Jordan

 
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Jordan
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP100.16[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9816.55[$]
Population10.20[millions]
Land Area89399.07[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 81 43.60 7.80
Ecosystem Vitality 111 40.30 1.20
Biodiversity 155 24.10 10.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 152 21.60 17.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 163 14.50 9.70
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 136 15.20 6.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 44 54.30 NA
Species Protection Index 148 17.80 13.60
Species Habitat Index 43 92.10 -7.00
Ecosystem Services 20 63.20 -5.20
Tree cover loss 22 50.90 -6.90
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss 48 99.80 -0.20
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 72 75.30 -24.70
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 133 50.70 -49.30
Agriculture 42 48.90 0.40
Pesticide 10 72.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 139 25.00 0.80
Water Resources 62 18.60 NA
Wastewater treatment 62 18.60 NA
Health 49 52.20 7.40
Air Quality 46 50.70 8.30
PM2.5 131 20.10 7.90
Household solid fuels 1 100.00 11.90
Ozone 99 43.00 7.20
NOx 169 1.00 -3.00
SO2 174 NA -0.40
CO 152 23.00 -7.70
VOC 84 36.30 0.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 47 62.70 8.40
Sanitation 46 75.20 17.40
Drinking water 59 54.40 2.40
Heavy Metals 95 46.10 6.60
Lead 95 46.10 6.60
Waste Management 72 40.00 0.30
Solid waste 70 52.70 NA
Recycling 106 14.60 1.00
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 76 42.80 15.40
Climate Change 76 42.80 15.40
CO2 growth rate 56 49.60 33.00
CH4 growth rate 169 7.30 -8.40
F-gas growth rate 88 58.60 58.60
N2O growth rate 151 38.10 3.90
Black Carbon growth rate 176 11.60 8.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 78 40.10 4.00
CO2 from land cover 36 72.50 11.80
GHG intensity trend 106 46.40 -12.00
GHG per capita 53 66.80 9.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Serbia 43.9
Tonga 43.8
Jordan 43.6
Afghanistan 43.6
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
GDP per capita
Dominica 51.2
Namibia 50.9
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jamaica 45.6
Jordan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Issue Performance
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Turkmenistan 37
Vanuatu 36.9
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Government Effectiveness
North Macedonia 54.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Panama 50.5
Saint Lucia 49.4
Tonga 43.8
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Oman 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Regulatory Quality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
South Africa 37.2
Voice and Accountability
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Thailand 38.1
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Bangladesh 23.1
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Seychelles 55.6
Grenada 47.9
Jordan 43.6
Tunisia 40.7
Georgia 39.1
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Control of Corruption
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Senegal 33.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Peru 39.8
Turkmenistan 37
Lesotho 32.3
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Liberia 24.9
Greater Middle East
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Israel 48.2
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Arab League
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Djibouti 47.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Qatar 33
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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