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New Zealand
RegionGlobal West
GDP215.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita42404.37[$]
Population5.08[millions]
Land Area278459.14[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 26 56.70 -0.40
Ecosystem Vitality 32 57.90 -0.20
Biodiversity 40 76.60 -2.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 66 91.30 1.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 69 91.30 1.50
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 104 28.20 -19.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 129 37.60 NA
Species Protection Index 77 53.90 4.20
Species Habitat Index 101 81.30 -16.60
Ecosystem Services 87 26.90 -1.40
Tree cover loss 107 11.30 -2.00
Grassland loss 80 47.60 -15.30
Wetland loss 1 100.00 16.70
Fisheries 127 7.40 -1.40
Fish Stock Status 103 5.80 -3.20
Marine Trophic Index 89 10.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling 83 4.80 -1.00
Acidification 70 76.00 11.00
SO2 growth rate 84 78.90 15.10
NOx growth rate 73 73.10 7.00
Agriculture 13 64.90 1.90
Pesticide 12 72.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 31 57.50 3.80
Water Resources 21 79.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 21 79.90 NA
Health 11 84.90 3.60
Air Quality 4 93.20 4.00
PM2.5 1 100.00 3.50
Household solid fuels 26 96.90 6.40
Ozone 24 71.30 -10.90
NOx 36 46.30 6.50
SO2 101 44.40 2.20
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 45 54.30 1.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 29 80.40 2.00
Sanitation 27 89.20 3.40
Drinking water 29 74.50 1.00
Heavy Metals 32 74.60 6.10
Lead 32 74.60 6.10
Waste Management 32 60.90 3.00
Solid waste 34 89.50 NA
Recycling 63 22.00 0.40
Ocean Plastics 50 42.80 11.90
Climate Policy 88 40.40 -3.00
Climate Change 88 40.40 -3.00
CO2 growth rate 74 42.20 -5.30
CH4 growth rate 37 56.80 10.90
F-gas growth rate 94 58.00 -6.30
N2O growth rate 80 66.00 -0.70
Black Carbon growth rate 67 84.80 8.30
Proj. GHG Emissions 119 27.60 -3.90
CO2 from land cover 67 50.40 -11.50
GHG intensity trend 59 58.90 -5.00
GHG per capita 166 7.30 2.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 77.7
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Italy 57.7
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Bahrain 42
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Issue Performance
Austria 66.5
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Ireland 57.4
New Zealand 56.7
Lithuania 55.9
United States of America 51.1
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Government Effectiveness
Sweden 72.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Australia 60.1
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Voice and Accountability
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Rule of Law
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Control of Corruption
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Barbados 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Samoa 36.4
Global West
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
United States of America 51.1
OECD
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
NZL