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Kazakhstan
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP452.13[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita24738.36[$]
Population18.28[millions]
Urbanization57.67[%]
Land Area2728514.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 85 44.7 9
Health 97 40.8 5.2
Air Quality 115 32 6.6
PM2.5 138 26.6 5.9
Household solid fuels 85 40.7 9
Ozone 167 22 -4.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 66 55.1 3.4
Sanitation 82 54 4.7
Drinking water 54 55.8 2.5
Heavy Metals 78 52.8 11.2
Lead 78 52.8 11.2
Waste Management 124 2.2 -
Solid waste 124 2.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 76 47.3 11.5
Biodiversity 128 41.6 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 158 18.7 1.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 152 24.2 1.1
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 169 4.4 1.1
Species Habitat Index 11 97.2 -1.8
Species Protection Index 83 80.3 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 44 64.8 0.8
Ecosystem Services 28 68.4 19.2
Tree cover loss 23 69.5 20.5
Grassland loss 106 49.9 8.5
Wetland loss 46 67.7 7.7
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 108 44.6 18.4
CO2 growth rate 71 47 30
CH4 growth rate 177 - -20.3
F-gas growth rate 36 91.8 34.4
N2O growth rate 105 54.6 49.4
Black Carbon growth rate 127 37.6 -20.2
CO2 from land cover 1 100 -
GHG intensity trend 91 47.7 3.2
GHG per capita 170 2.1 -2.8
Pollution Emissions 68 75.2 10.1
SO2 growth rate 1 100 41.3
NOx growth rate 91 50.4 -21.1
Agriculture 64 45.6 6.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 64 45.6 6.3
Water Resources 51 28.6 -
Wastewater treatment 51 28.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Latvia 61.6
Russia 50.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Kuwait 53.6
Iran 48
Azerbaijan 46.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Regulatory Quality
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kazakhstan 44.7
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
United Kingdom 81.3
Argentina 52.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
Sierra Leone 25.7
Former Soviet States
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Georgia 41.3
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Tajikistan 38.2
Landlocked Developing Countries
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Switzerland 81.5
France 80
Austria 79.6
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Iceland 72.3
Poland 60.9
Russia 50.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
KAZ