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Iran
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP2116.25[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25870.89[$]
Population81.80[millions]
Urbanization75.87[%]
Land Area1626357.59[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 67 48 9.1
Health 71 48.3 6.4
Air Quality 59 49.2 9.4
PM2.5 139 26.5 6.2
Household solid fuels 36 82.8 15.2
Ozone 145 29.4 -3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 70 53.6 3.7
Sanitation 64 60.9 6.5
Drinking water 72 48.7 1.8
Heavy Metals 164 27.4 5.6
Lead 164 27.4 5.6
Waste Management 97 19 -
Solid waste 97 19 -
Ecosystem Vitality 74 47.8 10.9
Biodiversity 137 38.4 -
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 136 40.9 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 141 35.2 -
Marine protected areas 88 1.2 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 156 8.5 2.7
Species Habitat Index 21 95.8 -2.6
Species Protection Index 114 62.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 50 62.8 0.1
Ecosystem Services 18 88.8 16.2
Tree cover loss 14 93.2 17.9
Grassland loss 100 52.1 14.4
Wetland loss 98 45.4 -14.1
Fisheries 59 13.8 2.9
Fish Stock Status 53 10.3 5.4
Marine Trophic Index 35 20.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 27 9.6 3.2
Climate Change 74 55 18.8
CO2 growth rate 87 42.3 14.7
CH4 growth rate 125 51.5 22.4
F-gas growth rate 1 100 -
N2O growth rate 62 67.3 67.3
Black Carbon growth rate 57 72.8 35.9
CO2 from land cover 19 87.2 -
GHG intensity trend 12 86.1 46.7
GHG per capita 149 21.8 -3.4
Pollution Emissions 51 80.8 36.8
SO2 growth rate 46 99.6 35.5
NOx growth rate 73 62 38
Agriculture 113 33.8 -7.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 113 33.8 -7.1
Water Resources 85 3.7 -
Wastewater treatment 85 3.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Uruguay 49.1
Albania 49
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Latvia 61.6
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Jordan 53.4
Iran 48
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Egypt 43.3
Oman 38.5
Pakistan 33.1
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Republic of Congo 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Qatar 37.1
Eswatini 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Djibouti 28.1
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Greater Middle East
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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