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Taiwan
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP2171.55[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita91948.39[$]
Population23.62[millions]
Land Area36574.27[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 74 45.30 7.00
Ecosystem Vitality 79 46.40 0.20
Biodiversity 91 58.00 1.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 68 8.40 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 122 23.40 14.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 121 38.80 NA
Species Protection Index 106 39.20 0.10
Species Habitat Index 129 70.00 -28.20
Ecosystem Services 81 28.10 -7.90
Tree cover loss 30 30.90 4.30
Grassland loss 152 22.40 -77.60
Wetland loss 152 16.60 -11.30
Fisheries 41 25.30 7.30
Fish Stock Status 33 42.60 20.60
Marine Trophic Index 51 16.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 30 14.70 -0.50
Acidification 1 100.00 NA
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Agriculture 94 33.80 3.60
Pesticide 138 14.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 39 53.40 7.20
Water Resources 89 6.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 89 6.50 NA
Health 40 56.70 3.80
Air Quality 53 46.20 4.20
PM2.5 58 40.70 2.00
Household solid fuels 60 60.90 6.60
Ozone 72 50.20 11.00
NOx 174 NA NA
SO2 162 10.30 -0.20
CO 139 30.30 11.20
VOC 82 36.40 0.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 32 72.40 2.30
Sanitation 41 80.20 4.10
Drinking water 31 67.20 1.10
Heavy Metals 34 72.80 6.40
Lead 34 72.80 6.40
Waste Management 40 59.20 3.00
Solid waste 17 95.50 NA
Recycling 113 13.80 NA
Ocean Plastics 79 32.00 11.90
Climate Policy 97 38.10 16.30
Climate Change 97 38.10 16.30
CO2 growth rate 64 47.10 19.70
CH4 growth rate 92 40.80 10.40
F-gas growth rate 16 89.00 47.40
N2O growth rate 59 71.40 71.40
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 78.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 150 13.40 2.90
CO2 from land cover 32 76.60 62.70
GHG intensity trend 96 48.00 -10.00
GHG per capita 159 17.40 -2.00

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
GDP per capita
Denmark 77.9
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Norway 59.3
Ireland 57.4
United States of America 51.1
Singapore 50.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Qatar 33
Issue Performance
Panama 50.5
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Serbia 43.9
Thailand 38.1
Russia 37.5
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
United Kingdom 77.7
Austria 66.5
Iceland 62.8
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
United States of America 51.1
Israel 48.2
Taiwan 45.3
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Slovenia 67.3
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Czech Republic 59.9
Belgium 58.2
United States of America 51.1
Portugal 50.4
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Taiwan 45.3
Control of Corruption
France 62.5
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
United States of America 51.1
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Uruguay 37.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Estonia 61.4
Australia 60.1
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Fiji 31.3
Mongolia 29.6
Asia-Pacific
Singapore 50.9
Kiribati 49
South Korea 46.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Tonga 43.8
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Emerging Markets
Poland 50.6
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Peru 39.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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