Air Quality

The Air Quality issue category measures the impacts of air pollution on human health in each country. It consists of seven indicators: ambient PM2.5 exposure, household solid fuels, ozone exposure, nitrogen oxides exposure, sulfur dioxide exposure, carbon monoxide exposure, and volatile organic compound exposure.

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Table of EPI results for Air Quality
Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Iceland	1	97.04	2.88	1	84.11
Finland	2	96.92	9.88	2	84.11
Sweden	3	96.79	8.41	3	84.11
Norway	4	95.6	9.95	4	84.11
Luxembourg	5	89.07	21.17	5	84.11
Australia	6	88.93	-0.09	6	84.11
Ireland	7	88.45	8.95	7	84.11
Denmark	8	87.79	14.23	8	84.11
Canada	9	87.16	5.06	9	84.11
New Zealand	10	86.66	0.23	10	84.11
Switzerland	11	85.42	11.42	11	84.11
France	12	84.87	12.5	12	84.11
Netherlands	13	83.69	15.54	13	84.11
Belgium	14	81.7	17.53	14	84.11
Estonia	15	80.76	21.93	1	49.13
Portugal	16	79.76	10.64	15	84.11
United States	17	79.73	7.22	16	84.11
Bahamas	18	77.81	6.29	1	43.35
United Kingdom	19	77.47	7.41	17	84.11
Spain	20	76.65	6.46	18	84.11
Japan	21	75.73	3.85	1	37.95
Germany	22	74.41	12.66	19	84.11
Austria	23	72.78	12.95	20	84.11
Malta	24	71.53	8.37	21	84.11
Barbados	25	70.4	2.64	2	43.35
Greece	26	68.9	7.77	2	49.13
Seychelles	27	68.7	7.06	1	26.6
Antigua & Barbuda	28	68.52	8.37	3	43.35
Italy	29	68.04	7.42	22	84.11
Israel	30	67.7	3.29	1	42.12
Cyprus	31	66.06	5.53	3	49.13
Singapore	32	65.91	10.47	2	37.95
Argentina	33	64.89	13.35	4	43.35
Czechia	34	64.54	12.92	4	49.13
Saint Kitts & Nevis	35	64.44	8.86	5	43.35
South Korea	36	64.1	3.28	3	37.95
Slovakia	37	63.12	14.33	5	49.13
Brunei Darussalam	38	62.46	9.25	4	37.95
Slovenia	39	62.06	10.32	6	49.13
Uruguay	40	60.57	7.2	6	43.35
Trinidad & Tobago	41	60.13	1.9	7	43.35
Belarus	42	59.4	20.65	1	35.9
Lithuania	43	58.28	18.49	7	49.13
Russia	44	56.13	15.82	2	35.9
Palau	45	55.31	9.54	5	37.95
Algeria	46	54.83	10.98	2	42.12
Kiribati	46	54.83	3.98	6	37.95
Poland	48	52.65	15.64	8	49.13
Jordan	49	51.23	6.48	3	42.12
Comoros	50	51.22	0.08	2	26.6
Mauritius	51	50.99	8.33	3	26.6
Saint Lucia	52	50.48	8.72	8	43.35
Turkmenistan	53	50.42	8.87	3	35.9
Qatar	54	50.16	1.53	4	42.12
Panama	55	49.79	9.57	9	43.35
St. Vincent & the Gren.	56	49.64	11.23	10	43.35
Kuwait	57	49.53	4.85	5	42.12
Malaysia	58	49.07	8.92	7	37.95
Oman	59	48.94	3.31	6	42.12
Türkiye	60	48.9	17.52	9	49.13
Taiwan	61	48.86	7.57	8	37.95
United Arab Emirates	62	48.4	1.0	7	42.12
Maldives	63	48.01	11.74	1	19.74
Chile	64	47.9	7.2	11	43.35
Croatia	65	47.85	8.88	10	49.13
Colombia	66	47.82	10.01	12	43.35
Latvia	67	47.43	12.81	11	49.13
Costa Rica	68	46.79	4.56	13	43.35
Saudi Arabia	69	46.73	8.79	8	42.12
Tonga	70	45.73	-0.41	9	37.95
Dominica	71	44.87	4.68	14	43.35
Romania	72	44.73	13.82	12	49.13
Mozambique	73	44.19	3.64	4	26.6
Samoa	74	43.26	-0.04	10	37.95
Hungary	75	43.25	11.88	13	49.13
Brazil	76	43.04	6.41	15	43.35
Iran	77	41.59	6.28	9	42.12
Grenada	78	41.55	4.26	16	43.35
Armenia	79	40.24	17.58	4	35.9
Lebanon	80	39.94	2.43	10	42.12
Vanuatu	81	38.96	0.13	11	37.95
Madagascar	82	38.8	3.92	5	26.6
Bahrain	83	38.78	4.19	11	42.12
Tunisia	84	38.63	4.77	12	42.12
Malawi	85	38.47	4.01	6	26.6
Ukraine	86	38.43	12.73	5	35.9
Ecuador	87	37.54	-0.86	17	43.35
Albania	88	37.37	8.06	14	49.13
Peru	89	37.33	1.06	18	43.35
Thailand	90	36.76	8.27	12	37.95
Zimbabwe	91	36.47	4.82	7	26.6
Kazakhstan	92	36.26	12.3	6	35.9
Suriname	93	35.69	5.0	19	43.35
Tanzania	94	35.47	2.91	8	26.6
Bulgaria	95	34.97	9.23	15	49.13
Moldova	96	34.62	7.98	7	35.9
Timor-Leste	97	34.58	1.96	13	37.95
Kenya	98	34.27	0.78	9	26.6
Mexico	99	34.2	1.16	20	43.35
Jamaica	100	33.91	2.91	21	43.35
Botswana	101	33.77	9.69	10	26.6
Nicaragua	102	33.4	1.23	22	43.35
Ethiopia	103	32.89	-0.3	11	26.6
Fiji	104	31.83	2.79	14	37.95
Uganda	105	31.06	1.84	12	26.6
Cabo Verde	106	31.01	-0.2	13	26.6
Belize	107	30.71	-0.72	23	43.35
Dominican Republic	108	30.63	0.48	24	43.35
Guyana	109	30.48	6.91	25	43.35
North Macedonia	110	30.21	11.84	16	49.13
Morocco	111	30.11	10.49	13	42.12
São Tomé & Príncipe	112	29.96	0.72	14	26.6
Montenegro	113	29.29	6.73	17	49.13
Solomon Islands	114	29.12	-0.67	15	37.95
Georgia	115	28.83	7.38	8	35.9
Azerbaijan	116	28.57	7.35	9	35.9
Serbia	117	28.56	8.31	18	49.13
Burkina Faso	118	28.45	1.36	15	26.6
Egypt	119	27.83	2.5	14	42.12
Gabon	120	27.82	4.44	16	26.6
Burundi	121	27.81	1.74	17	26.6
Iraq	122	27.77	4.47	15	42.12
Paraguay	123	27.01	-1.65	26	43.35
Cambodia	124	26.43	-1.64	16	37.95
Senegal	125	25.97	-1.6	18	26.6
Papua New Guinea	126	25.96	1.55	17	37.95
Liberia	127	25.73	1.63	19	26.6
Honduras	128	25.71	-1.01	27	43.35
China	129	25.59	11.12	18	37.95
Haiti	130	25.49	0.64	28	43.35
Kyrgyzstan	131	25.46	4.82	10	35.9
El Salvador	132	25.33	0.61	29	43.35
Namibia	133	25.0	4.8	20	26.6
Zambia	134	24.89	-1.8	21	26.6
Equatorial Guinea	135	24.87	1.32	22	26.6
Bolivia	136	24.69	4.65	30	43.35
Bosnia & Herzegovina	137	24.61	4.84	19	49.13
Afghanistan	138	24.44	0.43	2	19.74
South Africa	139	24.21	6.91	23	26.6
Rwanda	140	24.1	-0.2	24	26.6
Viet Nam	141	23.95	0.51	19	37.95
Sri Lanka	142	23.2	0.94	3	19.74
Guatemala	143	23.01	-0.17	31	43.35
Sierra Leone	144	22.73	1.21	25	26.6
Benin	145	22.37	2.22	26	26.6
Guinea	146	21.37	1.73	27	26.6
Dem. Rep. Congo	147	21.26	1.86	28	26.6
Mali	148	20.92	0.93	29	26.6
Eswatini	149	20.82	4.46	30	26.6
Togo	150	20.79	-1.5	31	26.6
Indonesia	151	20.62	5.39	20	37.95
Lesotho	152	19.88	0.4	32	26.6
Gambia	153	19.73	-1.56	33	26.6
Djibouti	154	19.59	0.88	34	26.6
Bhutan	155	19.56	5.71	4	19.74
Angola	156	19.45	3.15	35	26.6
Central African Rep.	157	19.06	0.57	36	26.6
Côte d'Ivoire	157	19.06	-0.67	36	26.6
Uzbekistan	159	18.45	4.71	11	35.9
Philippines	160	18.32	1.11	21	37.95
Guinea-Bissau	161	18.0	0.38	38	26.6
Mongolia	162	17.78	6.09	22	37.95
Nepal	163	15.28	0.22	5	19.74
Niger	164	15.15	1.69	39	26.6
Chad	165	15.09	1.38	40	26.6
Ghana	166	14.57	-2.91	41	26.6
Mauritania	167	14.31	1.06	42	26.6
Tajikistan	168	13.97	-4.34	12	35.9
Cameroon	169	13.61	1.15	43	26.6
Republic of Congo	170	12.44	-0.04	44	26.6
Bangladesh	171	11.96	-0.56	6	19.74
Sudan	172	11.82	2.7	16	42.12
Nigeria	173	10.76	1.69	45	26.6
Laos	174	9.28	-2.09	23	37.95
India	175	7.89	-0.15	7	19.74
Pakistan	176	7.54	1.74	8	19.74
Myanmar	177	6.33	-1.48	24	37.95
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Air Quality