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Saudi Arabia
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP1543.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita44328.18[$]
Population34.81[millions]
Land Area1917087.21[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 109 37.90 9.50
Ecosystem Vitality 74 47.70 3.60
Biodiversity 144 29.30 1.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 147 28.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 150 28.00 NA
Marine protected areas 53 20.70 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 138 15.10 11.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 32 58.00 NA
Species Protection Index 127 31.30 1.00
Species Habitat Index 8 97.50 -0.90
Ecosystem Services 1 100.00 NA
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 66 19.50 -0.40
Fish Stock Status 42 36.70 -1.80
Marine Trophic Index 107 8.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling 39 12.00 0.80
Acidification 123 57.40 12.20
SO2 growth rate 117 58.80 17.70
NOx growth rate 121 56.10 6.80
Agriculture 22 59.40 19.90
Pesticide 38 54.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 18 64.30 39.80
Water Resources 49 37.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 49 37.70 NA
Health 80 42.40 6.70
Air Quality 99 32.80 7.00
PM2.5 174 NA NA
Household solid fuels 42 75.70 18.80
Ozone 148 31.10 2.10
NOx 146 14.90 -2.60
SO2 170 6.40 0.10
CO 102 51.30 -6.70
VOC 67 42.50 0.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 55 59.30 6.80
Sanitation 49 71.80 11.20
Drinking water 63 51.00 3.90
Heavy Metals 143 34.90 10.00
Lead 143 34.90 10.00
Waste Management 35 60.30 1.70
Solid waste 29 91.00 NA
Recycling 77 18.80 0.40
Ocean Plastics 54 40.40 6.60
Climate Policy 157 24.80 17.60
Climate Change 157 24.80 17.60
CO2 growth rate 79 41.40 41.40
CH4 growth rate 140 24.50 14.00
F-gas growth rate 58 62.70 42.70
N2O growth rate 146 40.80 -9.20
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 62.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 169 0.20 0.20
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -70.20
GHG intensity trend 107 46.10 24.70
GHG per capita 170 1.60 0.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 77.7
Finland 76.5
France 62.5
Australia 60.1
Belgium 58.2
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
South Korea 46.9
Bahrain 42
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Issue Performance
Jordan 43.6
Bahrain 42
Kazakhstan 40.9
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Turkmenistan 37
Iran 34.5
Oman 30.7
Iraq 27.8
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
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
Colombia 42.4
Saudi Arabia 37.9
South Africa 37.2
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Jordan 43.6
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Croatia 60.2
Cyprus 58
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Belarus 48.5
Colombia 42.4
Tunisia 40.7
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Azerbaijan 38.6
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Guinea 31.6
Greater Middle East
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Oman 30.7
G-20
South Korea 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
SAU