The Waste Management issue category recognizes the threats of solid waste to human health. It is based on one indicator, controlled solid waste.
Waste Management
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 100 | - |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100 | - |
| Denmark | 3 | 99.8 | - |
| Sweden | 3 | 99.8 | - |
| Singapore | 5 | 99.6 | - |
| Switzerland | 6 | 99 | - |
| Mauritius | 7 | 98 | - |
| Germany | 8 | 97.9 | - |
| Finland | 9 | 97.7 | - |
| Belgium | 10 | 97.6 | - |
| Norway | 10 | 97.6 | - |
| Austria | 12 | 97.2 | - |
| South Korea | 13 | 96.7 | - |
| Malta | 13 | 96.7 | - |
| Luxembourg | 15 | 96.2 | - |
| France | 16 | 94.8 | - |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 92.9 | - |
| Algeria | 18 | 91.6 | - |
| Poland | 19 | 91.1 | - |
| Portugal | 20 | 90.2 | - |
| Czech Republic | 21 | 89.5 | - |
| Hungary | 22 | 89.2 | - |
| Spain | 23 | 89 | - |
| Lithuania | 24 | 87.8 | - |
| Japan | 25 | 86.5 | - |
| Iceland | 26 | 84.8 | - |
| Canada | 27 | 84.7 | - |
| Slovenia | 28 | 83.8 | - |
| Italy | 29 | 83.7 | - |
| Bulgaria | 30 | 83.6 | - |
| Greece | 31 | 83 | - |
| Ireland | 32 | 81.7 | - |
| Malaysia | 33 | 81.4 | - |
| Slovakia | 34 | 80.6 | - |
| Croatia | 35 | 80 | - |
| Grenada | 36 | 78.8 | - |
| Saint Lucia | 37 | 77.5 | - |
| Belarus | 37 | 77.5 | - |
| Cyprus | 37 | 77.5 | - |
| Australia | 40 | 77.3 | - |
| South Africa | 41 | 77 | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 42 | 75.1 | - |
| Estonia | 43 | 74.4 | - |
| Mexico | 44 | 74.3 | - |
| Ukraine | 45 | 73.1 | - |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46 | 72.8 | - |
| Israel | 47 | 72.2 | - |
| North Macedonia | 48 | 72.1 | - |
| New Zealand | 49 | 68 | - |
| Barbados | 50 | 67.2 | - |
| Brazil | 51 | 65.8 | - |
| Romania | 51 | 65.8 | - |
| Chile | 53 | 65.7 | - |
| Costa Rica | 54 | 64.8 | - |
| Dominica | 55 | 62.4 | - |
| Lebanon | 56 | 61.4 | - |
| Saudi Arabia | 56 | 61.4 | - |
| Latvia | 56 | 61.4 | - |
| Bahrain | 59 | 60.4 | - |
| Qatar | 60 | 60.2 | - |
| Bhutan | 61 | 59.7 | - |
| Turkmenistan | 62 | 59.2 | - |
| El Salvador | 63 | 55.5 | - |
| Sudan | 64 | 53.8 | - |
| Ecuador | 65 | 53.6 | - |
| China | 66 | 51.8 | - |
| Samoa | 67 | 51.7 | - |
| Indonesia | 68 | 49.8 | - |
| Uruguay | 69 | 48.9 | - |
| Turkey | 70 | 48.5 | - |
| United States of America | 71 | 48.3 | - |
| Serbia | 72 | 44.7 | - |
| Argentina | 73 | 44.6 | - |
| Guyana | 74 | 44.2 | - |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 43.9 | - |
| Jordan | 76 | 43.1 | - |
| Brunei Darussalam | 77 | 42.5 | - |
| Panama | 78 | 42 | - |
| Honduras | 79 | 40.3 | - |
| Fiji | 80 | 40 | - |
| Tunisia | 81 | 39.6 | - |
| Morocco | 81 | 39.6 | - |
| Paraguay | 83 | 35 | - |
| Thailand | 84 | 32.9 | - |
| Jamaica | 85 | 31.7 | - |
| Vanuatu | 86 | 31.4 | - |
| Bolivia | 87 | 31.1 | - |
| Pakistan | 87 | 31.1 | - |
| Nepal | 89 | 30.5 | - |
| Peru | 90 | 30 | - |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91 | 27.9 | - |
| Tonga | 92 | 27.2 | - |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 26.8 | - |
| Cuba | 94 | 25.9 | - |
| Viet Nam | 95 | 22.8 | - |
| Marshall Islands | 96 | 22.1 | - |
| Iran | 97 | 19 | - |
| Laos | 98 | 18.7 | - |
| Philippines | 99 | 17.4 | - |
| Belize | 100 | 17 | - |
| Guatemala | 101 | 16.6 | - |
| Egypt | 102 | 16.3 | - |
| India | 103 | 16.1 | - |
| Moldova | 104 | 13.8 | - |
| Mauritania | 105 | 12.5 | - |
| Nicaragua | 106 | 11.4 | - |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 11 | - |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 108 | 10.4 | - |
| Cameroon | 109 | 10.2 | - |
| Burkina Faso | 109 | 10.2 | - |
| Maldives | 111 | 9.6 | - |
| Nigeria | 112 | 7.7 | - |
| Benin | 113 | 5.8 | - |
| Dominican Republic | 114 | 5.7 | - |
| Kenya | 115 | 5.5 | - |
| Montenegro | 116 | 5.3 | - |
| Bangladesh | 117 | 5 | - |
| Uganda | 118 | 4.9 | - |
| Sri Lanka | 119 | 4.4 | - |
| Namibia | 120 | 4.2 | - |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 121 | 3.5 | - |
| Russia | 122 | 3.2 | - |
| Guinea | 123 | 2.5 | - |
| Kazakhstan | 124 | 2.2 | - |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 125 | 2.1 | - |
| Togo | 126 | 1 | - |
| Niger | 126 | 1 | - |
| Senegal | 128 | 0.9 | - |
| Haiti | 128 | 0.9 | - |
| Botswana | 130 | 0.7 | - |
| Mozambique | 130 | 0.7 | - |
| Madagascar | 132 | 0.6 | - |
| Albania | 133 | - | - |
| Ethiopia | 133 | - | - |
| Armenia | 133 | - | - |
| Azerbaijan | 133 | - | - |
| Djibouti | 133 | - | - |
| Micronesia | 133 | - | - |
| Iraq | 133 | - | - |
| Rwanda | 133 | - | - |
| Gabon | 133 | - | - |
| Central African Republic | 133 | - | - |
| Mali | 133 | - | - |
| Georgia | 133 | - | - |
| Solomon Islands | 133 | - | - |
| Sierra Leone | 133 | - | - |
| Myanmar | 133 | - | - |
| Ghana | 133 | - | - |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 133 | - | - |
| Suriname | 133 | - | - |
| Mongolia | 133 | - | - |
| Republic of Congo | 133 | - | - |
| Gambia | 133 | - | - |
| Eswatini | 133 | - | - |
| Seychelles | 133 | - | - |
| Chad | 133 | - | - |
| Guinea-Bissau | 133 | - | - |
| Malawi | 133 | - | - |
| Tajikistan | 133 | - | - |
| Equatorial Guinea | 133 | - | - |
| Timor-Leste | 133 | - | - |
| Kyrgyzstan | 133 | - | - |
| Cambodia | 133 | - | - |
| Kiribati | 133 | - | - |
| Burundi | 133 | - | - |
| Taiwan | 133 | - | - |
| Tanzania | 133 | - | - |
| Kuwait | 133 | - | - |
| Comoros | 133 | - | - |
| Cabo Verde | 133 | - | - |
| Liberia | 133 | - | - |
| Uzbekistan | 133 | - | - |
| Oman | 133 | - | - |
| Venezuela | 133 | - | - |
| Angola | 133 | - | - |
| Eritrea | 133 | - | - |
| Lesotho | 133 | - | - |
| Bahamas | 133 | - | - |
| Zambia | 133 | - | - |
| Afghanistan | 133 | - | - |