Spain 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL

PERFORMANCE INDEX
Rank: 25
EUROPE Score: 70.6
Income Group Average: 66.1
GDP/capita 2007 est. (PPP) $28,536 Geographic Group Average: 71.5
Income Decile 2 (1=high, 10=low)

Environmental objectives:

Policy Categories
Income Geographic
Country Group Group
Environmental Burden of
Disease (DALYs) 84.77 78.7 78.7

Air Pollution (impact on humans) 85.3 90.8 91.3

Water (impact on humans) * 100.0 94.3 97.1

Air Pollution (impact on
ecosystem) 38.0 41.5 45.9

Water (impact on ecosystem) * 69.8 75.7 82.0

Biodiversity 57.2 63.1 68.0

Forestry 100.0 98.3 99.8

Fisheries 89.8 76.4 68.8

Agriculture 78.1 74.3 78.5

Climate Change * 46.1 39.9 48.6

* This indicator / policy category makes use of imputed data for certain countries. Please download the 2010 EPI data file in
Excel format to determine whether this country’s score relied upon imputed data.  
 Indicators
Proximity to
Target
Value Target
(100=target
met)
DALY: Environmental Burden of Disease (DALY) 16.0 0 84.8

INDOOR: Indoor air pollution (%) 5.0 100 94.7

OUTDOOR: Outdoor air pollution (µg/m3) 31.6 100 75.9

ACSAT: Access to sanitation (%)* 100.0 100 100.0

WATSUP: Access to water (%) 100.0 100 100.0

SO2: Sulfur dioxide emissions

2.8 <= 0.01 41.5
(Gg/1000 sq km)
NOX: Nitrogen oxides emissions
3.6 <= 0.01 38.0
(Gg/1000 sq km)
NMVOC: Non-methane volatile organic
2.3 <= 0.01 40.1
compound emissions (Gg/1000 sq km)
OZONE: Ecosystem ozone (ppb) 2851720.0 0 25.1

WQI: Water quality index * 83.1 100 83.1

WSI: Water scarcity index 0.0 0 100.0

WATSTR: Water stress index 37.1 0 13.2

PACOV: Biome protection (%) 7.9 >= 10 79.1

MPAEEZ: Marine protection (%) 0.6 >= 10 20.8

AZE: Critical habitat protection (%) 50.0 100 50.0

FORGRO: Growing stock change (ratio) 1.1 >=1 100.0

FORCOV: Forest cover change (%) 1.7 >=0 100.0

MTI: Marine trophic index (slope) 0.01 >=0 100.0

EEZTD: Trawling and dredging intensity (%) 20.4 0 79.6

AGWAT: Agricultural water intensity (%) 21.7 <=10 68.2

AGSUB: Agricultural subsidies (NRA) 0.1 0 55.9

AGPEST: Pesticide regulation 21.0 22 95.5

GHGCAP: Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
9.9 2.5 55.7
including land use emissions (Mt CO2 eq) *
GHGIND: Industrial greenhouse gas emissions
95.2 36.3 54.0
intensity(t CO2 per mill US$)

CO2KWH: CO2 emissions per electricity 390.4 0 19.1

generation (CO2 per kWh) *

* This indicator / policy category makes use of imputed data for certain countries. Please download the 2010 EPI data file in
Excel format to determine whether this country’s score relied upon imputed data.