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Estonia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP46.87[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita35215.36[$]
Population1.33[millions]
Land Area45350.23[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 14 61.40 6.10
Ecosystem Vitality 11 65.00 -1.50
Biodiversity 7 86.00 4.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 63 42.00 17.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 61 49.00 NA
Species Protection Index 17 86.60 23.60
Species Habitat Index 108 78.30 -16.40
Ecosystem Services 153 15.20 -17.50
Tree cover loss 153 3.00 -7.30
Grassland loss 113 36.40 -63.60
Wetland loss 57 67.30 -32.70
Fisheries 15 40.80 -1.70
Fish Stock Status 5 89.20 -1.50
Marine Trophic Index 94 10.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 20 17.90 -4.30
Acidification 1 100.00 4.70
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 9.40
Agriculture 17 61.80 -0.50
Pesticide 13 71.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 45 51.80 -1.00
Water Resources 25 70.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 25 70.40 NA
Health 28 71.80 11.80
Air Quality 20 74.60 19.40
PM2.5 7 93.20 31.10
Household solid fuels 63 59.80 10.30
Ozone 21 76.20 6.00
NOx 99 25.80 5.10
SO2 118 37.90 3.20
CO 68 59.10 5.80
VOC 25 72.00 4.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 49 61.90 1.30
Sanitation 55 66.10 2.40
Drinking water 44 59.20 0.70
Heavy Metals 18 86.50 7.70
Lead 18 86.50 7.70
Waste Management 18 66.70 0.30
Solid waste 31 90.30 NA
Recycling 17 39.10 0.20
Ocean Plastics 37 47.20 1.10
Climate Policy 42 52.00 11.50
Climate Change 42 52.00 11.50
CO2 growth rate 37 55.00 16.20
CH4 growth rate 83 44.10 0.40
F-gas growth rate 46 70.30 70.30
N2O growth rate 85 64.60 0.10
Black Carbon growth rate 61 88.30 40.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 59 47.90 6.60
CO2 from land cover 96 39.80 -10.50
GHG intensity trend 22 72.10 -2.30
GHG per capita 163 10.40 -1.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
GDP per capita
Malta 75.2
Slovenia 67.3
Estonia 61.4
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Israel 48.2
Issue Performance
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Lithuania 55.9
Government Effectiveness
United Kingdom 77.7
Slovenia 67.3
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Ireland 57.4
United Arab Emirates 52.4
United States of America 51.1
South Korea 46.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Regulatory Quality
United Kingdom 77.7
Sweden 72.7
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Norway 59.3
Ireland 57.4
Canada 50
Voice and Accountability
United Kingdom 77.7
Malta 75.2
Estonia 61.4
Barbados 53.2
Portugal 50.4
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
United Kingdom 77.7
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Belgium 58.2
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
United States of America 51.1
Portugal 50.4
Taiwan 45.3
Control of Corruption
United Kingdom 77.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Estonia 61.4
Australia 60.1
Belgium 58.2
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Canada 50
Bhutan 42.5
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Slovenia 67.3
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Qatar 33
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Eastern Europe
Slovenia 67.3
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
OECD
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Norway 59.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
EST