The Climate Change issue category measures progress to combat global climate change, which exacerbates all other environmental threats and imperils human health and safety. It is composed of eight indicators: adjusted emission growth rates for four greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, F-gases, and N2O) and one climate pollutant (black carbon); growth rate in CO2 emissions from land cover; greenhouse gas intensity growth rate; and greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
Climate Change
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 95 | 19.6 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 90 | 19.9 |
| Romania | 3 | 84.6 | 18.8 |
| France | 4 | 81.9 | 12.2 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 81.6 | 23.5 |
| Norway | 6 | 78.9 | 21.8 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 77.5 | 29.3 |
| Sweden | 8 | 77.2 | 13.3 |
| Finland | 9 | 77 | 21.1 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 76.3 | 9.5 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 75.2 | 14.5 |
| North Macedonia | 11 | 75.2 | -1.6 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 71.9 | 6.4 |
| Germany | 14 | 71.5 | -2.6 |
| United States of America | 15 | 71.4 | 4.5 |
| Austria | 16 | 71.3 | 7.8 |
| Hungary | 16 | 71.3 | 6.7 |
| Spain | 18 | 71.2 | 15.8 |
| Seychelles | 19 | 70.7 | 42.6 |
| Australia | 20 | 70.4 | 5.5 |
| Belgium | 21 | 70.2 | -2.9 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21 | 70.2 | 22.6 |
| Croatia | 23 | 70 | 22.4 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 69.5 | 5.2 |
| Japan | 24 | 69.5 | 1.9 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 69.2 | -1.7 |
| Serbia | 27 | 68.1 | 12.6 |
| Italy | 27 | 68.1 | 0.7 |
| Latvia | 29 | 67.7 | 10.5 |
| Bahrain | 30 | 67.1 | 33.5 |
| Ireland | 31 | 66.6 | 2.9 |
| Greece | 32 | 66.5 | 2.9 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 66.4 | 2.1 |
| Lithuania | 34 | 65.9 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 34 | 65.9 | 6.4 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 65.8 | -1.7 |
| Jamaica | 37 | 65.7 | 3.4 |
| Canada | 37 | 65.7 | 3.5 |
| Montenegro | 39 | 65.6 | 11 |
| Poland | 40 | 65.4 | -1.8 |
| Mexico | 41 | 65.2 | 13.7 |
| Cuba | 42 | 64.2 | -4.3 |
| Gabon | 43 | 63.8 | -6.4 |
| Venezuela | 44 | 63.3 | -3.9 |
| Portugal | 44 | 63.3 | -2 |
| Taiwan | 46 | 63.1 | 11.5 |
| Cyprus | 46 | 63.1 | 12.5 |
| El Salvador | 48 | 62.8 | 10.7 |
| South Africa | 48 | 62.8 | 10.9 |
| Malta | 50 | 62.6 | 13.7 |
| South Korea | 50 | 62.6 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 61.5 | -0.5 |
| Iceland | 53 | 60.8 | 5.5 |
| Tunisia | 54 | 60.2 | 16.1 |
| Argentina | 54 | 60.2 | 10.1 |
| Ecuador | 54 | 60.2 | 11.5 |
| Russia | 57 | 59.9 | 4.6 |
| Barbados | 58 | 59.1 | 2.4 |
| Grenada | 59 | 59 | 13.7 |
| Estonia | 59 | 59 | 0.9 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 61 | 58.5 | 12.4 |
| Jordan | 62 | 58.4 | 24.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63 | 57.5 | 27.4 |
| Israel | 64 | 56.9 | 8.9 |
| Eswatini | 64 | 56.9 | -20.1 |
| Albania | 66 | 56.8 | 14.7 |
| Lebanon | 66 | 56.8 | -5.5 |
| Tonga | 68 | 56.6 | 6.3 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 56.1 | 4.6 |
| Uruguay | 70 | 55.5 | -1.2 |
| Namibia | 71 | 55.4 | 17.5 |
| Colombia | 71 | 55.4 | -4.8 |
| Dominica | 73 | 55.1 | 12.5 |
| Iran | 74 | 55 | 18.8 |
| Egypt | 74 | 55 | 19.9 |
| Saint Lucia | 76 | 54.8 | -6.3 |
| Costa Rica | 76 | 54.8 | 2.6 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 54.4 | 11.6 |
| Chile | 79 | 54.3 | 3.3 |
| Belarus | 80 | 53.1 | -3.2 |
| Sudan | 81 | 52.8 | 33.6 |
| Malaysia | 81 | 52.8 | 20.6 |
| Suriname | 81 | 52.8 | -35.3 |
| Thailand | 84 | 52.5 | 13.2 |
| Algeria | 84 | 52.5 | -5.9 |
| Lesotho | 86 | 52.4 | -2.7 |
| Moldova | 87 | 52.2 | -14.4 |
| Brazil | 88 | 51.7 | 0.3 |
| Mauritius | 89 | 51 | 15.9 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 90 | 50.9 | 11.5 |
| Nigeria | 91 | 50.8 | 16.5 |
| Pakistan | 92 | 50.6 | 13.2 |
| Panama | 93 | 50.3 | -0.5 |
| Georgia | 94 | 50.1 | -3.1 |
| Kuwait | 95 | 49.7 | 13.5 |
| Turkey | 96 | 49.3 | -1.8 |
| Kenya | 97 | 49 | -5.4 |
| Angola | 97 | 49 | 22.4 |
| Morocco | 99 | 48.7 | 11.9 |
| Azerbaijan | 100 | 48.6 | 2.6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 47.6 | 25.4 |
| Armenia | 102 | 46.7 | 5.8 |
| China | 103 | 46.3 | 24.5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 104 | 46.1 | 28.1 |
| Central African Republic | 105 | 45.4 | -10.5 |
| Solomon Islands | 106 | 45 | 1.1 |
| India | 106 | 45 | -2.9 |
| Kazakhstan | 108 | 44.6 | 18.4 |
| Eritrea | 109 | 43.4 | -14.3 |
| Honduras | 110 | 43.1 | 17.7 |
| Philippines | 111 | 42.8 | -17.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 112 | 42.5 | -10.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 113 | 42.1 | 35.7 |
| Comoros | 114 | 41.7 | 3.9 |
| Peru | 115 | 41.3 | -5.6 |
| Paraguay | 116 | 40.9 | -18.1 |
| Singapore | 117 | 40.2 | -38.6 |
| Djibouti | 118 | 40.1 | -2.8 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 118 | 40.1 | -2.4 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 40 | -3.9 |
| Madagascar | 121 | 39.9 | -19.7 |
| Marshall Islands | 122 | 39.6 | -2.2 |
| Cabo Verde | 123 | 39.5 | 23.3 |
| Micronesia | 124 | 39 | -20.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 125 | 38.9 | 3.9 |
| Guyana | 126 | 38.2 | -35.7 |
| Nicaragua | 127 | 38 | -4.5 |
| Botswana | 128 | 37.9 | -18.8 |
| Belize | 129 | 37.7 | -5.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 130 | 37.5 | 10 |
| Republic of Congo | 131 | 37.1 | -9.2 |
| Haiti | 132 | 37 | 15.5 |
| Zimbabwe | 132 | 37 | -25.8 |
| Fiji | 134 | 36.9 | -10.6 |
| Tajikistan | 134 | 36.9 | -8.4 |
| Guatemala | 136 | 36.7 | -5.2 |
| Turkmenistan | 137 | 36.4 | 11.6 |
| Rwanda | 138 | 35.9 | -4.3 |
| Gambia | 139 | 35.8 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 140 | 35.6 | 1.6 |
| Samoa | 141 | 35 | -16.7 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 141 | 35 | 16.6 |
| Togo | 143 | 34.4 | -12 |
| Malawi | 144 | 34.2 | -14.1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 145 | 33.6 | -3.5 |
| Mauritania | 146 | 32.6 | -2.9 |
| Kiribati | 147 | 32.2 | 17 |
| Vanuatu | 148 | 32 | -36 |
| Oman | 148 | 32 | 18 |
| Burkina Faso | 150 | 31.9 | 5.9 |
| Iraq | 151 | 31.6 | -26.8 |
| Mozambique | 152 | 31.1 | 15.3 |
| Sri Lanka | 153 | 31 | -12.5 |
| Cambodia | 154 | 30.9 | -0.3 |
| Laos | 155 | 30.7 | -6 |
| Viet Nam | 155 | 30.7 | 15.8 |
| Benin | 155 | 30.7 | 10.4 |
| Senegal | 158 | 30.3 | -11.5 |
| Ghana | 159 | 29.6 | -19.6 |
| Bahamas | 160 | 28.7 | -26.6 |
| Maldives | 161 | 27.7 | 10.2 |
| Uganda | 162 | 27.4 | 8.5 |
| Guinea | 163 | 26.8 | -8.8 |
| Zambia | 164 | 26.5 | -25 |
| Mali | 165 | 26.3 | -12.8 |
| Ethiopia | 166 | 26.1 | -0.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 167 | 24.9 | 4.3 |
| Liberia | 167 | 24.9 | -8.8 |
| Bhutan | 169 | 24.7 | -35.4 |
| Nepal | 170 | 23.7 | -38.3 |
| Timor-Leste | 171 | 23.4 | -27.2 |
| Afghanistan | 172 | 22.2 | 7.3 |
| Myanmar | 172 | 22.2 | -13.5 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 174 | 20.2 | -29.5 |
| Tanzania | 175 | 18.7 | 4.3 |
| Chad | 176 | 17.4 | -0.9 |
| Burundi | 177 | 16.8 | -41.6 |
| Mongolia | 178 | 16.6 | -32.6 |
| Niger | 179 | 12.5 | -40.7 |
| Qatar | 180 | 12.1 | -2.8 |