Environmental Factors

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTORS

A low Emissions Index (close to 0) indicates a high environmental impact for the country. The Emissions Index is based on the equal weighting of Carbon and Methane emissions.

Index data: World Economics Research, London







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(A-E)		 World Economics
Emissions
Index		 Carbon
Emissions
Per Capita		 Carbon
Emissions
Total		 Methane
Emissions
Per Capita		 Methane
Emissions
Total		 Air
Quality
PM2.5		 Water
Access
% of Pop.
China E 0.0 7.94 11,472.39 0.84 1,213.14 38 94
United States E 47.0 15.04 5,007.33 2.27 755.72 7 100
India E 60.6 1.94 2,709.67 0.48 668.84 50 91
Russia E 63.7 12.03 1,755.53 4.76 694.54 9 97
Brazil E 79.6 2.28 488.89 2.07 442.97 11 99
Indonesia E 81.2 2.24 619.29 1.41 389.67 19 92
Pakistan E 92.0 1.02 229.51 0.75 168.90 50 90
Mexico E 92.3 3.13 407.22 1.10 143.29 18 100
Saudi Arabia E 92.4 19.03 672.38 3.22 113.80 57 100
Australia E 92.6 15.17 391.21 5.35 137.97 9 100
Canada E 93.3 14.33 545.64 2.73 103.93 6 99
Nigeria E 93.5 0.65 137.00 0.68 143.75 56 78
Argentina E 93.8 4.09 186.46 2.87 130.89 12 57
Japan E 94.2 8.47 1,067.40 0.22 27.73 11 99
South Africa E 94.7 7.26 435.94 1.37 82.26 20 94
Germany E 95.0 8.04 674.76 0.59 49.50 11 100
Vietnam E 95.2 3.32 326.02 0.84 82.46 21 97
Algeria E 95.3 3.95 176.28 2.15 95.93 23 94
Bangladesh E 95.7 0.56 93.18 0.57 94.79 46 98
Egypt E 95.7 2.39 249.63 0.75 78.19 63 99
Thailand E 95.8 3.98 278.50 1.02 71.35 25 100
Turkey E 96.0 5.25 446.20 0.58 49.32 27 97
Turkmenistan E 96.2 13.56 82.99 13.54 82.84 26 100
France E 96.3 4.68 305.98 0.89 58.23 11 100
Ethiopia E 96.3 0.15 17.81 0.75 88.41 22 50
Colombia E 96.4 1.79 91.71 1.53 78.44 14 98
Korea, Rep. E 96.4 12.01 616.06 0.44 22.57 24 100
United Kingdom E 96.4 5.08 346.76 0.75 51.16 10 100
Myanmar E 96.6 0.66 36.31 1.42 77.82 27 84
Philippines E 96.6 1.30 144.25 0.60 66.63 23 94
Italy E 96.7 5.44 328.70 0.74 44.67 14 100
Kazakhstan D 96.7 14.57 276.67 2.64 50.15 27 95
Libya D 97.0 10.71 74.53 9.35 65.06 30 100
United Arab Emirates D 97.0 20.43 204.08 5.10 50.95 42 100
Uzbekistan D 97.2 3.58 121.64 1.61 54.64 41 98
Malaysia D 97.3 7.81 256.04 1.21 39.66 22 97
Spain D 97.4 5.00 233.65 0.83 38.80 9 100
Poland D 97.4 8.69 328.59 0.76 28.73 19 100
Sudan D 97.5 0.47 21.03 1.29 57.93 21 60
Chad D 97.7 0.11 1.94 3.33 56.33 41 46
Ukraine D 97.8 4.64 201.85 0.74 32.17 14 94
Tanzania D 97.9 0.21 13.04 0.81 49.81 15 61
Congo, Dem. Rep D 98.0 0.03 2.60 0.53 48.96 32 46
Angola D 98.1 0.63 21.36 1.30 44.11 27 98
Kenya D 98.3 0.36 19.86 0.70 38.49 13 62
Peru D 98.4 1.69 56.28 1.00 33.36 29 93
New Zealand D 98.5 6.95 33.78 6.53 31.74 9 100
Bolivia D 98.5 1.97 23.34 2.90 34.32 25 93
Kuwait D 98.5 24.52 106.15 5.87 25.41 64 100
Ecuador D 98.7 2.31 41.33 1.56 27.91 17 95
Qatar D 98.7 32.65 95.67 7.58 22.21 59 100
Paraguay D 98.7 1.19 8.57 4.21 30.39 12 100
Niger D 98.8 0.11 2.71 1.17 29.40 50 47
Zambia D 98.8 0.41 7.69 1.44 27.25 17 65
Oman D 98.8 15.50 80.97 4.07 21.26 35 92
Mozambique D 98.8 0.22 7.14 0.87 27.98 17 63
Taiwan D 98.8 11.86 282.86 0.00 0.00 23
Netherlands D 98.8 8.21 141.03 0.90 15.46 11 100
Uganda D 98.9 0.12 5.79 0.54 25.45 31 56
Nepal D 98.9 0.48 14.18 0.84 24.93 36 90
Romania D 99.0 4.15 79.33 0.87 16.64 13 100
Mali D 99.0 0.20 4.18 1.17 24.40 39 83
Belarus C 99.0 6.31 59.61 1.81 17.09 16 97
Mongolia C 99.0 15.11 50.31 5.83 19.41 41 86
Uruguay C 99.1 1.93 6.74 5.99 20.88 9 100
Czech Republic C 99.1 9.06 97.13 1.17 12.55 14 100
Cambodia C 99.1 1.12 19.02 1.18 20.00 18 71
Bahrain C 99.1 22.32 39.02 10.61 18.55 52 100
Chile C 99.1 4.45 85.44 0.62 11.91 21 100
Ireland C 99.2 7.54 37.56 3.13 15.60 8 97
Morocco C 99.2 1.89 70.57 0.33 12.32 13 90
Afghanistan C 99.2 0.30 11.87 0.43 17.13 63 75
Azerbaijan C 99.2 3.77 38.51 1.46 14.93 25 96
Belgium C 99.3 8.23 95.74 0.70 8.14 11 100
Guinea C 99.3 0.36 4.84 1.27 17.14 38 64
Central African Republic C 99.3 0.04 0.22 3.30 16.24 27 37
Serbia C 99.3 3.55 30.85 1.66 14.44 22 95
Cameroon C 99.3 0.34 9.31 0.62 16.88 56 66
Madagascar C 99.3 0.15 4.25 0.60 17.06 16 53
Burkina Faso C 99.3 0.27 5.72 0.78 16.77 41 47
Portugal C 99.4 4.01 40.78 1.10 11.18 7 100
Austria C 99.4 7.15 64.63 0.78 7.05 12 100
Ghana C 99.4 0.67 21.32 0.36 11.42 46 86
Greece C 99.4 5.43 56.32 0.87 9.02 15 100
Zimbabwe C 99.4 0.75 11.29 0.87 13.13 13 63
Israel C 99.4 6.20 54.52 1.08 9.49 20 100
Guatemala C 99.4 1.11 20.34 0.63 11.50 21 94
Dominican Republic C 99.5 2.64 28.91 0.87 9.53 8 97
Senegal C 99.5 0.79 13.59 0.69 11.87 38 85
Papua New Guinea C 99.5 0.93 8.50 1.24 11.31 9 45
Hungary C 99.5 5.03 48.44 0.72 6.94 14 100
Yemen, Rep. C 99.5 0.41 12.49 0.36 10.98 42 61
Bulgaria C 99.5 6.17 42.58 0.98 6.76 17 99
Finland B 99.6 6.78 37.59 0.84 4.66 6 100
Cote d'Ivoire B 99.6 0.43 11.72 0.28 7.58 40 71
Denmark B 99.6 5.09 29.57 1.34 7.79 10 100
Jordan B 99.6 2.49 25.61 0.66 6.78 26 99
Congo, Rep. B 99.6 1.32 7.47 1.76 9.96 30 74
Norway B 99.6 7.49 40.93 0.85 4.65 6 100
Laos B 99.6 2.82 20.77 1.15 8.49 21 85
Tunisia B 99.6 2.65 31.58 0.59 7.04 10 98
Sri Lanka B 99.6 0.97 20.77 0.38 8.17 24 92
Nicaragua B 99.6 0.75 5.06 1.45 9.72 16 82
Switzerland B 99.6 4.01 34.92 0.59 5.14 9 100
Honduras B 99.6 1.08 10.88 0.80 8.05 19 96
Trinidad and Tobago B 99.6 25.74 36.13 5.02 7.04 36 99
Mauritania B 99.7 0.86 4.10 1.55 7.40 42 72
Slovak Republic B 99.7 6.47 35.32 0.81 4.42 16 100
Singapore B 99.7 5.51 32.50 0.75 4.42 13 100
Sweden B 99.7 3.53 35.83 0.46 4.67 6 100
Georgia B 99.7 2.76 10.99 1.40 5.57 19 97
Panama B 99.7 2.98 13.04 1.17 5.13 12 94
Gabon B 99.7 2.51 5.72 2.71 6.18 26 85
Tajikistan B 99.7 1.06 10.33 0.61 5.95 54 82
Moldova B 99.8 1.39 5.61 1.25 5.03 12 91
Malawi B 99.8 0.08 1.54 0.22 4.32 19 70
Benin B 99.8 0.62 7.77 0.33 4.11 32 65
Lithuania B 99.8 5.16 13.89 1.09 2.93 10 98
Costa Rica B 99.8 1.52 7.80 0.93 4.78 15 100
Croatia B 99.8 4.34 17.70 0.91 3.71 15
Lebanon B 99.8 3.69 24.95 0.50 3.38 24 93
Bosnia and Herzegovina B 99.8 4.15 13.56 1.11 3.62 26 96
Haiti B 99.8 0.25 2.86 0.47 5.42 10 67
Kyrgyzstan B 99.8 1.40 9.31 0.74 4.90 38 92
Namibia A 99.8 1.56 4.03 1.52 3.93 12 84
Sierra Leone A 99.8 0.16 1.28 0.48 3.91 39 64
El Salvador A 99.8 1.11 7.22 0.54 3.52 22 98
Rwanda A 99.9 0.13 1.76 0.15 1.99 36 60
Slovenia A 99.9 6.05 12.57 0.83 1.73 14 100
Jamaica A 99.9 2.59 7.69 0.27 0.80 15 91
Mauritius A 99.9 3.51 4.47 1.54 1.96 11 100
Burundi A 99.9 0.06 0.70 0.12 1.47 28 62
North Macedonia A 99.9 3.29 6.85 1.13 2.35 98
Guyana A 99.9 3.89 3.08 2.34 1.85 11 96
Armenia A 99.9 2.30 6.82 0.79 2.34 34 100
Cyprus A 99.9 6.24 7.58 0.62 0.75 15 100
Suriname A 99.9 4.71 2.78 2.45 1.45 12 98
Latvia A 99.9 3.89 7.25 1.03 1.92 12 99
Guinea-Bissau A 99.9 0.18 0.37 0.71 1.43 35 59
Gambia A 99.9 0.27 0.66 0.55 1.37 39 81
Togo A 99.9 0.28 2.34 0.35 2.97 25 69
Albania A 99.9 1.61 4.62 1.00 2.87 16 95
Eswatini A 99.9 0.94 1.10 1.17 1.37 15 71
Estonia A 99.9 7.88 10.44 0.83 1.10 6 100
Botswana A 99.9 2.71 6.49 0.88 2.11 13 92
Luxembourg A 99.9 13.16 8.35 0.90 0.57 9 100
Comoros A 100.0 0.33 0.29 0.31 0.28 14
Bhutan A 100.0 1.97 1.54 0.62 0.48 26 97
Malta A 100.0 3.89 1.72 0.44 0.19 13 100
Brunei Darussalam A 100.0 23.73 10.48 0.00 0.00 7 100
Cabo Verde A 100.0 1.17 0.66 0.16 0.09 31 89
Iceland A 100.0 9.82 3.37 1.46 0.50 6 100
Liberia A 100.0 0.23 1.21 0.10 0.52 36 75
Lesotho A 100.0 1.05 2.27 0.49 1.06 18 72

See: Data for individual countries by using country lists

Key:
Emissions Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = High environmental impact
         100 = Low environmental impact.

Grade definitions:
         A: Very Low Emissions
         B: Low emissions
         C: Moderate emissions
         D: High emissions
         E: Very high Emissions


Notes:
Total emissions data is displayed for reference and not used in the Emissions Index calculations which are based on per capita data.


Source: World Economics, Friedlingstein et al. 2020, ClimateWatch & World Health Organisation
Format: Carbon data in Million MtCO2e and Methane data in MtCO2e, Air Quality: PM2.5




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