Greater Middle East

Table of EPI results for Environmental Performance Index
Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Algeria	78	42.74	3.82	6	40.15
Bahrain	148	31.05	2.26	15	40.15
Egypt	106	38.48	8.28	11	40.15
Iran	107	38.42	0.93	12	40.15
Iraq	166	26.55	4.93	16	40.15
Israel	39	51.69	9.08	1	40.15
Jordan	54	46.72	12.41	4	40.15
Kuwait	99	39.19	0.04	9	40.15
Lebanon	93	39.67	11.43	8	40.15
Morocco	136	33.11	2.42	13	40.15
Oman	49	48.5	16.46	3	40.15
Qatar	67	45.07	5.45	5	40.15
Saudi Arabia	105	38.74	10.92	10	40.15
Sudan	143	31.31	7.18	14	40.15
Tunisia	85	41.05	5.72	7	40.15
United Arab Emirates	42	50.16	13.54	2	40.15
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement	Environmental Performance Index

CountryAlgeria

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])725.71

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])15501.92

POP (Population [millions])46.81

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])2381740

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Table of EPI results for Algeria
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	78	42.74	3.82	6	40.15
Environmental Health	65	50.96	7.71	7	47.98
Air Quality	46	54.83	10.98	2	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	129	14.37	3.21	2	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	21.95	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	139	29.89	-2.34	11	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	98	47.85	-0.35	3	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	129	44.50	-6.05	6	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	142	25.62	-7.82	3	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	97	29.18	0.38	9	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	70	59.17	4.48	8	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	65	65.69	6.49	9	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	78	54.83	3.15	9	58.82
Heavy Metals	154	28.21	1.54	12	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	154	28.21	1.54	12	45.46
Waste Management	116	40.00		13	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	116	40.00		13	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	75	45.61	-0.50	4	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	95	40.42	-2.52	4	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	96	0.00	0.00	11	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	113	0.00	0.00	11	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	97	0.00	-100.00	12	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	16	99.71	0.04	1	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	28	87.77	0.10	3	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	48	37.04	5.04	2	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	147	7.62	0.04	11	16.88
Species Protection Index	50	70.16		1	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	104	48.28	-6.02	11	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	66	49.19	-0.50	2	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	42	59.94	-0.64	2	39.02
Fisheries	88	47.70	9.25	11	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	100	33.87	-7.16	10	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	86	50.41	4.82	11	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	78	48.50	3.86	10	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	35	58.02	35.47	7	53.85
Forests	150	3.50	-5.69	10	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	145	5.39	-6.53	10	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	142	0.00	-4.13	10	37.98
Grasslands	17	87.15	1.53	1	61.97
Grassland conversion	18	89.35	0.97	1	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	23	84.47	2.22	1	62.06
Air Pollution	98	49.80	8.43	12	54.90
NOx emission trend	98	46.67	46.67	8	49.56
SO2 emission trend	92	52.93	-29.81	12	60.24
Agriculture	41	62.78	0.01	2	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	106	37.66	0.19	4	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	1	100.00	0.00	1	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	72	4.39	0.36	4	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	49	74.61	-2.08	4	56.79
Water Resources	39	76.20		8	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	39	76.20		8	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	115	31.57	7.02	8	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	115	31.57	7.02	8	32.85
CO2 emission trend	125	33.43	8.51	14	41.70
CH4 emission trend	69	49.59	1.69	7	43.35
N2O emission trend	68	49.16	49.16	5	33.02
F-gas emission trend	79	16.02	-21.00	3	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	80	58.89	58.89	10	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	127	25.54	5.55	8	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	118	30.94	5.88	9	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	59	53.73	-9.06	1	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Algeria

CountryBahrain

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])93.56

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])58891.83

POP (Population [millions])1.59

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])800

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Table of EPI results for Bahrain
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	148	31.05	2.26	15	40.15
Environmental Health	68	50.07	4.65	8	47.98
Air Quality	83	38.78	4.19	11	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	169	0.00	0.00	13	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	47	81.29	9.66	9	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	168	16.03	-1.46	16	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	161	20.79	5.85	14	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	136	39.99	-5.86	7	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	161	10.18	-1.37	10	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	100	25.04	-1.53	10	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	60	67.18	4.21	6	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	49	72.31	6.24	6	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	63	63.76	2.85	5	58.82
Heavy Metals	62	56.26	8.59	6	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	62	56.26	8.59	6	45.46
Waste Management	37	98.51		6	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	37	98.51		6	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	168	24.75	-0.47	16	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	167	11.92	-0.39	16	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	67	15.10	15.10	8	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	113	0.00	0.00	11	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	97	0.00	-100.00	12	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	165	8.68	0.00	13	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	176	0.00	0.00	16	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	93	28.35	4.84	7	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	176	0.00	0.00	16	16.88
Species Protection Index	138	25.89		11	39.95
Species Habitat Index					93.34
Red List Index	133	30.68	-7.18	13	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	81	43.56	-1.67	7	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	122	24.86	-3.05	15	39.02
Fisheries	45	65.01	7.57	6	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	110	26.35	-0.82	12	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	61	67.79	-1.89	7	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	1	100.00	0.00	1	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	18	65.89	32.98	3	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	119	37.35	0.42	15	61.97
Grassland conversion	123	30.94	3.99	15	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	113	45.19	-3.93	12	62.06
Air Pollution	144	25.76	-8.05	15	54.90
NOx emission trend	104	44.56	22.36	11	49.56
SO2 emission trend	171	6.97	-38.46	16	60.24
Agriculture	160	29.14	3.68	12	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	155	20.61	13.11	13	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	146	36.14	-7.32	13	56.65
Relative Crop Yield					22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	97	58.45	-2.60	8	56.79
Water Resources	21	94.12		6	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	21	94.12		6	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	141	24.66	4.37	11	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	141	24.66	4.37	11	32.85
CO2 emission trend	113	34.98	-0.28	10	41.70
CH4 emission trend	63	51.28	43.13	4	43.35
N2O emission trend	162	0.00	-2.72	16	33.02
F-gas emission trend	86	13.57	-38.48	6	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	1	100.00	14.95	1	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	171	0.00	0.00	14	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	145	21.61	12.41	11	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	106	7.66	7.66	9	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Bahrain

CountryEgypt

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])1957.63

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])16798.15

POP (Population [millions])116.54

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])995450

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Table of EPI results for Egypt
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	106	38.48	8.28	11	40.15
Environmental Health	138	28.51	3.52	15	47.98
Air Quality	119	27.83	2.50	14	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	169	0.00	0.00	13	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	74	56.39	5.42	13	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	143	28.79	6.01	13	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	151	27.40	1.35	12	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	160	25.73	-3.13	14	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	169	3.01	-2.67	13	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	78	37.05	-1.12	5	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	94	52.46	10.12	13	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	105	50.58	11.09	15	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	84	53.72	9.47	11	58.82
Heavy Metals	177	0.00	0.00	16	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	177	0.00	0.00	16	45.46
Waste Management	132	26.50		16	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	132	26.50		16	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	105	41.29	7.95	7	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	125	33.12	-2.19	7	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	63	17.17	0.00	6	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	64	26.61	0.00	5	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	87	5.11	-94.89	11	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	116	42.63	0.00	7	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	115	44.56	0.00	8	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	87	29.02	5.94	4	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	74	24.29	0.22	6	16.88
Species Protection Index	116	38.98		7	39.95
Species Habitat Index	39	82.63		10	93.34
Red List Index	57	73.59	-3.46	3	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	57	52.13	-0.40	1	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	21	76.07	-0.17	1	39.02
Fisheries	113	37.35	5.66	12	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	105	30.50	-4.00	11	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	123	23.82	-4.37	14	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	101	30.29	3.19	12	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	21	64.79	27.80	4	53.85
Forests	15	50.39	23.30	4	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	16	49.42	20.08	3	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	18	52.19	29.28	4	37.98
Grasslands	124	33.56	24.17	16	61.97
Grassland conversion	126	27.76	27.76	16	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	121	40.63	19.77	14	62.06
Air Pollution	49	70.15	46.16	4	54.90
NOx emission trend	69	57.22	38.52	5	49.56
SO2 emission trend	43	83.08	53.79	4	60.24
Agriculture	79	53.41	-9.72	5	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	42	55.97	-1.76	2	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	112	50.93	-22.33	11	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	25	56.69	6.52	3	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	143	44.35	-4.83	13	56.79
Water Resources	55	62.61		11	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	55	62.61		11	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	73	42.57	12.74	5	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	73	42.57	12.74	5	32.85
CO2 emission trend	83	44.14	13.26	8	41.70
CH4 emission trend	20	64.79	16.62	1	43.35
N2O emission trend	31	69.70	45.38	1	33.02
F-gas emission trend	84	13.97	-24.76	5	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	119	46.64	42.36	13	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	55	40.50	11.31	5	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	63	45.52	12.36	3	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	79	23.75	23.75	7	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	145	5.02	-1.78	6	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Egypt

CountryIran

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])1600.98

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])17484.13

POP (Population [millions])91.57

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])1622500

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Table of EPI results for Iran
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	107	38.42	0.93	12	40.15
Environmental Health	86	44.13	6.25	12	47.98
Air Quality	77	41.59	6.28	9	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	153	7.64	6.65	5	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	49	79.67	8.20	10	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	149	25.90	-4.42	14	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	106	45.11	-2.51	5	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	166	23.29	-8.36	16	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	166	7.52	-3.89	11	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	104	22.92	-0.09	12	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	71	58.95	5.01	9	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	86	57.32	6.07	11	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	68	60.03	4.30	8	58.82
Heavy Metals	121	37.92	9.87	9	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	121	37.92	9.87	9	45.46
Waste Management	124	34.00		14	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	124	34.00		14	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	81	44.76	1.67	5	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	117	35.85	-0.38	6	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	49	24.28	0.00	5	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	32	67.19	0.00	3	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	32	64.43	-35.57	3	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	150	20.26	0.01	11	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	85	62.49	0.02	5	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	143	19.55	5.15	15	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	146	8.12	1.98	10	16.88
Species Protection Index	137	26.34		10	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	67	66.57	-5.99	5	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	101	37.41	-1.09	10	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	92	35.24	-1.54	10	39.02
Fisheries	74	50.62	5.19	8	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	45	60.25	-0.58	5	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	60	68.03	-3.77	6	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	65	57.82	8.74	8	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	129	16.37	16.37	14	53.85
Forests	7	59.77	7.56	2	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	6	62.61	10.60	1	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	14	54.51	1.91	3	37.98
Grasslands	26	82.43	2.43	3	61.97
Grassland conversion	25	83.99	4.43	2	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	29	80.53	0.00	3	62.06
Air Pollution	122	41.84	0.06	13	54.90
NOx emission trend	95	47.96	25.00	7	49.56
SO2 emission trend	138	35.71	-24.89	13	60.24
Agriculture	68	55.68	12.25	4	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	127	32.56	3.22	8	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	50	79.73	27.14	3	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	1	100.00	0.00	1	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	119	50.17	-4.25	10	56.79
Water Resources	110	26.39		15	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	110	26.39		15	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	143	24.16	-4.61	12	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	143	24.16	-4.61	12	32.85
CO2 emission trend	121	34.07	4.11	13	41.70
CH4 emission trend	117	36.14	-28.14	13	43.35
N2O emission trend	147	11.22	-30.52	14	33.02
F-gas emission trend	78	16.84	-20.21	2	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	74	61.10	24.03	9	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	158	13.17	-3.41	9	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	152	18.16	-1.04	13	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	103	28.68	-71.32	4	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Iran

CountryIraq

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])585.89

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])12725.04

POP (Population [millions])46.04

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])434130

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Table of EPI results for Iraq
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	166	26.55	4.93	16	40.15
Environmental Health	115	33.73	4.57	14	47.98
Air Quality	122	27.77	4.47	15	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	169	0.00	0.00	13	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	75	56.33	10.36	14	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	160	21.68	0.29	15	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	107	45.10	-7.59	6	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	153	32.12	-5.00	11	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	159	11.35	-3.51	8	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	106	22.52	2.17	13	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	91	53.68	8.32	12	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	89	56.89	10.90	12	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	92	51.54	6.59	12	58.82
Heavy Metals	161	22.62	1.48	13	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	161	22.62	1.48	13	45.46
Waste Management	94	58.72		10	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	94	58.72		10	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	154	30.26	4.23	15	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	162	14.89	0.81	14	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection					19.24
Marine KBA Protection					23.13
MPA Effectiveness					37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	170	4.88	0.00	16	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	150	16.97	0.00	10	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	142	19.70	6.06	14	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	162	3.00	-0.01	14	16.88
Species Protection Index	158	12.97		15	39.95
Species Habitat Index	26	94.87		7	93.34
Red List Index	125	38.64	-7.74	12	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	106	36.56	-0.69	12	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	103	31.12	-0.61	12	39.02
Fisheries					59.27
Fish Catch Discarded					50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean					65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic					66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index					53.85
Forests	4	69.77	27.17	1	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	9	57.59	16.48	2	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	6	92.40	47.01	2	37.98
Grasslands	34	79.55	7.10	4	61.97
Grassland conversion	30	80.52	9.94	4	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	34	78.37	3.63	4	62.06
Air Pollution	165	13.86	1.92	16	54.90
NOx emission trend	169	0.85	0.04	16	49.56
SO2 emission trend	146	26.87	3.80	15	60.24
Agriculture	127	42.88	-0.99	9	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	129	32.36	-0.76	9	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	93	55.73	-0.71	10	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	75	3.90	-0.29	5	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	18	84.25	-6.29	1	56.79
Water Resources	75	41.81		14	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	75	41.81		14	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	162	15.00	6.27	16	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	162	15.00	6.27	16	32.85
CO2 emission trend	153	17.99	1.70	16	41.70
CH4 emission trend	103	40.66	40.66	10	43.35
N2O emission trend	136	18.04	18.04	11	33.02
F-gas emission trend	102	9.79	-29.09	12	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	175	6.93	-25.44	16	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	162	11.55	11.55	10	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	163	10.82	10.56	16	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	147	0.00	0.00	7	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Iraq

CountryIsrael

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])472.18

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])47338.84

POP (Population [millions])9.97

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])21640

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Table of EPI results for Israel
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	39	51.69	9.08	1	40.15
Environmental Health	23	77.08	4.64	1	47.98
Air Quality	30	67.70	3.29	1	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	52	43.83	6.62	1	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	0.00	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	95	40.77	3.74	3	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	112	42.77	15.50	9	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	162	25.28	-0.71	15	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	171	0.00	0.00	14	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	71	40.92	2.67	4	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	27	85.50	5.09	1	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	32	85.16	5.97	1	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	23	85.73	4.51	1	58.82
Heavy Metals	7	95.77	11.06	1	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	7	95.77	11.06	1	45.46
Waste Management	1	100.00		1	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	1	100.00		1	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	111	40.12	9.43	9	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	130	30.13	3.35	8	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection					19.24
Marine KBA Protection	113	0.00	0.00	11	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	50	42.93	14.89	7	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	58	73.10	4.80	3	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	144	24.80	3.01	9	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	89	28.59	8.90	6	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	69	25.73	3.28	5	16.88
Species Protection Index	122	35.98		8	39.95
Species Habitat Index					93.34
Red List Index	166	0.00	0.00	16	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	105	36.58	-0.73	11	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	91	35.38	-0.66	9	39.02
Fisheries	119	35.92	10.73	13	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	117	20.81	5.19	13	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	118	26.09	7.69	13	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	119	21.04	-0.42	14	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	9	75.76	30.48	1	53.85
Forests	59	21.07	15.40	6	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	47	23.96	16.02	6	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	77	15.71	14.25	6	37.98
Grasslands	99	47.78	28.04	12	61.97
Grassland conversion	74	58.76	22.87	10	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	126	34.35	34.35	16	62.06
Air Pollution	39	80.20	25.07	2	54.90
NOx emission trend	54	71.11	26.25	2	49.56
SO2 emission trend	36	89.29	23.89	3	60.24
Agriculture	131	41.91	4.00	10	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	124	33.76	-3.21	7	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	89	56.90	13.03	9	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	101	0.27	-0.15	11	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	141	45.24	8.00	12	56.79
Water Resources	20	94.95		5	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	20	94.95		5	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	46	47.89	12.23	1	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	46	47.89	12.23	1	32.85
CO2 emission trend	32	57.50	13.56	2	41.70
CH4 emission trend	131	31.78	4.92	14	43.35
N2O emission trend	64	52.19	8.94	4	33.02
F-gas emission trend	59	26.97	26.97	1	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	1	100.00	0.00	1	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	68	37.91	14.45	6	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	40	52.34	12.25	1	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	47	42.83	42.83	1	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	147	0.00	-100.00	7	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Israel

CountryJordan

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])109.99

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])9520.25

POP (Population [millions])11.55

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])88794

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Table of EPI results for Jordan
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	54	46.72	12.41	4	40.15
Environmental Health	49	57.65	6.23	4	47.98
Air Quality	49	51.23	6.48	3	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	155	7.09	7.09	6	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	6.68	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	92	41.72	8.53	2	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	111	44.44	13.97	8	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	157	31.18	-4.92	13	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	171	0.00	0.00	14	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	81	35.81	-1.01	6	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	66	63.13	7.13	7	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	66	65.63	7.67	10	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	65	61.47	6.78	7	58.82
Heavy Metals	28	76.89	6.10	2	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	28	76.89	6.10	2	45.46
Waste Management	101	55.00		12	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	101	55.00		12	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	108	41.11	12.09	8	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	150	21.47	6.40	12	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection					19.24
Marine KBA Protection					23.13
MPA Effectiveness					37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	157	15.36	12.28	12	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	156	14.94	6.21	12	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	96	27.99	12.86	8	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	139	9.38	5.12	9	16.88
Species Protection Index	148	18.75		14	39.95
Species Habitat Index	61	67.73		11	93.34
Red List Index	56	74.05	-3.30	2	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	82	43.26	-0.60	8	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	60	49.43	-0.54	3	39.02
Fisheries					59.27
Fish Catch Discarded					50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean					65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic					66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index					53.85
Forests	19	47.02	-6.01	5	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	17	48.61	-5.59	4	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	22	44.06	-6.81	5	37.98
Grasslands	62	63.81	1.24	9	61.97
Grassland conversion	64	62.40	0.04	9	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	60	65.54	2.71	9	62.06
Air Pollution	5	99.34	80.41	1	54.90
NOx emission trend	18	98.68	96.05	1	49.56
SO2 emission trend	1	100.00	64.77	1	60.24
Agriculture	108	47.13	8.02	6	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	141	28.95	-0.49	10	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	55	75.34	21.00	4	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	97	0.42	0.03	9	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	123	49.87	-2.76	11	56.79
Water Resources	38	77.42		7	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	38	77.42		7	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	54	46.03	18.05	2	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	54	46.03	18.05	2	32.85
CO2 emission trend	25	60.70	24.08	1	41.70
CH4 emission trend	165	15.70	15.70	16	43.35
N2O emission trend	92	41.18	41.18	7	33.02
F-gas emission trend	106	8.89	-31.21	13	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	33	90.87	-3.67	6	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	36	45.45	19.27	2	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	57	46.58	19.50	2	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	54	36.90	36.90	3	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	147	0.00	0.00	7	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Jordan

CountryKuwait

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])225.95

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])45426.95

POP (Population [millions])4.97

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])17820

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Table of EPI results for Kuwait
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	99	39.19	0.04	9	40.15
Environmental Health	55	54.49	4.62	6	47.98
Air Quality	57	49.53	4.85	5	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	160	4.09	4.09	9	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	6.52	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	48	57.49	3.75	1	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	176	6.58	2.11	16	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	154	32.10	-2.34	12	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	171	0.00	0.00	14	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	146	13.00	-0.34	16	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	38	74.67	3.97	2	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	35	82.99	5.96	2	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	50	69.13	2.64	2	58.82
Heavy Metals	145	32.25	6.08	11	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	145	32.25	6.08	11	45.46
Waste Management	1	100.00		1	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	1	100.00		1	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	99	41.83	1.28	6	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	112	37.00	-0.07	5	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	77	10.17	0.76	10	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	113	0.00	0.00	11	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	42	49.34	-50.66	6	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	92	55.28	0.11	4	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	31	86.79	1.54	4	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	83	29.78	11.42	3	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	99	18.41	-0.35	8	16.88
Species Protection Index	62	65.89		3	39.95
Species Habitat Index					93.34
Red List Index	77	63.90	-8.23	7	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	76	44.23	-0.62	6	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	89	36.16	-0.72	7	39.02
Fisheries	129	29.45	5.98	14	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	127	0.00	0.00	14	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	114	29.57	6.05	12	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	113	24.76	6.46	13	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	23	63.47	11.42	5	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	111	43.68	1.74	14	61.97
Grassland conversion	89	48.49	2.44	11	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	124	37.80	0.89	15	62.06
Air Pollution	90	51.61	11.93	9	54.90
NOx emission trend	112	42.32	11.70	13	49.56
SO2 emission trend	68	60.90	12.17	8	60.24
Agriculture	165	25.96	-9.47	13	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	113	35.75	-8.57	5	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	176	7.60	-10.63	16	56.65
Relative Crop Yield					22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	46	74.98	-9.28	2	56.79
Water Resources	1	100.00		1	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	1	100.00		1	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	148	22.47	-5.64	15	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	148	22.47	-5.64	15	32.85
CO2 emission trend	119	34.25	-8.04	12	41.70
CH4 emission trend	67	50.42	4.51	6	43.35
N2O emission trend	131	21.57	12.47	10	33.02
F-gas emission trend	99	10.31	-29.33	11	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	1	100.00	67.25	1	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	171	0.00	0.00	14	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	162	12.07	-17.97	15	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	-5.55	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Kuwait

CountryLebanon

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])55.57

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])9571.63

POP (Population [millions])5.81

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])10230

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Table of EPI results for Lebanon
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	93	39.67	11.43	8	40.15
Environmental Health	74	47.76	2.72	10	47.98
Air Quality	80	39.94	2.43	10	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	139	12.65	0.39	4	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	59	69.26	4.31	11	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	120	34.84	4.79	5	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	154	23.32	6.37	13	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	152	32.77	1.35	10	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	160	10.85	0.67	9	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	56	46.81	3.86	1	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	82	55.90	2.06	11	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	63	66.22	2.75	7	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	99	49.03	1.62	14	58.82
Heavy Metals	46	65.08	5.60	5	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	46	65.08	5.60	5	45.46
Waste Management	97	57.00		11	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	97	57.00		11	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	153	31.22	3.79	14	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	165	13.17	0.45	15	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	96	0.00	0.00	11	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	85	9.62	4.81	7	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	81	9.09	-90.91	10	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	148	23.21	11.23	9	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	161	9.53	1.99	13	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	127	23.02	5.71	12	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	148	7.49	2.79	12	16.88
Species Protection Index	161	11.92		16	39.95
Species Habitat Index					93.34
Red List Index	79	62.52	-5.77	8	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	132	27.77	-0.86	16	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	121	25.06	-0.75	14	39.02
Fisheries	4	88.23	2.65	1	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	13	93.65	1.49	1	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	1	100.00	0.00	1	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	1	100.00	0.00	1	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	32	59.26	9.10	6	53.85
Forests	134	6.24	-14.88	9	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	122	8.89	-13.16	8	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	138	1.32	-18.07	9	37.98
Grasslands	23	83.28	0.62	2	61.97
Grassland conversion	28	82.62	2.48	3	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	25	84.08	-1.66	2	62.06
Air Pollution	68	61.37	41.18	5	54.90
NOx emission trend	62	61.05	61.05	3	49.56
SO2 emission trend	67	61.70	21.31	7	60.24
Agriculture	111	46.66	14.35	7	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	83	44.02	8.28	3	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	88	56.92	26.02	8	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	105	0.18	-0.10	12	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	157	37.54	-3.73	15	56.79
Water Resources	74	42.80		13	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	74	42.80		13	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	55	45.59	30.14	3	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	55	45.59	30.14	3	32.85
CO2 emission trend	45	53.32	36.90	3	41.70
CH4 emission trend	72	49.17	34.37	8	43.35
N2O emission trend	61	53.38	53.38	3	33.02
F-gas emission trend	114	8.29	-31.28	14	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	89	56.59	56.59	11	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	42	43.98	35.48	3	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	75	43.59	29.72	5	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	50	41.82	41.82	2	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	89	32.96	-67.04	3	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Lebanon

CountryMorocco

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])354.34

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])9304.83

POP (Population [millions])38.08

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])446300

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Table of EPI results for Morocco
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	136	33.11	2.42	13	40.15
Environmental Health	112	34.29	9.07	13	47.98
Air Quality	111	30.11	10.49	13	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	158	4.57	3.45	8	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	78	54.18	20.23	15	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	122	34.12	0.94	6	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	100	47.57	2.83	4	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	118	49.49	-7.04	4	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	146	23.50	-4.02	4	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	82	35.72	-0.21	7	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	97	51.84	11.36	14	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	93	55.12	12.45	13	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	96	49.66	10.65	13	58.82
Heavy Metals	166	18.01	3.38	14	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	166	18.01	3.38	14	45.46
Waste Management	90	63.10		9	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	90	63.10		9	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	143	33.59	-0.42	13	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	146	24.23	0.75	11	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	96	0.00	0.00	11	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	97	5.21	0.50	8	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	33	62.82	-37.18	4	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	168	7.10	0.09	15	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	163	7.64	0.08	14	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	40	38.78	10.10	1	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	17	45.62	6.24	1	16.88
Species Protection Index	91	55.80		6	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	140	26.71	-6.31	15	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	107	36.31	-1.11	13	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	90	35.68	-1.74	8	39.02
Fisheries	87	47.76	3.17	10	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	78	45.21	3.21	8	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	64	63.86	3.40	8	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	91	38.47	0.96	11	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	97	43.50	5.10	12	53.85
Forests	109	11.14	-8.83	7	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	109	10.85	-9.70	7	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	97	11.69	-7.19	7	37.98
Grasslands	44	73.86	2.97	6	61.97
Grassland conversion	40	76.60	6.21	6	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	52	70.52	-0.99	7	62.06
Air Pollution	135	33.52	-3.87	14	54.90
NOx emission trend	122	35.56	14.68	15	49.56
SO2 emission trend	140	31.49	-22.40	14	60.24
Agriculture	116	45.05	-0.42	8	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	120	33.91	-7.91	6	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	74	62.11	9.67	6	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	81	2.81	-2.79	6	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	83	62.33	-3.65	6	56.79
Water Resources	41	75.33		10	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	41	75.33		10	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	117	31.42	1.14	9	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	117	31.42	1.14	9	32.85
CO2 emission trend	105	36.67	3.94	9	41.70
CH4 emission trend	143	28.29	2.42	15	43.35
N2O emission trend	48	59.34	38.11	2	33.02
F-gas emission trend	114	8.29	-31.28	14	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	123	46.23	18.45	14	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	104	31.71	2.67	7	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	113	32.73	3.93	8	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	109	25.23	-74.77	5	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Morocco

CountryOman

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])193.94

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])36721.08

POP (Population [millions])5.28

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])309500

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Table of EPI results for Oman
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	49	48.50	16.46	3	40.15
Environmental Health	53	55.82	4.81	5	47.98
Air Quality	59	48.94	3.31	6	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	167	0.25	0.25	12	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	7.46	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	123	34.09	0.52	7	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	91	54.13	9.25	2	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	108	52.00	-8.91	3	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	140	26.28	-3.32	2	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	87	34.83	-1.52	8	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	56	67.96	2.87	5	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	43	77.13	3.77	5	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	64	61.84	2.27	6	58.82
Heavy Metals	79	52.47	15.04	8	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	79	52.47	15.04	8	45.46
Waste Management	1	100.00		1	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	1	100.00		1	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	12	61.13	23.49	1	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	38	55.97	30.80	1	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	9	60.06	54.99	1	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	26	73.71	35.89	2	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	77	12.66	-87.34	9	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	21	96.00	84.78	2	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	101	54.29	40.38	7	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	114	24.89	15.23	10	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	49	29.95	25.59	3	16.88
Species Protection Index	87	56.76		5	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	68	66.13	-5.11	6	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	74	44.77	-0.70	4	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	73	43.90	-0.95	5	39.02
Fisheries	26	78.08	23.04	5	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	28	82.54	5.96	3	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	1	100.00	39.35	1	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	28	99.99	42.00	6	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	112	29.79	4.83	13	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	101	46.59	-11.17	13	61.97
Grassland conversion	91	47.86	-9.13	12	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	114	45.02	-13.68	13	62.06
Air Pollution	45	74.55	29.94	3	54.90
NOx emission trend	90	49.10	49.10	6	49.56
SO2 emission trend	1	100.00	10.78	1	60.24
Agriculture	36	64.34	23.58	1	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	20	66.14	33.40	1	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	61	70.29	17.22	5	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	98	0.37	0.32	10	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	82	62.76	-0.34	5	56.79
Water Resources	1	100.00		1	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	1	100.00		1	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	146	23.47	15.65	14	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	146	23.47	15.65	14	32.85
CO2 emission trend	113	34.98	31.76	10	41.70
CH4 emission trend	108	37.84	-10.86	12	43.35
N2O emission trend	138	15.23	15.23	12	33.02
F-gas emission trend	81	14.52	-16.71	4	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	45	80.69	79.05	7	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	169	1.92	1.92	13	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	146	21.47	17.57	12	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Oman

CountryQatar

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])316.9

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])110889.79

POP (Population [millions])2.86

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])11490

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Table of EPI results for Qatar
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	67	45.07	5.45	5	40.15
Environmental Health	43	60.86	2.14	2	47.98
Air Quality	54	50.16	1.53	4	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	157	4.88	3.44	7	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	0.00	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	117	35.31	2.54	4	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	138	32.00	10.16	11	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	139	39.19	-6.59	8	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	150	19.69	-2.20	6	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	113	20.47	-0.77	14	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	40	74.00	2.75	3	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	38	81.72	4.74	3	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	52	68.85	1.43	3	58.82
Heavy Metals	33	73.08	4.47	4	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	33	73.08	4.47	4	45.46
Waste Management	1	100.00		1	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	1	100.00		1	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	51	50.61	2.46	3	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	86	44.32	-1.07	3	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	46	26.76	0.00	3	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	63	30.61	0.00	4	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	39	54.12	-45.88	5	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	110	44.93	0.00	6	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	17	94.55	0.00	2	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	88	28.64	5.15	5	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	64	27.38	-0.55	4	16.88
Species Protection Index	66	65.36		4	39.95
Species Habitat Index					93.34
Red List Index	136	29.34	-9.55	14	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	67	48.24	-0.82	3	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	80	39.56	-1.69	6	39.02
Fisheries	24	79.26	14.45	4	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	47	59.68	0.43	6	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	1	100.00	0.00	1	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	1	100.00	0.00	1	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	38	57.37	57.37	8	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	82	54.61	1.53	10	61.97
Grassland conversion	114	39.44	2.78	14	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	45	73.15	0.00	5	62.06
Air Pollution	71	60.36	22.57	6	54.90
NOx emission trend	113	41.87	41.87	14	49.56
SO2 emission trend	45	78.84	3.26	5	60.24
Agriculture	175	14.40	-6.52	16	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	172	6.23	1.70	16	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	169	21.43	-17.23	15	56.65
Relative Crop Yield					22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	153	39.88	-3.08	14	56.79
Water Resources	4	99.95		3	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	4	99.95		3	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	145	23.58	12.69	13	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	145	23.58	12.69	13	32.85
CO2 emission trend	128	32.20	27.98	15	41.70
CH4 emission trend	60	51.79	10.06	3	43.35
N2O emission trend	160	2.00	2.00	15	33.02
F-gas emission trend	94	12.09	-21.86	9	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	31	92.98	-7.02	5	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	171	0.00	0.00	14	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	140	23.84	19.32	10	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	116	0.00	0.00	10	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Qatar

CountrySaudi Arabia

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])2216.6

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])62792.77

POP (Population [millions])35.3

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])2149690

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Table of EPI results for Saudi Arabia
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	105	38.74	10.92	10	40.15
Environmental Health	70	49.77	7.00	9	47.98
Air Quality	69	46.73	8.79	8	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	169	0.00	0.00	13	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	31	96.35	19.11	8	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	136	30.90	6.18	9	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	127	37.60	8.81	10	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	95	55.06	-4.65	2	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	167	6.22	0.05	12	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	68	42.40	0.57	3	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	72	58.93	3.97	10	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	64	66.18	5.67	8	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	83	54.11	2.85	10	58.82
Heavy Metals	131	35.51	6.20	10	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	131	35.51	6.20	10	45.46
Waste Management	55	92.27		7	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	55	92.27		7	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	119	38.05	10.49	10	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	140	27.82	7.20	10	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	69	14.26	11.65	9	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	104	1.26	0.00	10	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	97	0.00	-100.00	12	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	121	39.58	32.51	8	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	164	7.43	3.62	15	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	104	26.35	10.22	9	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	40	34.07	24.86	2	16.88
Species Protection Index	51	70.00		2	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	62	70.21	-3.30	4	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	75	44.64	-0.63	5	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	69	45.04	-0.71	4	39.02
Fisheries	67	54.14	5.43	7	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	69	50.70	0.80	7	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	72	55.49	5.44	9	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	62	60.60	16.14	7	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	67	49.78	-0.64	10	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	51	70.40	9.85	7	61.97
Grassland conversion	49	71.96	7.49	7	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	54	68.48	12.73	8	62.06
Air Pollution	93	51.13	42.17	10	54.90
NOx emission trend	99	46.39	46.39	9	49.56
SO2 emission trend	81	55.87	37.96	10	60.24
Agriculture	166	23.26	0.15	14	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	170	6.66	-0.35	15	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	134	43.11	1.87	12	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	94	0.61	-0.23	8	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	110	53.07	-8.18	9	56.79
Water Resources	56	58.43		12	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	56	58.43		12	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	118	30.60	14.85	10	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	118	30.60	14.85	10	32.85
CO2 emission trend	82	44.15	21.61	7	41.70
CH4 emission trend	104	40.50	9.00	11	43.35
N2O emission trend	139	14.83	14.83	13	33.02
F-gas emission trend	96	10.90	-27.53	10	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	25	97.11	97.11	4	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	168	4.04	4.04	12	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	108	33.98	18.13	7	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	99	11.22	11.22	8	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Saudi Arabia

CountrySudan

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])93.91

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])1861.4

POP (Population [millions])50.45

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])1868000

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Table of EPI results for Sudan
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	143	31.31	7.18	14	40.15
Environmental Health	169	18.01	4.59	16	47.98
Air Quality	172	11.82	2.70	16	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	165	1.73	-0.77	11	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	128	14.47	7.37	16	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	142	28.89	-6.12	12	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	32	75.91	1.96	1	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	85	57.96	-2.45	1	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	57	63.59	-5.96	1	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	102	23.57	3.14	11	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	111	44.55	11.58	16	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	115	42.57	11.21	16	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	106	45.86	11.81	16	58.82
Heavy Metals	176	4.39	4.39	15	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	176	4.39	4.39	15	45.46
Waste Management	130	27.06		15	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	130	27.06		15	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	136	34.30	9.72	12	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	159	17.43	0.50	13	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	65	15.69	0.00	7	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	103	1.72	0.00	9	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	1	100.00	0.00	1	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	166	8.27	1.70	14	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	151	16.86	0.00	11	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	157	14.08	3.37	16	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	166	2.07	0.06	15	16.88
Species Protection Index	139	25.71		12	39.95
Species Habitat Index	28	91.97		8	93.34
Red List Index	51	75.46	-3.06	1	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	112	34.81	-1.38	14	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	100	32.49	-1.43	11	39.02
Fisheries	7	86.96	31.13	2	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	34	76.46	0.00	4	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	1	100.00	32.21	1	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	1	100.00	42.82	1	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	11	71.38	49.50	2	53.85
Forests	10	58.24	36.71	3	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	24	35.75	2.63	5	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	1	100.00	100.00	1	37.98
Grasslands	61	64.64	0.75	8	61.97
Grassland conversion	51	71.37	1.56	8	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	83	56.41	-0.25	10	62.06
Air Pollution	95	50.35	40.53	11	54.90
NOx emission trend	110	42.62	29.39	12	49.56
SO2 emission trend	74	58.08	51.66	9	60.24
Agriculture	48	60.89	1.75	3	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	149	24.30	4.35	11	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	1	100.00	0.00	1	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	1	100.00	0.00	1	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	48	74.75	-8.49	3	56.79
Water Resources	167	0.00		16	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	167	0.00		16	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	90	37.90	5.51	6	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	90	37.90	5.51	6	32.85
CO2 emission trend	67	49.25	19.80	5	41.70
CH4 emission trend	65	51.16	3.19	5	43.35
N2O emission trend	72	46.88	3.15	6	33.02
F-gas emission trend	88	13.42	-26.15	7	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	138	41.90	8.93	15	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	30	46.62	6.39	1	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	158	15.00	-11.00	14	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	59	35.24	16.98	4	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	147	0.00	0.00	7	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Sudan

CountryTunisia

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])156.84

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])12774.92

POP (Population [millions])12.28

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])155360

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Table of EPI results for Tunisia
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	85	41.05	5.72	7	40.15
Environmental Health	81	45.28	4.23	11	47.98
Air Quality	84	38.63	4.77	12	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	137	12.70	3.73	3	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	63	65.07	6.98	12	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	138	30.01	1.25	10	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	109	44.71	-2.93	7	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	121	48.28	-1.95	5	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	149	20.66	-2.10	5	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	60	45.24	1.01	2	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	105	49.24	3.49	15	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	100	52.45	4.48	14	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	103	47.09	2.82	15	58.82
Heavy Metals	66	55.38	4.49	7	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	66	55.38	4.49	7	45.46
Waste Management	76	79.00		8	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	76	79.00		8	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	123	37.66	3.50	11	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	138	28.21	0.58	9	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	48	25.77	0.00	4	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	79	14.30	0.00	6	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	1	100.00	0.00	1	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	149	21.22	0.09	10	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	98	56.98	0.13	6	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	118	24.67	5.63	11	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	157	4.83	0.02	13	16.88
Species Protection Index	142	24.02		13	39.95
Species Habitat Index	1	100.00		1	93.34
Red List Index	82	61.67	-5.85	9	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	116	32.98	-0.61	15	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	123	24.76	-0.22	16	39.02
Fisheries	79	49.62	1.58	9	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	86	41.36	-0.90	9	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	74	55.15	-1.95	10	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	75	50.39	9.62	9	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	52	51.58	-0.45	9	53.85
Forests	130	7.45	-1.40	8	33.46
Tree Cover Loss	135	7.22	-3.74	9	31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs	117	7.87	2.96	8	37.98
Grasslands	42	74.90	25.61	5	61.97
Grassland conversion	38	77.03	23.58	5	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	48	72.29	28.09	6	62.06
Air Pollution	74	57.30	7.72	8	54.90
NOx emission trend	101	46.15	13.19	10	49.56
SO2 emission trend	53	68.45	2.24	6	60.24
Agriculture	145	38.15	-1.75	11	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	153	23.11	0.00	12	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	81	58.70	-4.86	7	56.65
Relative Crop Yield	82	2.55	-0.88	7	22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	90	59.72	4.71	7	56.79
Water Resources	40	75.90		9	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	40	75.90		9	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	72	42.60	10.29	4	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	72	42.60	10.29	4	32.85
CO2 emission trend	68	48.65	17.20	6	41.70
CH4 emission trend	58	52.29	-0.19	2	43.35
N2O emission trend	108	36.42	-2.55	9	33.02
F-gas emission trend	114	8.29	-31.28	14	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	106	50.37	3.62	12	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	53	40.63	10.79	4	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	71	44.33	10.75	4	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	71	28.44	28.44	5	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change	76	42.25	36.92	2	18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			Tunisia

CountryUnited Arab Emirates

RegionGreater Middle East

GDP (PPP 2021 [$billions])765.77

GPC (GDP per capita [$/person])70402.98

POP (Population [millions])10.88

LDA (Land Area [sq. km])71020

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Table of EPI results for United Arab Emirates
Indicator	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Environmental Performance Index	42	50.16	13.54	2	40.15
Environmental Health	46	59.24	1.89	3	47.98
Air Quality	62	48.40	1.00	7	42.12
Ambient PM2.5 DALY rate	164	2.21	2.21	10	7.25
Household solid fuels DALY rate	1	100.00	0.00	1	79.56
Ozone Exposure DALY rate	135	32.27	5.84	8	32.67
NO2 Exposure DALY rate	169	15.44	3.10	15	38.17
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	147	36.24	-6.69	9	39.07
Sulfur Dioxide Exposure	157	14.02	-2.31	7	15.16
Volatile Organic Compound Exposure	138	13.95	-0.72	15	30.59
Sanitation & Drinking Water	48	70.81	2.06	4	61.75
Unsafe sanitation DALY rate	39	80.42	2.80	4	66.15
Unsafe drinking water DALY rate	61	64.40	1.57	4	58.82
Heavy Metals	32	73.59	5.84	3	45.46
Lead Exposure DALY rate	32	73.59	5.84	3	45.46
Waste Management	1	100.00		1	70.70
Sustainably Managed Solid Waste	1	100.00		1	70.70
Ecosystem Vitality	34	54.48	9.08	2	40.67
Biodiversity & Habitat	56	52.02	10.11	2	30.50
Marine Habitat Protection	30	40.80	3.82	2	19.24
Marine KBA Protection	9	93.54	0.00	1	23.13
MPA Effectiveness	59	26.86	-73.14	8	37.67
Terrestrial Biome Protection	93	55.10	33.28	5	38.46
Terrestrial KPA Protection	13	95.43	40.26	1	42.56
Protected Area Repr. Index	129	22.92	11.85	13	26.46
Protected Area Conn. Index	82	22.15	13.75	7	16.88
Species Protection Index	125	34.65		9	39.95
Species Habitat Index	30	89.49		9	93.34
Red List Index	87	57.44	-6.69	10	52.82
Biodiversity Habitat Index	91	39.69	-0.96	9	40.76
Bioclim. Eco. Resilience	109	29.68	-0.91	13	39.02
Fisheries	20	79.63	-0.05	3	59.27
Fish Catch Discarded	18	88.71	1.34	2	50.72
Bottom Trawling, open ocean	45	82.93	7.24	5	65.94
Bottom Trawling, domestic	1	100.00	0.00	1	66.56
Regional Marine Trophic Index	85	46.88	-8.78	11	53.85
Forests					33.46
Tree Cover Loss					31.03
Tree Cover Loss in KBAs					37.98
Grasslands	97	47.93	10.65	11	61.97
Grassland conversion	108	41.19	8.42	13	61.89
Grassland conversion in KBAs	84	56.16	13.38	11	62.06
Air Pollution	73	57.32	14.21	7	54.90
NOx emission trend	63	60.91	60.91	4	49.56
SO2 emission trend	90	53.74	-32.48	11	60.24
Agriculture	167	23.25	2.53	15	42.18
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index	161	15.32	4.10	14	31.08
Phosphorus Surplus	154	31.48	0.24	14	56.65
Relative Crop Yield					22.68
Pesticide Pollution Risk	159	36.71	5.18	16	56.79
Water Resources	19	94.99		4	70.06
Wastewater Treatment	19	94.99		4	70.06
Climate Change Policy Objective	98	36.12	29.94	7	32.85
Climate Change Mitigation	98	36.12	29.94	7	32.85
CO2 emission trend	59	50.91	48.43	4	41.70
CH4 emission trend	100	42.15	22.12	9	43.35
N2O emission trend	106	37.22	37.22	8	33.02
F-gas emission trend	92	12.21	-26.18	8	12.77
Black Carbon emission trend	53	76.72	32.45	8	69.19
GHG emission trend, adj. per capita	164	8.34	8.34	11	21.96
GHG emission trend, adj. per GDP	87	40.39	40.39	6	30.84
Projected emissions 2050	73	26.52	26.52	6	15.90
Carbon flux from land use change					18.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	Country Profile			United Arab Emirates