The Acid Rain issue category measures progress on managing the emissions of two precursors to acid rain. It is composed of two indicators, adjusted emission growth rates for SO2 and NOX.
Acid Rain
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 1 | 100.00 | 4.10 |
| Austria | 1 | 100.00 | 5.00 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100.00 | 13.90 |
| China | 1 | 100.00 | 78.80 |
| Belgium | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Canada | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Germany | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Denmark | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Japan | 1 | 100.00 | 2.10 |
| Estonia | 1 | 100.00 | 4.70 |
| Croatia | 1 | 100.00 | 17.20 |
| Spain | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Finland | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| France | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Hungary | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Italy | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 100.00 | 8.50 |
| Norway | 1 | 100.00 | 15.90 |
| Malta | 1 | 100.00 | 18.50 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 100.00 | 23.90 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Portugal | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Slovakia | 1 | 100.00 | 1.70 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 100.00 | 7.00 |
| Singapore | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Sweden | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Taiwan | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| United States of America | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Poland | 32 | 99.60 | 16.30 |
| Serbia | 33 | 99.30 | 30.10 |
| Belarus | 34 | 97.80 | 21.80 |
| Romania | 35 | 95.90 | 21.90 |
| Iceland | 36 | 95.80 | 27.20 |
| Lithuania | 37 | 95.50 | 12.30 |
| Ireland | 38 | 95.40 | -4.60 |
| Latvia | 39 | 95.00 | 7.80 |
| Ukraine | 40 | 94.60 | 24.70 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 41 | 93.20 | 56.90 |
| El Salvador | 42 | 92.80 | 34.40 |
| Cyprus | 43 | 92.50 | -5.90 |
| Barbados | 44 | 92.20 | 39.90 |
| Russia | 45 | 91.90 | -2.20 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46 | 91.50 | 49.50 |
| Morocco | 47 | 90.90 | 34.60 |
| Albania | 48 | 90.20 | 2.80 |
| Mexico | 49 | 90.10 | 21.90 |
| Saint Lucia | 50 | 89.80 | 31.30 |
| Panama | 51 | 89.60 | 49.40 |
| Iran | 52 | 89.40 | 47.90 |
| Australia | 53 | 88.60 | 20.40 |
| Bahamas | 54 | 88.10 | 11.70 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 87.80 | 14.40 |
| Dominica | 56 | 87.70 | 49.60 |
| Grenada | 57 | 87.40 | 50.60 |
| Belize | 58 | 85.90 | -14.10 |
| Argentina | 59 | 85.40 | 39.40 |
| South Korea | 60 | 84.30 | -15.00 |
| Costa Rica | 61 | 84.20 | 29.30 |
| Cuba | 62 | 81.30 | -13.50 |
| Guyana | 63 | 81.20 | 0.80 |
| Tunisia | 64 | 80.60 | 13.80 |
| Ecuador | 65 | 79.90 | 30.70 |
| Thailand | 66 | 79.80 | 4.30 |
| Uruguay | 67 | 79.70 | 57.00 |
| Greece | 68 | 78.70 | -5.50 |
| Namibia | 69 | 76.70 | 38.20 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 76.00 | 11.00 |
| Eswatini | 71 | 75.50 | 5.70 |
| Jordan | 72 | 75.30 | -24.70 |
| Burundi | 73 | 74.80 | 8.40 |
| Chile | 74 | 74.60 | 8.30 |
| Djibouti | 74 | 74.60 | 13.00 |
| South Africa | 74 | 74.60 | 19.30 |
| Venezuela | 77 | 74.00 | 25.00 |
| Egypt | 78 | 73.80 | 30.90 |
| Togo | 79 | 72.60 | 38.60 |
| Seychelles | 80 | 72.40 | 40.50 |
| Kuwait | 81 | 71.60 | 35.40 |
| Kenya | 82 | 71.00 | 33.90 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 71.00 | 31.60 |
| Algeria | 84 | 70.80 | 11.90 |
| Tonga | 85 | 70.50 | 8.30 |
| Brazil | 86 | 70.40 | -3.20 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 86 | 70.40 | 41.50 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 88 | 69.80 | 57.40 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 89 | 69.40 | 41.40 |
| Nicaragua | 90 | 69.20 | 6.00 |
| Jamaica | 91 | 69.10 | -27.60 |
| Rwanda | 92 | 67.80 | 13.40 |
| Solomon Islands | 93 | 67.70 | -26.20 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 94 | 66.50 | 28.40 |
| Gabon | 95 | 66.10 | 46.60 |
| Niger | 96 | 65.40 | 25.00 |
| Ghana | 97 | 65.30 | 26.10 |
| Kiribati | 98 | 64.90 | 20.00 |
| Mauritius | 99 | 64.80 | 9.70 |
| Kazakhstan | 100 | 64.70 | -2.40 |
| Paraguay | 101 | 64.50 | -17.60 |
| Tanzania | 102 | 64.40 | 17.60 |
| Qatar | 103 | 64.30 | 58.70 |
| Vanuatu | 104 | 63.90 | -8.40 |
| Chad | 104 | 63.90 | 34.20 |
| Moldova | 106 | 63.30 | -9.10 |
| Uganda | 107 | 63.20 | 43.60 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 108 | 62.90 | 16.70 |
| Republic of Congo | 109 | 62.70 | 62.70 |
| Malawi | 109 | 62.70 | 0.70 |
| Cameroon | 111 | 62.50 | 20.60 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 62.20 | -18.30 |
| Turkey | 113 | 61.80 | -1.20 |
| Central African Republic | 114 | 61.10 | -10.90 |
| Mali | 114 | 61.10 | 11.70 |
| Sudan | 116 | 60.50 | 51.10 |
| Bahrain | 117 | 59.70 | 31.40 |
| United Arab Emirates | 118 | 59.20 | 3.80 |
| Comoros | 118 | 59.20 | 23.80 |
| Israel | 120 | 58.50 | -37.90 |
| Gambia | 121 | 58.20 | 26.00 |
| Eritrea | 122 | 58.10 | -16.80 |
| Saudi Arabia | 123 | 57.40 | 12.20 |
| Uzbekistan | 124 | 56.60 | -29.00 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 125 | 56.40 | 17.70 |
| Iraq | 126 | 56.30 | -14.10 |
| Mauritania | 127 | 56.10 | -6.90 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128 | 56.00 | 8.40 |
| Peru | 128 | 56.00 | -20.40 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 130 | 55.60 | 37.50 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 54.90 | -32.60 |
| India | 132 | 54.40 | 21.30 |
| Lesotho | 133 | 53.10 | 41.30 |
| Madagascar | 134 | 52.60 | -5.70 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 135 | 52.50 | -31.30 |
| Suriname | 136 | 52.10 | -26.80 |
| Colombia | 137 | 52.00 | -26.40 |
| Marshall Islands | 138 | 51.40 | -41.60 |
| Honduras | 139 | 51.10 | 33.20 |
| Angola | 140 | 50.50 | 41.70 |
| Micronesia | 140 | 50.50 | -48.50 |
| Samoa | 142 | 48.60 | -27.10 |
| Pakistan | 143 | 48.00 | 8.10 |
| Guinea | 144 | 47.60 | 3.20 |
| Fiji | 145 | 46.90 | -39.70 |
| Turkmenistan | 146 | 46.70 | -10.30 |
| Burkina Faso | 147 | 45.60 | 20.00 |
| Liberia | 148 | 45.50 | 1.50 |
| Bhutan | 149 | 45.40 | -1.40 |
| Oman | 150 | 45.20 | -23.60 |
| Sierra Leone | 151 | 44.10 | -25.80 |
| Indonesia | 152 | 43.90 | 18.50 |
| Ethiopia | 153 | 43.60 | 6.10 |
| Timor-Leste | 154 | 42.10 | 42.10 |
| Armenia | 155 | 39.20 | 11.70 |
| Tajikistan | 156 | 38.50 | 22.70 |
| Lebanon | 157 | 37.90 | -39.80 |
| Botswana | 158 | 37.20 | -26.00 |
| Maldives | 159 | 36.00 | 15.50 |
| Afghanistan | 160 | 35.50 | 35.50 |
| Philippines | 161 | 34.80 | -62.20 |
| Papua New Guinea | 162 | 33.70 | -19.30 |
| Guatemala | 163 | 33.50 | -39.00 |
| Mongolia | 164 | 32.60 | -13.60 |
| Zambia | 165 | 32.20 | -42.90 |
| Azerbaijan | 166 | 31.90 | -64.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 167 | 29.50 | -26.50 |
| Senegal | 168 | 28.00 | -12.40 |
| Bangladesh | 169 | 25.80 | -14.70 |
| Mozambique | 170 | 25.60 | 5.50 |
| Bolivia | 171 | 22.30 | -3.70 |
| Cabo Verde | 172 | 21.40 | 0.40 |
| Haiti | 173 | 19.80 | -29.30 |
| Viet Nam | 174 | 19.30 | -13.20 |
| Cambodia | 175 | 17.60 | -20.70 |
| Georgia | 176 | 17.30 | -46.00 |
| Laos | 177 | 13.30 | -15.30 |
| Nepal | 178 | 11.20 | -43.90 |
| Benin | 179 | 6.00 | 4.50 |
| Myanmar | 180 | NA | -47.20 |