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Cuba
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP279.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita24667.56[$]
Population11.33[millions]
Land Area111274.11[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 60 47.50 6.80
Ecosystem Vitality 141 35.10 2.30
Biodiversity 119 46.10 10.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 119 58.90 15.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 105 69.30 6.20
Marine protected areas 56 15.10 11.70
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 71 37.50 11.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 127 38.10 NA
Species Protection Index 111 38.30 18.80
Species Habitat Index 22 95.70 -2.80
Ecosystem Services 126 19.20 -3.10
Tree cover loss 132 8.00 -11.10
Grassland loss 62 53.80 4.10
Wetland loss 74 52.00 37.70
Fisheries 105 13.90 NA
Fish Stock Status 100 8.20 1.50
Marine Trophic Index 45 17.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 22 17.00 -2.10
Acidification 62 81.30 -13.50
SO2 growth rate 65 98.60 9.00
NOx growth rate 91 64.00 -36.00
Agriculture 139 22.70 -3.10
Pesticide 100 24.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 152 21.40 -6.20
Water Resources 117 1.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 117 1.70 NA
Health 59 47.90 3.10
Air Quality 48 50.60 4.20
PM2.5 61 39.80 1.30
Household solid fuels 59 62.70 8.00
Ozone 47 59.70 6.30
NOx 47 41.70 0.70
SO2 77 56.20 4.60
CO 26 77.50 4.70
VOC 68 42.30 -2.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 84 49.70 1.60
Sanitation 80 55.10 3.30
Drinking water 86 46.00 0.40
Heavy Metals 90 47.60 4.00
Lead 90 47.60 4.00
Waste Management 98 28.60 0.30
Solid waste 101 34.00 NA
Recycling 43 25.70 1.10
Ocean Plastics 102 20.70 0.30
Climate Policy 21 61.10 13.80
Climate Change 21 61.10 13.80
CO2 growth rate 8 78.80 31.40
CH4 growth rate 24 62.80 -2.00
F-gas growth rate 74 59.80 59.80
N2O growth rate 53 72.90 -27.10
Black Carbon growth rate 108 59.80 -40.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 62 46.70 14.40
CO2 from land cover 134 17.10 -61.50
GHG intensity trend 22 72.10 -21.10
GHG per capita 82 55.70 2.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Armenia 48.3
Israel 48.2
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Seychelles 55.6
Bulgaria 51.9
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Dominica 51.2
Grenada 47.9
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Bahrain 42
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Cambodia 30.1
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Viet Nam 20.1
Rule of Law
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Uganda 35.8
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Control of Corruption
Belarus 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
Romania 56
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Poland 50.6
Cuba 47.5
South Korea 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Latin America & Caribbean
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Small Island Developing States
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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