Ecosystem Vitality

The Ecosystem Vitality policy objective measures how well countries are preserving, protecting, and enhancing ecosystems and the services they provide. It comprises 45% of the total EPI score and is made up of seven issue categories: Biodiversity & Habitat, Forests, Grasslands, Fisheries, Air Pollution, Agriculture, and Water Resources.

EPI MeasureEcosystem Vitality

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Table of EPI results for Ecosystem Vitality

Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Botswana	1	68.56	6.34	1	42.45
Poland	2	65.2	1.47	1	52.9
United Kingdom	3	64.7	4.11	1	53.66
Luxembourg	4	64.47	0.77	2	53.66
Bulgaria	5	64.13	1.06	2	52.9
Slovenia	6	64.06	-0.46	3	52.9
Slovakia	7	63.83	2.33	4	52.9
Estonia	8	63.66	2.2	5	52.9
Gabon	9	63.04	20.33	2	42.45
Austria	10	62.1	0.07	3	53.66
Germany	11	61.89	1.27	4	53.66
Oman	12	61.13	23.49	1	40.67
Zambia	13	60.76	-0.58	3	42.45
Zimbabwe	14	60.48	4.44	4	42.45
Bhutan	15	60.33	1.36	1	35.19
Finland	16	59.95	1.62	5	53.66
Norway	17	58.82	0.79	6	53.66
Latvia	18	57.67	-2.34	6	52.9
Czechia	19	57.34	1.53	7	52.9
Netherlands	20	57.32	6.73	7	53.66
France	21	56.86	1.35	8	53.66
Greece	22	56.44	0.51	8	52.9
Spain	23	56.36	1.47	9	53.66
Palau	24	56.33	5.45	1	34.89
Namibia	25	55.99	5.93	5	42.45
Tanzania	26	55.7	0.96	6	42.45
Sweden	27	55.54	1.59	10	53.66
Lithuania	28	55.11	1.31	9	52.9
Benin	29	55.0	4.41	7	42.45
Australia	30	54.78	6.64	11	53.66
Hungary	31	54.66	-0.98	10	52.9
Malta	32	54.65	12.22	12	53.66
Costa Rica	33	54.53	3.9	1	42.64
United Arab Emirates	34	54.48	9.08	2	40.67
Republic of Congo	35	53.97	5.93	8	42.45
Croatia	36	53.83	0.06	11	52.9
Seychelles	37	53.59	6.12	9	42.45
Colombia	38	53.24	6.59	2	42.64
Japan	39	53.13	5.4	2	34.89
Armenia	40	52.97	2.65	1	42.67
Romania	41	52.82	-1.4	12	52.9
Ukraine	42	52.69	3.87	2	42.67
Dominican Republic	43	52.63	1.31	3	42.64
Italy	44	52.26	3.35	13	53.66
Mongolia	45	51.99	4.91	3	34.89
Panama	46	51.61	4.23	4	42.64
Niger	47	51.57	13.92	10	42.45
United States	48	51.23	0.88	14	53.66
Brazil	49	51.09	5.04	5	42.64
Denmark	50	50.73	-0.79	15	53.66
Qatar	51	50.61	2.46	3	40.67
Ecuador	52	50.23	8.76	6	42.64
Cyprus	53	49.89	0.43	13	52.9
Chile	54	49.36	4.49	7	42.64
Azerbaijan	55	49.19	-4.36	3	42.67
Lesotho	56	49.04	4.84	11	42.45
Suriname	57	49.0	6.21	8	42.64
Bolivia	58	48.82	1.91	9	42.64
Malawi	59	48.46	-0.62	12	42.45
Central African Rep.	60	48.44	-0.27	13	42.45
Belize	61	48.03	5.33	10	42.64
Georgia	62	47.99	3.12	4	42.67
Montenegro	63	47.98	9.18	14	52.9
Burkina Faso	64	47.16	1.14	14	42.45
Switzerland	65	47.01	1.39	16	53.66
Canada	66	46.89	1.32	17	53.66
Mexico	67	46.76	4.29	11	42.64
Portugal	68	46.66	-0.49	18	53.66
Nicaragua	69	46.45	1.88	12	42.64
North Macedonia	70	46.38	0.72	15	52.9
Mozambique	71	46.19	0.68	15	42.45
Togo	72	45.88	2.92	16	42.45
Peru	73	45.85	3.04	13	42.64
Belgium	74	45.72	4.76	19	53.66
Algeria	75	45.61	-0.5	4	40.67
Ireland	76	45.33	1.83	20	53.66
Nepal	76	45.33	-0.82	2	35.19
Honduras	78	45.2	1.71	14	42.64
Guyana	79	45.11	0.51	15	42.64
Dem. Rep. Congo	80	45.07	0.96	17	42.45
Iran	81	44.76	1.67	5	40.67
Iceland	82	44.53	2.85	21	53.66
Jamaica	83	44.32	0.68	16	42.64
Bahamas	84	44.18	1.7	17	42.64
Chad	85	43.68	0.58	18	42.45
St. Vincent & the Gren.	86	43.61	0.52	18	42.64
Equatorial Guinea	87	43.59	-1.35	19	42.45
Antigua & Barbuda	88	43.37	2.24	19	42.64
Trinidad & Tobago	89	43.28	0.24	20	42.64
São Tomé & Príncipe	90	43.18	-2.73	20	42.45
Uzbekistan	90	43.18	3.3	5	42.67
Cambodia	92	43.07	12.02	4	34.89
Senegal	93	43.06	4.03	21	42.45
New Zealand	94	42.63	0.06	22	53.66
Guinea	95	42.48	-0.07	22	42.45
Turkmenistan	96	42.35	11.13	6	42.67
Serbia	97	42.34	4.08	16	52.9
Kenya	98	41.84	4.43	23	42.45
Kuwait	99	41.83	1.28	6	40.67
Bosnia & Herzegovina	100	41.78	3.46	17	52.9
Uganda	101	41.75	1.35	24	42.45
Belarus	102	41.62	0.74	7	42.67
South Korea	103	41.36	3.38	5	34.89
Albania	104	41.35	0.41	18	52.9
Egypt	105	41.29	7.95	7	40.67
Thailand	106	41.21	0.38	6	34.89
Saint Lucia	107	41.16	1.65	21	42.64
Jordan	108	41.11	12.09	8	40.67
Dominica	109	40.96	0.4	22	42.64
Comoros	110	40.42	0.0	25	42.45
Israel	111	40.12	9.43	9	40.67
Côte d'Ivoire	112	39.7	-1.12	26	42.45
Timor-Leste	113	39.6	2.4	7	34.89
Ethiopia	114	39.5	3.56	27	42.45
Tajikistan	115	38.93	-0.11	8	42.67
Guinea-Bissau	116	38.89	-1.49	28	42.45
Saint Kitts & Nevis	117	38.88	1.96	23	42.64
Paraguay	118	38.79	0.66	24	42.64
Cameroon	119	38.05	4.82	29	42.45
Saudi Arabia	119	38.05	10.49	10	40.67
Sri Lanka	121	37.75	0.05	3	35.19
Kazakhstan	122	37.7	-3.48	9	42.67
Tunisia	123	37.66	3.5	11	40.67
Nigeria	124	37.45	1.73	30	42.45
Ghana	125	37.18	4.93	31	42.45
Taiwan	126	37.17	-1.02	8	34.89
Argentina	127	37.13	5.16	25	42.64
Pakistan	128	36.59	2.83	4	35.19
South Africa	129	36.57	4.61	32	42.45
Russia	130	36.31	-0.56	10	42.67
Angola	131	36.2	5.6	33	42.45
Malaysia	132	35.85	5.89	9	34.89
Kyrgyzstan	133	35.56	7.08	11	42.67
Laos	134	34.96	7.69	10	34.89
Afghanistan	135	34.37	10.66	5	35.19
Sudan	136	34.3	9.72	12	40.67
Guatemala	137	34.21	-3.34	26	42.64
Sierra Leone	138	34.08	-0.71	34	42.45
Mauritania	139	33.97	2.51	35	42.45
Mauritius	140	33.89	12.49	36	42.45
Grenada	141	33.68	3.55	27	42.64
Moldova	142	33.6	-2.61	12	42.67
Morocco	143	33.59	-0.42	13	40.67
Mali	144	33.22	3.77	37	42.45
China	145	33.07	5.16	11	34.89
Brunei Darussalam	146	32.94	-2.58	12	34.89
Singapore	147	32.46	0.17	13	34.89
Indonesia	148	32.31	0.19	14	34.89
Burundi	149	32.18	0.42	38	42.45
Philippines	150	31.85	-3.11	15	34.89
Madagascar	151	31.63	3.58	39	42.45
Kiribati	152	31.32	-1.58	16	34.89
Lebanon	153	31.22	3.79	14	40.67
Iraq	154	30.26	4.23	15	40.67
Eswatini	155	29.94	3.58	40	42.45
Fiji	156	29.84	-4.04	17	34.89
Vanuatu	157	29.81	6.68	18	34.89
Gambia	158	28.27	1.29	41	42.45
Papua New Guinea	159	28.02	-0.92	19	34.89
Cabo Verde	160	27.87	-1.94	42	42.45
Rwanda	161	27.83	-2.16	43	42.45
Haiti	162	27.56	8.38	28	42.64
Myanmar	163	26.75	-0.85	20	34.89
Türkiye	164	26.67	-2.03	19	52.9
El Salvador	165	26.64	0.87	29	42.64
Samoa	166	25.23	-2.19	21	34.89
Uruguay	167	24.92	3.5	30	42.64
Bahrain	168	24.75	-0.47	16	40.67
Tonga	169	24.51	-5.13	22	34.89
Maldives	170	23.23	0.75	6	35.19
India	171	22.82	5.77	7	35.19
Liberia	172	22.56	-1.58	44	42.45
Viet Nam	173	22.53	-4.19	23	34.89
Djibouti	174	22.42	-2.09	45	42.45
Solomon Islands	175	22.09	-0.94	24	34.89
Barbados	176	21.16	-0.23	31	42.64
Bangladesh	177	21.1	3.65	8	35.19
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Ecosystem Vitality