The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Saudi Arabia is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 28.89 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.88 (2022)

Index description

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) assesses and ranks 180 countries in terms of their performance in three key areas: climate change, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality. These indicators serve as a national-scale measure of how well countries are progressing toward established environmental policy objectives. The resulting scorecard not only identifies those excelling and lagging in environmental sustainability but also offers valuable insights and recommendations for nations looking to advance their policy initiatives more rapidly.

Learn more about the Environmental Performance Index

Results for Saudi Arabia

	2022	Simulator projection
Rank	109
Score	37.9Value: 37.9	Value: 37.9

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Climate Change PCC Rank 157 / Score 24.8
KPI	2022 - Saudi Arabia
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Projected GHG Emissions in 2050	Initial Value: 1	19122400.00	0.00	Worst: China 19122400.00 Best: Botswana 0.00 94.29%	1092270Value: 1.09227e+006
CO2 Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.31	-0.09	Worst: Lao PDR 0.31 Best: Denmark -0.09 74.22%	0.01Value: 0.0131021
CH4 Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.18	-0.21	Worst: Papua New Guinea 0.18 Best: Botswana -0.21 39.62%	0.03Value: 0.0254961
CO2 from Land Cover	Initial Value: 1	1.42	-0.35	Worst: Saudi Arabia 1.42 Best: Afghanistan -0.35 0.120000000000005%	1.42Value: 1.4179
GHG Intensity Trend	Initial Value: 1	0.06	-0.10	Worst: Venezuela 0.06 Best: Botswana -0.10 46.18%	-0.01Value: -0.0138852
F-Gas Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.51	-0.17	Worst: Uruguay 0.51 Best: Georgia -0.17 67.66%	0.05Value: 0.0499388
Black Carbon Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.16	-0.14	Worst: Lebanon 0.16 Best: Malta -0.14 60.38%	-0.02Value: -0.0211361
GHG Emissions per Capita	Initial Value: 1	0.07	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.07 Best: Burundi 0.00 68.36%	0.02Value: 0.0221459
N2O Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.07	-0.29	Worst: Armenia 0.07 Best: Botswana -0.29 12.59%	0.02Value: 0.0246715
Environmental Health Rank 80 / Score 42.4
PM2.5 Exposure	Initial Value: 1	3993.22	71.68	Worst: Egypt 3993.22 Best: Iceland 71.68 30.63%	2791.99Value: 2791.99
Household Solid Fuels	Initial Value: 1	10869.50	0.13	Worst: Solomon Islands 10869.50 Best: United Arab Emirates 0.13 99.93%	7.99Value: 7.98684
Ozone Exposure	Initial Value: 1	545.84	0.02	Worst: Nepal 545.84 Best: Antigua and Barbuda 0.02 91.35%	47.21Value: 47.2064
NOx Exposure	Initial Value: 1	0.08	0.00	Worst: Korea, Rep. 0.08 Best: Marshall Islands 0.00 78.87%	0.02Value: 0.0169063
SO2 Exposure	Initial Value: 1	0.26	0.00	Worst: Marshall Islands 0.00 Best: Mexico 0.26 17.02%	0.04Value: 0.0442593
CO Exposure	Initial Value: 1	0.83	0.05	Worst: Nepal 0.83 Best: Samoa 0.05 85%	0.17Value: 0.167016
VOC Exposure	Initial Value: 1	0.30	0.00	Worst: Central African Republic 0.30 Best: Tonga 0.00 95.89%	0.01Value: 0.0123235
Unsafe Drinking Water	Initial Value: 1	8138.96	1.68	Worst: Central African Republic 8138.96 Best: Greece 1.68 98.67%	110.24Value: 110.242
Unsafe Sanitation	Initial Value: 1	6099.32	0.41	Worst: Central African Republic 6099.32 Best: United Kingdom 0.41 99.76%	14.97Value: 14.9738
Lead Exposure	Initial Value: 1	1869.91	14.52	Worst: Afghanistan 1869.91 Best: Finland 14.52 83.17%	326.75Value: 326.749
Mismanaged Solid Waste	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 1.00 Best: Netherlands 0.00 91%	0.09Value: 0.09
Recycling Rates	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.33	Worst: Chile 0.99 Best: Korea, Rep. 0.33 26.91%	0.81Value: 0.8124
Ocean Plastic Pollution	Initial Value: 1	0.59	0.00	Worst: India 0.59 Best: Armenia 0.00 99.14%	0.01Value: 0.00508404
Ecosystem Vitality ECO Rank 74 / Score 47.7
Terrestrial Biome Protection (national)	Initial Value: 1	17.00	0.00	Worst: Eritrea 0.00 Best: Albania 17.00 28.01%	4.76Value: 4.76171
Terrestrial Biome Protection (global)	Initial Value: 1	17.00	0.00	Worst: Eritrea 0.00 Best: Albania 17.00 28.01%	4.76Value: 4.76171
Marine Protected Areas	Initial Value: 1	78.43	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: United Kingdom 78.43 2.64%	2.07Value: 2.07015
Protected Areas Rep. Index	Initial Value: 1	0.32	0.03	Worst: Solomon Islands 0.03 Best: Suriname 0.32 14.78%	0.07Value: 0.0728534
Species Habitat Index	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 99.83%	99.83Value: 99.83
Species Protection Index	Initial Value: 1	92.34	0.00	Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Botswana 92.34 33.87%	31.28Value: 31.28
Biodiversity Habitat Index	Initial Value: 1	0.79	0.25	Worst: Hungary 0.25 Best: Canada 0.79 61.1%	0.58Value: 0.579919
Tree Cover Loss	Initial Value: 1	0.07	0.00	Worst: Dominica 0.07 Best: Eritrea 0.00 100%	0Value: 0
Grassland Loss	Initial Value: 1	0.13	0.00	Worst: Malaysia 0.13 Best: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00 100%	N/AValue: N/A
Wetland Loss	Initial Value: 1	0.10	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.10 Best: Afghanistan 0.00 100%	0Value: 4.71463e-010
Fish Stock Status	Initial Value: 1	0.97	0.00	Worst: Micronesia 0.97 Best: Cape Verde 0.00 83.74%	0.16Value: 0.157718
Marine Trophic Index	Initial Value: 1	0.04	0.00	Worst: Cyprus 0.04 Best: Cape Verde 0.00 62.08%	0.02Value: 0.0151662
Fish Caught by Trawling	Initial Value: 1	0.90	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.90 Best: St. Lucia 0.00 84.71%	0.14Value: 0.137617
SO2 Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.38	-0.53	Worst: Afghanistan 0.38 Best: Malta -0.53 39.68%	0.02Value: 0.0189069
NOX Growth Rate	Initial Value: 1	0.15	-0.18	Worst: Mozambique 0.15 Best: Luxembourg -0.18 39.56%	0.02Value: 0.0194482
Sustainable Nitrogen Mgmt. Index	Initial Value: 1	1.36	0.28	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 1.36 Best: Ukraine 0.28 80.84%	0.49Value: 0.486966
Sustainable Pesticide Use	Initial Value: 1	5.08	0.60	Worst: Cyprus 5.08 Best: Australia 0.60 67.63%	2.05Value: 2.05
Wastewater Treatment	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Denmark 1.00 37.7%	0.38Value: 0.376996

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		43.1 Value: 43.1033333333333
Developed Economies Average		61.2 61.2027777777778
Developing Economies Average		36.66 36.6552631578947
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9 77.9
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	18.9 18.9
	Global Rank	180
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9 77.9
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Canada
	Score	50 50
	Global Rank	49
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Botswana
	Score	54 54
	Global Rank	35
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	India
	Score	18.9 18.9
	Global Rank	180

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		36.58 36.5823529411765
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		34.78 34.775
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		36.42 36.425
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	52.4 52.4
	Global Rank	39
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Sudan
	Score	27.6 27.6
	Global Rank	171
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	43.6 43.6
	Global Rank	81
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	27.8 27.8
	Global Rank	169
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Djibouti
	Score	47.5 47.5
	Global Rank	60
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Sudan
	Score	27.6 27.6
	Global Rank	171

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			56.19 56.1851851851852
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			42.03 42.028
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			34.65 34.6470588235294
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			33.7 33.6958333333333

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		42.77 42.7734375
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		43.25 43.2486956521739
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9 77.9
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Viet Nam
	Score	20.1 20.1
	Global Rank	178
Oil Importing Best	Country	Finland
	Score	76.5 76.5
	Global Rank	3
Oil Importing Worst	Country	India
	Score	18.9 18.9
	Global Rank	180

OECD
OECD Average		58.32 58.3243243243243
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		60.48 60.4757575757576
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		41.56 41.56
OECD Best	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9 77.9
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	26.3 26.3
	Global Rank	172
OECD Developed Best	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9 77.9
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	45.5 45.5
	Global Rank	73
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	46.9 46.9
	Global Rank	63
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	26.3 26.3
	Global Rank	172

ESCWA region
Simple Average		36.58
Weighted Average by population		33.22
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	52.4
	Rank	39
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Sudan
	Score	27.6
	Rank	171

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		35.67
Weighted Average by population		30.31
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Australia
	Score	60.1
	Rank	17
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	19.4
	Rank	179

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		54.55
Weighted Average by population		51.44
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Denmark
	Score	77.9
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Turkey
	Score	26.3
	Rank	172

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		42.28
Weighted Average by population		42.9
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Barbados
	Score	53.2
	Rank	36
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Haiti
	Score	26.1
	Rank	173

North America
Simple Average		50.55
Weighted Average by population		50.99
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	51.1
	Rank	43
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	50
	Rank	49

South Asia
Simple Average		31.96
Weighted Average by population		21.42
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	43.6
	Rank	81
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	18.9
	Rank	180

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		36.73
Weighted Average by population		32.68
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Seychelles
	Score	55.6
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Liberia
	Score	24.9
	Rank	174

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