Pesticide Pollution Risk (PRS)

This indicator summarizes the risk to biodiversity from pesticide pollution and is calculated as the geometric mean of a country's pesticide risk scores. A score of 100 indicates minimal risk, and a score of 0 indicates worst performance. Data come from Maggi & Tang (2024) and Tang et al. (2021).

EPI MeasurePesticide Pollution Risk

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Table of EPI results for Pesticide Pollution Risk
Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Tanzania	1	99.58	-0.09	1	72.89
Mali	2	99.22	0.14	2	72.89
Haiti	3	98.26	4.92	1	47.42
Angola	4	97.81	0.76	3	72.89
Timor-Leste	5	97.12	2.16	1	53.06
Namibia	6	97.03	-2.03	4	72.89
Mauritania	7	95.67	-1.52	5	72.89
Mozambique	8	94.17	-1.04	6	72.89
Botswana	9	93.76	-3.84	7	72.89
Central African Rep.	10	93.71	-0.94	8	72.89
Uganda	11	92.74	-4.93	9	72.89
Burkina Faso	12	90.22	-3.72	10	72.89
Mongolia	13	88.1	-8.76	2	53.06
Senegal	14	86.47	-1.09	11	72.89
Djibouti	15	86.34	17.48	12	72.89
Zambia	16	85.87	11.34	13	72.89
Romania	17	84.44	2.03	1	65.59
Iraq	18	84.25	-6.29	1	56.79
Lesotho	19	83.97	-0.93	14	72.89
Kenya	20	83.83	-1.38	15	72.89
Guinea	21	81.41	-14.2	16	72.89
Ireland	22	80.93	-1.85	1	60.77
Zimbabwe	23	80.77	-2.74	17	72.89
Madagascar	24	80.55	-9.44	18	72.89
Luxembourg	25	80.33	-4.3	2	60.77
Paraguay	26	79.74	-6.12	2	47.42
Slovakia	27	79.58	-2.5	2	65.59
Croatia	28	78.23	-0.62	3	65.59
Comoros	29	77.78	0.0	19	72.89
Kiribati	29	77.78	0.0	3	53.06
Maldives	29	77.78	0.0	1	58.03
Palau	29	77.78	0.0	3	53.06
Saint Kitts & Nevis	29	77.78	0.0	3	47.42
Samoa	29	77.78	0.0	3	53.06
Seychelles	29	77.78	0.0	19	72.89
St. Vincent & the Gren.	29	77.78	0.0	3	47.42
Niger	37	77.67	-13.35	21	72.89
Burundi	38	77.07	-7.7	22	72.89
United Kingdom	39	77.03	-6.57	3	60.77
Sweden	40	76.55	-1.79	4	60.77
Guinea-Bissau	41	76.34	-13.68	23	72.89
Togo	42	76.06	-5.97	24	72.89
Lithuania	43	76.05	1.85	4	65.59
Hungary	44	75.62	1.93	5	65.59
Papua New Guinea	45	75.21	7.3	6	53.06
Kuwait	46	74.98	-9.28	2	56.79
Bhutan	47	74.89	-10.81	2	58.03
Sudan	48	74.75	-8.49	3	56.79
Algeria	49	74.61	-2.08	4	56.79
Uruguay	50	73.84	0.43	5	47.42
South Africa	51	73.52	0.58	25	72.89
Latvia	52	73.41	-4.69	6	65.59
Belarus	53	73.14	2.47	1	58.81
Chad	54	72.98	12.55	26	72.89
Turkmenistan	55	72.26	-14.3	2	58.81
Laos	56	72.23	0.03	7	53.06
Portugal	57	72.06	-0.38	5	60.77
Poland	58	72.04	0.91	7	65.59
Eswatini	59	71.77	0.23	27	72.89
Benin	60	71.72	-7.29	28	72.89
Austria	61	71.56	-3.69	6	60.77
Denmark	62	71.23	-3.76	7	60.77
Slovenia	63	70.88	-3.17	8	65.59
Czechia	64	70.55	-3.94	9	65.59
Bulgaria	65	70.08	-15.61	10	65.59
Estonia	66	68.74	-2.01	11	65.59
Spain	67	67.79	-0.64	8	60.77
Nepal	68	67.03	-18.57	3	58.03
Kazakhstan	69	66.4	-21.16	3	58.81
Republic of Congo	70	66.13	9.39	29	72.89
Moldova	71	65.95	-0.49	4	58.81
Rwanda	72	65.86	-3.01	30	72.89
Malawi	73	65.84	-7.36	31	72.89
Albania	74	65.73	-1.24	12	65.59
Germany	75	65.37	-1.42	9	60.77
Equatorial Guinea	76	64.93	10.13	32	72.89
Ghana	77	64.89	-3.95	33	72.89
Ukraine	78	64.68	1.63	5	58.81
Azerbaijan	79	64.17	-16.54	6	58.81
Montenegro	80	64.14	-10.89	13	65.59
Ethiopia	81	62.78	-2.81	34	72.89
Oman	82	62.76	-0.34	5	56.79
Morocco	83	62.33	-3.65	6	56.79
New Zealand	84	62.25	3.41	10	60.77
Belgium	85	61.63	-0.5	11	60.77
Sri Lanka	86	61.28	6.33	4	58.03
Italy	87	61.23	-4.46	12	60.77
China	88	60.5	-10.7	8	53.06
France	89	59.85	3.21	13	60.77
Tunisia	90	59.72	4.71	7	56.79
Viet Nam	91	59.44	1.35	9	53.06
Indonesia	92	59.32	-5.87	10	53.06
Cameroon	93	59.06	2.79	35	72.89
Finland	94	58.98	-1.61	14	60.77
Australia	95	58.97	1.45	15	60.77
Nicaragua	96	58.83	7.9	6	47.42
Bahrain	97	58.45	-2.6	8	56.79
Myanmar	98	58.04	-11.12	11	53.06
Dem. Rep. Congo	99	57.8	-6.96	36	72.89
United States	100	57.76	0.85	16	60.77
Tajikistan	101	57.24	-25.35	7	58.81
North Macedonia	102	56.73	3.19	14	65.59
Bangladesh	103	56.59	-17.59	5	58.03
Netherlands	104	55.88	-1.75	17	60.77
Jamaica	105	55.59	2.02	7	47.42
Dominican Republic	106	55.4	5.46	8	47.42
Gambia	107	54.98	-12.42	37	72.89
Panama	108	53.94	4.27	9	47.42
Brazil	109	53.48	10.67	10	47.42
Saudi Arabia	110	53.07	-8.18	9	56.79
Russia	111	52.96	-15.19	8	58.81
Sierra Leone	112	52.82	-19.0	38	72.89
Bosnia & Herzegovina	113	52.09	-10.95	15	65.59
Afghanistan	114	51.99	-8.65	6	58.03
Cabo Verde	115	51.85	18.74	39	72.89
Kyrgyzstan	116	51.75	-28.94	9	58.81
Guyana	117	51.38	-17.98	11	47.42
Switzerland	118	50.89	-7.69	18	60.77
Iran	119	50.17	-4.25	10	56.79
El Salvador	120	50.11	-6.02	12	47.42
Mexico	121	50.08	-4.88	13	47.42
Greece	122	50.05	-5.42	16	65.59
Jordan	123	49.87	-2.76	11	56.79
Philippines	124	49.83	0.34	12	53.06
Liberia	125	49.81	-22.88	40	72.89
Guatemala	126	49.45	-0.78	14	47.42
Armenia	127	49.33	-16.97	10	58.81
Costa Rica	128	49.12	14.13	15	47.42
Cambodia	129	48.61	-17.13	13	53.06
Cyprus	129	48.61	-6.64	17	65.59
South Korea	131	48.26	6.87	14	53.06
Colombia	132	48.16	8.07	16	47.42
Thailand	133	47.54	-10.57	15	53.06
Nigeria	134	47.25	-8.87	41	72.89
Iceland	135	46.78	17.01	19	60.77
Serbia	136	46.3	-12.03	18	65.59
Singapore	137	46.02	7.38	16	53.06
India	138	45.75	-17.16	7	58.03
Uzbekistan	139	45.71	-24.88	11	58.81
Côte d'Ivoire	140	45.49	-6.4	42	72.89
Israel	141	45.24	8.0	12	56.79
São Tomé & Príncipe	142	44.84	16.19	43	72.89
Egypt	143	44.35	-4.83	13	56.79
Chile	144	43.18	-17.46	17	47.42
Türkiye	145	42.91	-14.94	19	65.59
Bolivia	146	42.75	-10.08	18	47.42
Vanuatu	147	42.28	11.91	17	53.06
Georgia	148	42.08	-13.22	12	58.81
Solomon Islands	149	42.06	8.45	18	53.06
Belize	150	42.0	2.84	19	47.42
Honduras	151	41.35	0.15	20	47.42
Antigua & Barbuda	152	41.19	11.83	21	47.42
Qatar	153	39.88	-3.08	14	56.79
Malta	154	39.48	-6.03	20	60.77
Japan	155	38.45	9.09	19	53.06
Dominica	156	38.04	18.27	22	47.42
Lebanon	157	37.54	-3.73	15	56.79
Peru	158	37.4	1.43	23	47.42
United Arab Emirates	159	36.71	5.18	16	56.79
Taiwan	160	34.79	4.76	20	53.06
Ecuador	161	34.19	-4.79	24	47.42
Canada	162	33.57	-7.9	21	60.77
Gabon	163	32.31	13.71	44	72.89
Fiji	164	30.28	3.01	21	53.06
Argentina	165	29.51	-7.83	25	47.42
Trinidad & Tobago	166	29.14	6.45	26	47.42
Pakistan	167	28.9	-5.87	8	58.03
Suriname	168	28.3	7.78	27	47.42
Norway	169	26.78	-5.44	22	60.77
Bahamas	170	23.35	-0.23	28	47.42
Brunei Darussalam	171	22.43	6.29	22	53.06
Saint Lucia	172	21.67	-1.07	29	47.42
Grenada	173	21.65	17.5	30	47.42
Malaysia	174	19.68	5.08	23	53.06
Mauritius	175	17.56	17.56	45	72.89
Barbados	176	13.47	13.47	31	47.42
Tonga	177	0.0	0.0	24	53.06
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Pesticide Pollution Risk