Environmental Impact by Country

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 		 Grade
(A-E)		 Rank
Order		 World Economics Emissions Index Carbon
Emissions
(Total MtCO2e)		 Methane
Emissions
(Total MtCO2e)		 Carbon
Emissions
(Per Cap MtCO2e)		 Methane
Emissions
(Per Cap MtCO2e)		 Air
Quality
(PM2.5)		 Water
Access
(%)
Canada A 1 96.9 5,456 5,456 14.3 2.6 6.4 99
Iceland A 2 96.3 34 34 9.8 1.4 5.8 100
Finland A 3 96.2 376 376 6.8 0.8 5.5 100
Norway A 4 95.9 409 409 7.5 0.8 6.3 99
Sweden A 5 95.6 358 358 3.5 0.5 6.0 100
Estonia A 6 93.7 104 104 7.9 0.8 6.4 100
Switzerland A 7 92.0 349 349 4.0 0.6 9.0 97
Austria A 8 90.9 646 646 7.2 0.8 11.5 99
Denmark A 9 90.9 296 296 5.1 1.3 9.7 100
Latvia A 10 90.9 73 73 3.9 1.0 12.0 97
Lithuania A 11 90.7 139 139 5.2 1.1 10.4 95
Luxembourg A 12 90.7 84 84 13.2 0.9 8.9 100
Ireland A 13 89.8 376 376 7.5 3.1 8.2 96
New Zealand A 14 89.5 338 338 7.0 6.3 8.6 100
United Kingdom A 15 89.4 3,468 3,468 5.1 0.8 9.5 100
Belgium A 16 89.3 957 957 8.2 0.7 11.3 100
Netherlands A 17 89.3 1,410 1,410 8.2 0.9 10.7 100
Taiwan A 18 89.1 2,829 2,829 11.9 0.0 23.3 0
Czechia A 19 88.9 971 971 9.1 1.2 14.3 98
Slovak Republic A 20 88.7 353 353 6.5 0.8 15.9 99
Slovenia A 21 88.6 126 126 6.1 0.8 14.1 98
Germany A 22 88.4 6,748 6,748 8.0 0.6 10.7 100
Belarus A 23 88.2 596 596 6.3 1.8 15.5 93
France A 24 87.7 3,060 3,060 4.7 0.9 10.5 100
Hungary A 25 87.7 484 484 5.0 0.7 14.2 100
Spain A 26 86.9 2,337 2,337 5.0 0.8 9.3 100
Portugal A 27 86.3 408 408 4.0 1.1 7.3 95
Chile A 28 86.2 854 854 4.5 0.6 20.5 99
Japan A 29 86.1 10,674 10,674 8.5 0.2 10.8 99
Ukraine A 30 86.0 2,018 2,018 4.6 0.7 13.5 88
Uruguay B 31 85.6 67 67 1.9 5.9 8.5 100
Bulgaria B 32 85.5 426 426 6.2 1.0 17.3 96
Greece B 33 85.4 563 563 5.4 0.9 14.6 99
Romania B 34 84.8 793 793 4.2 0.9 13.3 82
Poland B 35 84.6 3,286 3,286 8.7 0.8 18.8 89
Croatia B 36 84.1 177 177 4.3 0.9 15.3 85
Italy B 37 83.9 3,287 3,287 5.4 0.7 14.2 93
Moldova B 38 83.6 56 56 1.4 1.3 12.4 75
North Macedonia B 39 83.5 69 69 3.3 1.1 0.0 80
Malta B 40 83.2 17 17 3.9 0.4 12.9 100
Cyprus B 41 82.9 76 76 6.2 0.6 14.5 100
Korea, Rep. B 42 82.1 6,161 6,161 12.0 0.4 24.0 99
Kazakhstan B 43 82.0 2,767 2,767 14.6 3.7 26.5 89
Mauritius B 44 82.0 45 45 3.5 1.6 10.5 100
Bosnia and Herzegovina B 45 81.5 136 136 4.2 1.1 26.2 87
Türkiye B 46 80.9 4,462 4,462 5.3 0.6 26.5 97
Botswana B 47 80.7 65 65 2.7 1.5 12.8 92
Australia B 48 80.6 3,912 3,912 15.2 5.3 8.9 100
Georgia B 49 80.5 110 110 2.8 1.4 19.1 69
Israel B 50 80.3 545 545 6.2 1.1 19.5 100
Namibia B 51 80.3 40 40 1.6 2.1 11.8 84
Russia B 52 80.3 17,555 17,555 12.0 4.3 8.9 76
Albania B 53 80.2 46 46 1.6 1.0 16.3 71
Kyrgyzstan B 54 79.8 93 93 1.4 0.7 37.6 77
Serbia B 55 79.7 309 309 3.6 1.7 21.7 75
Guyana B 56 79.4 31 31 3.9 2.4 11.1 96
Panama B 57 79.1 130 130 3.0 1.2 11.8 94
Armenia B 58 79.0 68 68 2.3 0.8 34.1 82
South Africa B 59 78.9 4,359 4,359 7.3 1.2 19.8 94
Bhutan B 60 78.7 15 15 2.0 0.6 26.1 73
Singapore C 61 78.5 325 325 5.5 0.8 13.3 100
Morocco C 62 78.4 706 706 1.9 0.3 13.4 75
Tunisia C 63 77.9 316 316 2.7 0.6 10.3 74
Jamaica C 64 77.4 77 77 2.6 0.3 14.8 91
Turkmenistan C 65 76.9 830 830 13.6 20.7 26.4 95
Bolivia C 66 76.7 233 233 2.0 2.6 25.2 93
Angola C 67 76.4 214 214 0.6 1.2 27.2 98
Azerbaijan C 68 76.4 385 385 3.8 1.6 24.6 72
El Salvador C 69 76.4 72 72 1.1 0.5 22.2 98
Eswatini C 70 76.1 11 11 0.9 1.2 15.1 71
Comoros C 71 76.0 3 3 0.3 0.3 14.4 0
Costa Rica C 72 75.6 78 78 1.5 0.9 14.7 81
Jordan C 73 75.6 256 256 2.5 0.7 25.9 86
Libya C 74 75.3 745 745 10.7 3.5 29.8 100
Argentina C 75 74.8 1,865 1,865 4.1 2.9 12.0 57
Haiti C 76 74.3 29 29 0.3 0.5 9.7 67
Malaysia C 77 74.3 2,560 2,560 7.8 1.2 21.5 94
Zimbabwe C 78 74.1 113 113 0.8 0.8 13.1 63
Ecuador C 79 73.8 413 413 2.3 1.6 16.6 67
Thailand C 80 73.5 2,785 2,785 4.0 1.1 24.6 100
Colombia C 81 73.1 917 917 1.8 1.5 14.0 74
Paraguay C 82 73.1 86 86 1.2 4.3 12.3 64
Zambia C 83 73.0 77 77 0.4 1.4 16.9 65
Gabon C 84 72.2 57 57 2.5 3.4 26.3 85
Kenya C 85 71.6 199 199 0.4 0.7 12.5 62
Uzbekistan C 86 71.5 1,216 1,216 3.6 1.6 41.0 80
Mozambique C 87 71.3 71 71 0.2 0.8 16.5 63
Lesotho C 88 71.1 23 23 1.1 0.5 17.6 28
Mongolia C 89 71.0 503 503 15.1 5.5 41.3 39
Honduras D 90 70.8 109 109 1.1 0.8 18.9 65
Dominican Republic D 91 70.5 289 289 2.6 0.9 7.6 45
Lebanon D 92 70.5 250 250 3.7 0.5 24.2 48
Suriname D 93 70.3 28 28 4.7 2.4 12.2 56
Papua New Guinea D 94 70.1 85 85 0.9 1.2 8.9 45
Burundi D 95 69.9 7 7 0.1 0.1 28.0 62
Algeria D 96 69.7 1,763 1,763 4.0 2.0 22.7 71
Brazil D 97 69.6 4,889 4,889 2.3 2.2 10.9 87
United States D 98 69.6 50,073 50,073 15.0 2.3 7.2 98
Guinea D 99 69.0 48 48 0.4 1.3 37.6 92
Nicaragua D 100 69.0 51 51 0.8 1.5 16.0 56
Tajikistan D 101 69.0 103 103 1.1 0.6 53.7 55
Guatemala D 102 68.8 203 203 1.1 0.6 20.8 56
Oman D 103 68.7 810 810 15.5 3.9 34.9 91
Rwanda D 104 67.6 18 18 0.1 0.2 35.7 60
Peru D 105 67.2 563 563 1.7 1.0 29.1 52
United Arab Emirates D 106 66.9 2,041 2,041 20.4 5.8 41.8 100
Liberia D 107 66.8 12 12 0.2 0.1 35.8 75
Vietnam D 108 66.8 3,260 3,260 3.3 0.8 20.9 58
Sudan D 109 66.2 210 210 0.5 1.3 21.4 60
Myanmar D 110 65.6 363 363 0.7 1.5 27.2 57
Mexico D 111 65.4 4,072 4,072 3.1 1.1 17.8 43
Mali D 112 64.7 42 42 0.2 1.1 38.6 83
Benin D 113 64.4 78 78 0.6 0.3 31.5 65
Bahrain D 114 64.1 390 390 22.3 10.4 51.8 99
Philippines D 115 63.8 1,443 1,443 1.3 0.6 22.5 48
Sri Lanka D 116 63.8 208 208 1.0 0.4 23.9 47
Madagascar D 117 63.7 43 43 0.2 0.7 16.0 22
Congo, Rep. D 118 63.0 75 75 1.3 1.9 29.5 46
Malawi D 119 62.2 15 15 0.1 0.2 18.6 18
Cambodia D 120 61.9 190 190 1.1 1.2 17.8 29
Egypt E 121 61.8 2,496 2,496 2.4 0.6 63.2 97
Mauritania E 122 61.8 41 41 0.9 1.5 42.0 72
Yemen, Rep. E 123 61.7 125 125 0.4 0.4 41.6 61
Saudi Arabia E 124 61.4 6,724 6,724 19.0 3.0 57.2 100
Tanzania E 125 61.0 130 130 0.2 0.8 15.4 11
Kuwait E 126 60.7 1,061 1,061 24.5 5.3 64.1 100
Qatar E 127 60.7 957 957 32.7 10.7 59.0 97
Nepal E 128 60.4 142 142 0.5 0.8 36.4 16
Laos E 129 60.3 208 208 2.8 1.4 21.2 18
Bangladesh E 130 58.4 932 932 0.6 0.5 46.0 59
Ethiopia E 131 58.3 178 178 0.2 0.8 21.8 13
Gambia E 132 58.0 7 7 0.3 0.6 39.1 48
Cameroon E 133 57.8 93 93 0.3 0.7 56.4 66
Cote d'Ivoire E 134 57.5 117 117 0.4 0.3 40.4 44
Uganda E 135 57.5 58 58 0.1 0.5 31.3 19
Togo E 136 57.2 23 23 0.3 0.4 25.2 19
Burkina Faso E 137 56.4 57 57 0.3 0.7 40.7 47
Indonesia E 138 56.0 6,193 6,193 2.2 1.3 19.3 30
Pakistan E 139 55.9 2,295 2,295 1.0 0.8 50.1 51
Ghana E 140 55.1 213 213 0.7 0.4 46.0 45
Central African Republic E 141 54.8 2 2 0.0 4.1 27.2 6
Afghanistan E 142 54.7 119 119 0.3 0.4 62.5 30
Congo, Dem. Rep E 143 54.7 26 26 0.0 0.6 31.6 12
Guinea-Bissau E 144 54.5 4 4 0.2 0.7 34.9 24
Niger E 145 54.1 27 27 0.1 1.2 50.2 47
Senegal E 146 53.2 136 136 0.8 0.7 38.2 27
Sierra Leone E 147 50.9 13 13 0.2 0.5 39.4 10
India E 148 49.3 27,097 27,097 1.9 0.5 50.2 91
Chad E 149 48.2 19 19 0.1 3.7 41.2 6
Nigeria E 150 46.3 1,370 1,370 0.7 0.7 55.6 29
China E 151 40.6 114,724 114,724 7.9 0.8 38.2 94



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Total Carbon and Methane expressed in Millions of MtCO2e

Source: World Economics, World Health Organisation, United Nations and World Bank

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

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






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