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Ireland
RegionGlobal West
GDP343.90[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita70855.33[$]
Population4.85[millions]
Urbanization63.65[%]
Land Area70147.64[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 16 72.8 2.9
Health 6 94.2 6.5
Air Quality 8 94 10.7
PM2.5 9 91 14.3
Household solid fuels 1 100 4.7
Ozone 15 79.5 19.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 13 97.4 1.7
Sanitation 23 93.5 4.2
Drinking water 1 100 -
Heavy Metals 22 82.7 8.4
Lead 22 82.7 8.4
Waste Management 32 81.7 -
Solid waste 32 81.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 35 58.6 0.6
Biodiversity 73 65.8 2.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 82 82.9 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 85 82.9 0.1
Marine protected areas 48 21.3 7.9
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 50 43.7 7
Species Habitat Index 15 96.9 -
Species Protection Index 21 98.4 0.4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 140 45 -2.3
Ecosystem Services 125 27.4 3.4
Tree cover loss 127 22.5 1.7
Grassland loss 36 71.2 23.4
Wetland loss 43 72.6 15.9
Fisheries 102 9.1 1.1
Fish Stock Status 45 11.8 2.8
Marine Trophic Index 73 13.1 -
Fish caught by trawling 72 1 0.2
Climate Change 31 66.6 2.9
CO2 growth rate 22 65.1 13.9
CH4 growth rate 138 43.8 -30.5
F-gas growth rate 33 92.9 8.1
N2O growth rate 65 66.2 -33.8
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 16 91.5 -
GHG intensity trend 16 80.4 11.8
GHG per capita 159 13.3 4.3
Pollution Emissions 1 100 10.7
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 21.5
Agriculture 59 47.3 -42.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 59 47.3 -42.7
Water Resources 14 89.7 -
Wastewater treatment 14 89.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
GDP per capita
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Ireland 72.8
United States of America 69.3
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
New Zealand 71.3
South Korea 66.5
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
United Kingdom 81.3
Austria 79.6
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
United States of America 69.3
Estonia 65.3
Voice & Accountability
United Kingdom 81.3
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Uruguay 49.1
Political Stability
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Czech Republic 71
Canada 71
Uruguay 49.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kiribati 37.7
Global West
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
OECD
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Ease of Doing Business Index
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Latvia 61.6
Thailand 45.4
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
IRL