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 six issue categories: Biodiversity & Habitat, Forests, Fisheries, Air Pollution, Agriculture, and Water Resources.

country rank Score 10y ∆
Luxembourg 1 83.6 0.7
Germany 2 80.5 0.0
Poland 3 79.3 0.1
Austria 4 78.2 -0.5
Czech Republic 5 78.0 -1.2
Slovakia 6 77.8 -0.1
Estonia 7 76.6 2.5
Lithuania 8 74.3 4.8
Botswana 9 74.0 3.6
Hungary 10 73.8 0.6
United Kingdom 11 73.3 0.4
Croatia 12 72.8 1.0
Norway 13 72.6 5.8
Bulgaria 14 70.8 -0.3
Switzerland 15 69.4 0.2
Belgium 16 69.1 8.4
Latvia 17 68.6 -1.1
Spain 18 68.5 2.1
Finland 19 68.4 4.0
France 19 68.4 0.6
Romania 19 68.4 0.1
Belarus 22 68.1 8.2
Greece 23 67.9 1.2
Netherlands 24 67.8 4.7
Slovenia 25 67.7 -2.1
Ireland 26 67.5 7.3
Sweden 27 67.3 -0.2
Zimbabwe 28 66.3 7.8
Oman 29 65.6 15.2
Malta 30 65.5 10.5
Zambia 31 65.3 5.1
Gabon 32 64.8 8.9
Suriname 33 63.9 7.0
Brazil 34 63.8 5.2
Republic of Congo 34 63.8 9.0
Denmark 36 63.5 -0.6
United Arab Emirates 36 63.5 8.9
Italy 38 63.4 4.8
Portugal 38 63.4 2.0
Australia 40 63.3 3.5
Costa Rica 41 62.5 1.4
Namibia 42 62.0 3.8
Venezuela 43 61.0 0.9
Iceland 44 60.9 5.0
Canada 45 60.6 2.8
Japan 46 59.9 3.3
Tanzania 47 59.6 5.7
Bhutan 48 59.5 3.3
Panama 49 59.1 1.4
Nicaragua 50 58.5 0.0
Ukraine 50 58.5 9.6
Chile 52 58.4 4.3
Qatar 53 57.4 3.0
Belize 54 57.3 1.7
Cyprus 55 57.2 3.4
Niger 56 57.0 12.2
Burkina Faso 57 56.9 -0.2
Dominican Republic 58 56.8 -2.5
Ecuador 59 56.7 5.7
Colombia 60 56.4 3.1
Peru 60 56.4 2.7
Guyana 62 56.2 2.8
Central African Republic 63 56.1 -2.4
Serbia 63 56.1 2.3
Singapore 65 55.9 -3.1
Bolivia 66 55.7 -0.6
North Macedonia 67 55.1 1.5
Kuwait 68 54.8 -1.0
Benin 69 54.6 4.0
Mongolia 70 54.4 1.5
United States of America 71 54.1 -0.4
Bahamas 72 53.9 2.0
Malawi 73 53.8 -3.7
Antigua and Barbuda 74 53.2 1.6
Dem. Rep. Congo 75 53.1 5.5
Albania 76 51.8 1.0
Taiwan 76 51.8 -1.2
Egypt 78 51.7 5.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 79 51.3 4.5
New Zealand 79 51.3 -1.1
Senegal 81 50.9 3.6
Thailand 82 50.8 1.8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 83 50.6 2.0
Saudi Arabia 84 50.3 11.1
Georgia 85 50.2 4.0
Montenegro 85 50.2 5.1
Jordan 87 50.1 12.4
South Korea 88 49.9 2.2
Cuba 89 49.8 -2.7
South Africa 89 49.8 4.8
Jamaica 91 49.7 0.0
Chad 92 49.4 -1.0
Uzbekistan 93 49.3 0.7
Kazakhstan 94 49.2 -1.7
Kenya 95 49.1 3.5
Honduras 96 49.0 1.4
Brunei Darussalam 97 48.9 -0.1
Cote d'Ivoire 97 48.9 9.0
Trinidad and Tobago 97 48.9 2.2
Moldova 100 48.4 3.9
Seychelles 101 48.3 1.5
Russia 102 48.2 0.4
Burundi 103 48.1 -2.3
Cameroon 103 48.1 3.4
Tunisia 103 48.1 0.0
Armenia 106 47.8 -0.1
Mozambique 106 47.8 -1.5
Mexico 108 47.7 0.7
Timor-Leste 109 47.6 2.3
Guinea 110 47.4 -3.8
Nepal 110 47.4 -0.3
Argentina 112 47.1 6.0
Ghana 113 46.9 3.6
Lesotho 114 46.3 1.5
Tajikistan 115 46.2 2.2
Ethiopia 116 45.9 4.5
Iran 116 45.9 1.0
Togo 116 45.9 2.4
Saint Lucia 119 45.1 -0.3
Kiribati 120 45.0 -2.3
Guinea-Bissau 121 44.8 -3.3
El Salvador 122 44.7 -2.3
Rwanda 123 44.5 -1.1
Uganda 123 44.5 1.0
Azerbaijan 125 44.4 0.2
Comoros 125 44.4 -4.6
Cambodia 127 44.0 7.6
Equatorial Guinea 128 43.7 -9.6
Israel 129 43.6 -2.8
Paraguay 129 43.6 -0.8
Kyrgyzstan 131 43.3 9.9
Nigeria 131 43.3 3.3
Angola 133 43.2 7.5
Mali 133 43.2 -2.1
Sudan 135 42.3 6.7
Algeria 136 42.2 2.7
Turkmenistan 137 40.8 3.1
Morocco 138 40.7 6.9
Dominica 139 40.6 -1.8
Grenada 140 40.4 2.4
Laos 141 40.0 4.1
Malaysia 142 39.7 6.3
Maldives 143 39.4 -1.0
Indonesia 144 39.3 6.9
Sri Lanka 144 39.3 -2.1
Uruguay 146 39.1 3.5
Sierra Leone 147 38.9 -4.4
Eswatini 148 38.7 -1.2
Bahrain 149 38.6 -6.6
Guatemala 149 38.6 -4.0
Lebanon 151 38.1 3.2
Samoa 152 37.2 0.4
Fiji 153 36.9 -4.8
Haiti 154 36.8 7.1
Vanuatu 155 36.5 6.6
China 156 35.9 2.0
Turkiye 157 35.6 -4.5
Gambia 158 35.5 -4.5
Papua New Guinea 158 35.5 -4.6
Barbados 160 35.0 1.2
Marshall Islands 161 34.9 -2.9
Mauritius 162 34.3 1.3
Tonga 163 34.0 -2.6
Mauritania 164 33.7 -4.0
Philippines 164 33.7 -1.6
Iraq 166 33.1 5.7
Sao Tome and Principe 167 31.6 -4.9
Bangladesh 168 31.4 4.0
Afghanistan 169 31.2 10.1
India 170 30.5 2.3
Solomon Islands 171 30.2 -5.4
Liberia 172 30.0 -3.2
Pakistan 173 29.4 -4.2
Madagascar 174 27.7 -0.8
Viet Nam 174 27.7 -5.7
Micronesia 176 27.6 -3.0
Myanmar 177 26.6 -5.5
Eritrea 178 25.1 -2.7
Djibouti 179 24.4 -0.7
Cabo Verde 180 23.1 -3.4