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Jordan
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP83.74[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8410.86[$]
Population9.96[millions]
Urbanization91.42[%]
Land Area89399.07[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 48 53.4 11.2
Health 44 58.6 7
Air Quality 36 58 7.6
PM2.5 131 29.1 6.3
Household solid fuels 1 100 9.6
Ozone 99 40.4 5.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 47 62.6 7.2
Sanitation 46 75.2 15.3
Drinking water 59 54.2 1.9
Heavy Metals 95 46.7 6
Lead 95 46.7 6
Waste Management 76 43.1 -
Solid waste 76 43.1 -
Ecosystem Vitality 66 49.9 13.9
Biodiversity 154 32.2 4.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 166 13.4 9.2
Terrestrial biomes (global) 168 10.6 5.8
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 143 10.9 2.6
Species Habitat Index 43 92.1 -7
Species Protection Index 137 38.7 11.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 31 68 0.3
Ecosystem Services 23 78.9 12.9
Tree cover loss 20 79.6 17.4
Grassland loss 127 46 -54
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 62 58.4 24.6
CO2 growth rate 37 59.1 31.1
CH4 growth rate 146 40.1 3.1
F-gas growth rate 85 89.3 37
N2O growth rate 135 37.6 4
Black Carbon growth rate 61 67.7 62.8
CO2 from land cover 93 45.8 -
GHG intensity trend 63 55.4 -9
GHG per capita 56 68.7 14.8
Pollution Emissions 74 69 4
SO2 growth rate 151 37.9 -30.3
NOx growth rate 1 100 38.1
Agriculture 139 25 0.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 139 25 0.8
Water Resources 57 18.6 -
Wastewater treatment 57 18.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
GDP per capita
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Issue Performance
Jordan 53.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Iran 48
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Serbia 55.2
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
Jordan 53.4
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Maldives 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Political Stability
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Moldova 44.4
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Georgia 41.3
Malawi 38.3
Angola 29.7
Greater Middle East
United Arab Emirates 55.6
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
Arab League
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Fiji 34.4
Vanuatu 28.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
JOR