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Kazakhstan
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP475.18[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25337.15[$]
Population18.75[millions]
Land Area2728514.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 93 40.90 11.80
Ecosystem Vitality 72 48.10 2.00
Biodiversity 113 48.60 4.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 124 56.30 4.00
Terrestrial biomes (global) 127 52.80 3.00
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 140 15.00 11.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 62 48.90 NA
Species Protection Index 74 56.10 3.40
Species Habitat Index 11 97.20 -1.80
Ecosystem Services 36 40.10 -1.00
Tree cover loss 25 42.50 11.60
Grassland loss 136 30.20 -13.30
Wetland loss 109 35.30 -64.70
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 100 64.70 -2.40
SO2 growth rate 106 65.50 -34.50
NOx growth rate 92 63.90 29.70
Agriculture 21 60.50 3.20
Pesticide 7 75.30 NA
N Mgmt Index 64 45.60 6.30
Water Resources 53 27.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 53 27.50 NA
Health 96 37.50 5.90
Air Quality 118 28.60 6.60
PM2.5 138 17.40 6.70
Household solid fuels 86 40.50 10.00
Ozone 167 23.90 -3.00
NOx 101 25.10 -4.80
SO2 132 33.30 1.90
CO 62 60.20 -0.90
VOC 46 53.30 -3.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 66 55.20 4.20
Sanitation 82 54.00 5.50
Drinking water 54 56.00 3.30
Heavy Metals 78 52.20 12.00
Lead 78 52.20 12.00
Waste Management 104 27.70 0.30
Solid waste 88 39.60 NA
Recycling 175 3.80 0.80
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 113 34.90 26.00
Climate Change 113 34.90 26.00
CO2 growth rate 65 45.70 43.30
CH4 growth rate 126 30.70 30.70
F-gas growth rate 38 74.50 74.50
N2O growth rate 138 45.30 38.60
Black Carbon growth rate 83 72.20 15.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 155 10.20 6.70
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 24.40
GHG intensity trend 52 60.40 10.50
GHG per capita 168 5.20 -2.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Cabo Verde 41.9
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Tunisia 40.7
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bolivia 40.1
Republic of Congo 40.1
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Issue Performance
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Kuwait 42.4
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Azerbaijan 38.6
Guyana 38.5
South Africa 37.2
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Algeria 29.6
Government Effectiveness
North Macedonia 54.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Tonga 43.8
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Oman 30.7
Viet Nam 20.1
Regulatory Quality
Dominica 51.2
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Thailand 38.1
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Indonesia 28.2
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Rwanda 32.8
Oman 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
North Macedonia 54.3
Suriname 45.9
Serbia 43.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Thailand 38.1
Tanzania 34.2
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Turkmenistan 37
Sierra Leone 32.7
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Former Soviet States
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Landlocked Developing Countries
Afghanistan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Bolivia 40.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
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EPI Report Year: 
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