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New Zealand
RegionGlobal West
GDP177.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita36351.57[$]
Population4.89[millions]
Urbanization86.70[%]
Land Area278459.14[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 19 71.3 1.8
Health 16 88 2.1
Air Quality 6 97.4 2.2
PM2.5 1 100 0.6
Household solid fuels 26 97.6 5.8
Ozone 24 67.4 -8.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 29 80.4 2
Sanitation 27 89.4 3.3
Drinking water 29 74.4 1.1
Heavy Metals 32 75.5 5
Lead 32 75.5 5
Waste Management 49 68 -
Solid waste 49 68 -
Ecosystem Vitality 32 60.2 1.7
Biodiversity 24 84 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 65 91 1.4
Terrestrial biomes (global) 69 90.9 1.4
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 19 56.5 8.9
Species Habitat Index 101 81.2 -16.7
Species Protection Index 78 81.1 2.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 69 57.2 0.3
Ecosystem Services 117 28.2 -3.8
Tree cover loss 112 24.9 -2.9
Grassland loss 71 60 8.2
Wetland loss 69 56.6 -31.3
Fisheries 128 5.4 0.7
Fish Stock Status 71 7.3 0.5
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 60 3 0.7
Climate Change 52 61.5 -0.5
CO2 growth rate 60 51.4 -2.8
CH4 growth rate 53 85.7 10.2
F-gas growth rate 74 89.5 -1.7
N2O growth rate 70 65.4 0.1
Black Carbon growth rate 49 78.1 -
CO2 from land cover 58 61.5 -
GHG intensity trend 75 51.5 -7
GHG per capita 166 5.5 3
Pollution Emissions 40 87.4 39.1
SO2 growth rate 1 100 47.7
NOx growth rate 59 74.7 30.5
Agriculture 31 57.5 3.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 31 57.5 3.8
Water Resources 20 79.9 -
Wastewater treatment 20 79.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
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
United States of America 69.3
GDP per capita
France 80
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
New Zealand 71.3
Italy 71
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Oman 38.5
Issue Performance
France 80
Austria 79.6
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Estonia 65.3
Regulatory Quality
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Singapore 58.1
Voice & Accountability
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Political Stability
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
Malta 70.7
Singapore 58.1
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Samoa 37.3
Micronesia 33
Global West
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
United States of America 69.3
OECD
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Denmark 82.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
New Zealand 71.3
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Singapore 58.1
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Georgia 41.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
NZL