fuels 1 100.00 0.70
Ozone 28 68.50 7.60
NOx 78 32.30 4.00
SO2 33 75.40 10.50
CO 39 66.50 5.60
VOC 23 77.60 4.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 10 98.60 1.80
Sanitation 15 99.60 2.80
Drinking water 12 97.90 1.10
Heavy Metals 4 96.90 6.30
Lead 4 96.90 6.30
Waste Management 8 70.80 3.20
Solid waste 4 99.40 NA
Recycling 15 39.70 0.20
Ocean Plastics 45 44.80 12.70
Climate Policy 6 75.40 30.90
Climate Change 6 75.40 30.90
CO2 growth rate 5 87.20 36.50
CH4 growth rate 21 68.50 10.40
F-gas growth rate 8 96.00 36.30
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 100.00
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 31 63.80 32.60
CO2 from land cover 55 56.60 14.60
GHG intensity trend 11 83.40 25.70
GHG per capita 113 40.40 6.50

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
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Belgium 58.2
Canada 50
Issue Performance
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Ireland 57.4
Government Effectiveness
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Taiwan 45.3
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
Canada 50
Voice and Accountability
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Ireland 57.4
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Rule of Law
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Canada 50
Control of Corruption
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Sweden 72.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Portugal 50.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Tonga 43.8
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
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
OECD
Denmark 77.9
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
SWE