We calculate the black carbon growth rate indicator, which makes up 5% of the Climate Change issue category, as the average annual rate of black carbon emissions over the years 2005–2014. We then adjust for economic trends to isolate change due to policy effort rather than economic fluctuation. A score of 100 indicates a country is cutting emissions by ≥1.87% per year, and a score of 0 indicates that a country has among the worst (≥95th-percentile) rates of emissions growth in the world. Data are drawn from the Community Emissions Data System (CEDS).
Adjusted emissions growth rate for black carbon
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bahrain | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 100 | 31.6 |
| Albania | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Norway | 1 | 100 | - |
| Spain | 1 | 100 | - |
| South Korea | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cyprus | 1 | 100 | 57.8 |
| France | 1 | 100 | - |
| Austria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Japan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Belgium | 1 | 100 | - |
| El Salvador | 1 | 100 | 43.6 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100 | 31.8 |
| Sweden | 1 | 100 | - |
| Cuba | 1 | 100 | - |
| Russia | 1 | 100 | 36.7 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 100 | - |
| Ireland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Denmark | 1 | 100 | - |
| Iceland | 1 | 100 | 29.6 |
| Mauritius | 24 | 97.3 | 97.3 |
| Uzbekistan | 25 | 97.2 | 27.5 |
| Czech Republic | 26 | 97 | 11.8 |
| Latvia | 27 | 96.7 | 74.6 |
| Portugal | 28 | 94.2 | -5.8 |
| Hungary | 28 | 94.2 | 11.7 |
| Seychelles | 30 | 93.3 | 93.3 |
| Germany | 31 | 92.1 | -7.9 |
| Dominican Republic | 32 | 91 | 54.4 |
| Argentina | 33 | 90.3 | -7.5 |
| Serbia | 34 | 89.5 | 39.9 |
| Sudan | 35 | 87.7 | 54.5 |
| Tonga | 36 | 87.5 | -12.5 |
| Costa Rica | 37 | 86.5 | 76.4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 38 | 85.9 | 39 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 85.1 | -14.9 |
| Jamaica | 40 | 83.3 | 18.8 |
| Mexico | 41 | 81.3 | 17.3 |
| Paraguay | 42 | 81 | -17 |
| Ukraine | 43 | 80.9 | -19.1 |
| Greece | 44 | 80.7 | -19.3 |
| Croatia | 44 | 80.7 | 31.3 |
| Taiwan | 46 | 78.8 | 52.8 |
| Italy | 46 | 78.8 | -21.2 |
| Canada | 48 | 78.2 | 10.4 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 78.1 | - |
| Micronesia | 50 | 77.8 | 3.3 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 77.3 | 38.8 |
| Tunisia | 52 | 76.5 | 48.6 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 53 | 76.3 | 76.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54 | 75.7 | 50.4 |
| Finland | 55 | 75.1 | -7.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 56 | 74.4 | 32.9 |
| Iran | 57 | 72.8 | 35.9 |
| Lithuania | 58 | 72.1 | 37.1 |
| Laos | 59 | 68.8 | -4 |
| Suriname | 60 | 68.7 | -31.3 |
| Jordan | 61 | 67.7 | 62.8 |
| Fiji | 61 | 67.7 | -18.5 |
| Philippines | 63 | 66.4 | -33.6 |
| Slovenia | 63 | 66.4 | -1.8 |
| Timor-Leste | 63 | 66.4 | 6.1 |
| Poland | 66 | 66.2 | -33.8 |
| Nepal | 67 | 65.8 | 33.6 |
| Djibouti | 68 | 64.2 | -13.1 |
| Solomon Islands | 69 | 63.9 | -1.3 |
| Eswatini | 70 | 62.6 | 1.5 |
| Romania | 71 | 62.4 | -37.6 |
| Myanmar | 72 | 62.1 | 10.3 |
| Slovakia | 73 | 61.6 | -38.4 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 61.3 | -29.1 |
| Central African Republic | 75 | 61.1 | -18.2 |
| Algeria | 76 | 61 | 28.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 77 | 59.5 | 8.6 |
| Kiribati | 78 | 59 | -2 |
| North Macedonia | 79 | 58.9 | -41.1 |
| Lebanon | 80 | 58 | -42 |
| Armenia | 81 | 57.6 | -38.8 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 57.4 | 18 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 57.1 | 8.2 |
| Australia | 84 | 56.9 | -43.1 |
| Cabo Verde | 85 | 56.4 | 3.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 85 | 56.4 | -20 |
| Samoa | 87 | 55.5 | -34.1 |
| Moldova | 88 | 54.3 | -19.9 |
| Brazil | 89 | 53.9 | -9.8 |
| Comoros | 90 | 53.5 | -11.8 |
| Gabon | 91 | 52.9 | -23 |
| Sierra Leone | 92 | 52.8 | -11.5 |
| Malaysia | 93 | 52.7 | 22.1 |
| Nicaragua | 94 | 52.1 | -6.3 |
| Rwanda | 95 | 51.9 | 11.6 |
| Bangladesh | 96 | 51 | 9.6 |
| Estonia | 97 | 50.9 | 13.7 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 98 | 50.7 | -17.7 |
| Turkey | 99 | 50.2 | -16 |
| Madagascar | 100 | 49.9 | -10.7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 49.8 | 8.5 |
| South Africa | 102 | 49.1 | 10.1 |
| Marshall Islands | 103 | 48.5 | -22.5 |
| Israel | 104 | 47.7 | 27.5 |
| Lesotho | 105 | 47 | -53 |
| Malawi | 106 | 46.5 | -21.6 |
| Viet Nam | 107 | 46.3 | 19.2 |
| Mozambique | 108 | 46.1 | 29.1 |
| Eritrea | 108 | 46.1 | -53.9 |
| Guyana | 110 | 45.7 | -54.3 |
| Haiti | 110 | 45.7 | 2.6 |
| Burkina Faso | 112 | 44.5 | -19.7 |
| Mali | 113 | 44.2 | -19.7 |
| Chad | 114 | 43.5 | -8.6 |
| Gambia | 115 | 42.6 | -16.4 |
| Thailand | 115 | 42.6 | -18 |
| Dominica | 117 | 42.5 | -13.2 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 118 | 42.1 | 13.3 |
| Guinea | 119 | 42 | -58 |
| Ghana | 120 | 41.9 | -58.1 |
| Mauritania | 121 | 41.5 | -58.5 |
| Burundi | 122 | 41.3 | -32.6 |
| Uganda | 123 | 40 | -21.1 |
| Bhutan | 124 | 39.8 | -14.7 |
| Liberia | 125 | 38.6 | -0.6 |
| China | 126 | 38 | -20.7 |
| Morocco | 127 | 37.6 | -10.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 127 | 37.6 | -20.2 |
| Vanuatu | 129 | 37.5 | -26.5 |
| Azerbaijan | 130 | 37.4 | -39.2 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 37.1 | -3.2 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 132 | 36.2 | -15.3 |
| Ethiopia | 133 | 35.5 | 3.1 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 134 | 35.1 | -14.4 |
| Ecuador | 135 | 34.7 | -65.3 |
| Iraq | 136 | 34.5 | 2 |
| Tajikistan | 137 | 34.4 | -16.7 |
| Honduras | 138 | 33.5 | -29.4 |
| Zambia | 139 | 33.1 | -7.3 |
| Grenada | 140 | 32.3 | -36.8 |
| India | 141 | 32.2 | -25.8 |
| Panama | 141 | 32.2 | -18.6 |
| Singapore | 143 | 31.5 | -19.9 |
| Kenya | 144 | 30.9 | -8.6 |
| Zimbabwe | 145 | 30.7 | -38.1 |
| Saint Lucia | 146 | 30.2 | -45.6 |
| Tanzania | 147 | 28.6 | 13.3 |
| Georgia | 148 | 26.5 | -73.5 |
| Colombia | 149 | 25.8 | -74.2 |
| Niger | 150 | 23.5 | 7.8 |
| Turkmenistan | 151 | 21 | 21 |
| Malta | 152 | 20.7 | -79.3 |
| Chile | 153 | 20 | -43.6 |
| Egypt | 154 | 18 | -13.8 |
| Peru | 155 | 16.6 | -83.4 |
| Belarus | 156 | 15.7 | -68.6 |
| Afghanistan | 156 | 15.7 | -9.8 |
| Namibia | 158 | 15.4 | -28.3 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 159 | 15.2 | -11.1 |
| Mongolia | 160 | 12 | -29.8 |
| Benin | 161 | 11.9 | -88.1 |
| Togo | 162 | 11.2 | -12.7 |
| Belize | 163 | 11.1 | -39.3 |
| Barbados | 164 | 8.2 | -46.5 |
| Senegal | 165 | 8 | -21 |
| Kuwait | 166 | 7.3 | -19.5 |
| Angola | 167 | 7.1 | -29.6 |
| Botswana | 168 | 6.6 | -45.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 169 | 6.3 | -32.7 |
| Uruguay | 170 | 3.3 | -92.3 |
| Bolivia | 171 | 2.7 | -94.1 |
| Guatemala | 172 | - | -30.1 |
| Qatar | 172 | - | -2 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 172 | - | -74.5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 172 | - | -65.8 |
| Republic of Congo | 172 | - | -51.8 |
| Cambodia | 172 | - | -47.8 |
| Maldives | 172 | - | -20 |
| Oman | 172 | - | -92.6 |
| Bahamas | 172 | - | -100 |