Table 1.
The list below shows the environmental and ecosystem vitality factors from the 2020 Environmental Performance Index Framework. The framework organizes 32 factors into 11 issue categories and two policy objectives. The code designates each factor variable. Source. (Index EP, 2018).
| Policy objective | Issue category | Factor | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health | Air Quality | Ambient particulate matter pollution | PMD |
| Household air pollution from solid fuels | HAD | ||
| Ozone | OZD | ||
| Sanitation & Drinking Water | Unsafe drinking water | UWD | |
| Unsafe sanitation | USD | ||
| Heavy Metals | Lead Exposure | PBD | |
| Waste Management | Solid Waste | MSW | |
| Ecosystem Vitality | Biodiversity & Habitat | Terrestrial Biome Protection – National weights | TBN |
| Terrestrial Biome Protection – Global weights | TBG | ||
| Marine protection | MPA | ||
| Protected Areas Representativeness Index | PAR | ||
| Species Habitat Index | SHI | ||
| Species Protection Index | SPI | ||
| Biodiversity habitat Index – Vascular Plants | BHV | ||
| Ecosystem Services | Tree cover loss, % | TLC | |
| Grassland Loss | GRL | ||
| Wetland Loss | WTL | ||
| Fisheries | Fish Stock Status | FSS | |
| Regional Marine Trophic Index | RMS | ||
| Fish caught by Trawling | FGT | ||
| Climate Change | CO2 intensity trend | CDA | |
| Methane intensity trend | CHA | ||
| F-gases intensity trend | FGA | ||
| N2O intensity trend | NDA | ||
| Black Carbon intensity trend | BCA | ||
| GHG emission intensity growth rate | GIB | ||
| GHG emission per capita | GHP | ||
| CO2 from Land Cover, trend | LCB | ||
| Pollution Emissions | SO2 intensity trend | SDA | |
| NOX intensity trend | NXA | ||
| Agriculture | Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index | SNM | |
| Water Resources | Wastewater treatment level | WWT |