Air Pollution
The Air Pollution issue category measures countries' emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), precursors to acid rain and other environmental damage.
EPI MeasureAir Pollution
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 100.0 | 13.96 | 1 | 49.61 |
| South Korea | 1 | 100.0 | 21.15 | 1 | 49.61 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 100.0 | 5.16 | 1 | 49.61 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100.0 | 0.83 | 1 | 86.69 |
| Jordan | 5 | 99.34 | 80.41 | 1 | 54.9 |
| Finland | 6 | 99.25 | 9.22 | 2 | 86.69 |
| Estonia | 7 | 98.41 | 20.86 | 1 | 81.49 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 98.26 | -0.36 | 3 | 86.69 |
| Czechia | 9 | 97.68 | 14.27 | 2 | 81.49 |
| Belgium | 10 | 97.16 | -2.84 | 4 | 86.69 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 97.08 | 11.44 | 5 | 86.69 |
| Montenegro | 12 | 97.04 | 88.99 | 3 | 81.49 |
| United States | 13 | 96.94 | -3.06 | 6 | 86.69 |
| Slovenia | 14 | 96.47 | 5.32 | 4 | 81.49 |
| Italy | 15 | 96.1 | 24.18 | 7 | 86.69 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 94.85 | -4.3 | 5 | 81.49 |
| Spain | 17 | 94.77 | -5.23 | 8 | 86.69 |
| China | 18 | 92.35 | 51.91 | 4 | 49.61 |
| Austria | 19 | 91.63 | 1.59 | 9 | 86.69 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 91.59 | -7.15 | 10 | 86.69 |
| Poland | 21 | 91.34 | 15.48 | 6 | 81.49 |
| Hungary | 22 | 90.79 | -6.64 | 7 | 81.49 |
| France | 23 | 90.5 | -6.92 | 11 | 86.69 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 90.27 | 41.7 | 1 | 47.3 |
| Croatia | 25 | 89.84 | -4.01 | 8 | 81.49 |
| Ireland | 26 | 89.22 | -10.78 | 12 | 86.69 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 88.07 | -1.57 | 9 | 81.49 |
| Germany | 28 | 87.57 | 10.16 | 13 | 86.69 |
| Canada | 29 | 86.98 | -7.04 | 14 | 86.69 |
| Greece | 30 | 86.86 | 22.67 | 10 | 81.49 |
| Botswana | 31 | 86.32 | 32.15 | 1 | 35.01 |
| Sweden | 32 | 85.28 | 7.62 | 15 | 86.69 |
| Cyprus | 33 | 84.45 | -6.3 | 11 | 81.49 |
| Mexico | 34 | 82.6 | 29.71 | 1 | 51.31 |
| Malta | 35 | 82.27 | 7.23 | 16 | 86.69 |
| Romania | 36 | 81.63 | -16.92 | 12 | 81.49 |
| Denmark | 37 | 80.94 | -19.06 | 17 | 86.69 |
| Jamaica | 38 | 80.4 | 9.18 | 2 | 51.31 |
| Israel | 39 | 80.2 | 25.07 | 2 | 54.9 |
| Singapore | 40 | 79.49 | 11.78 | 5 | 49.61 |
| Serbia | 41 | 77.97 | 18.49 | 13 | 81.49 |
| Gabon | 42 | 75.61 | 74.39 | 2 | 35.01 |
| Portugal | 43 | 75.43 | -18.37 | 18 | 86.69 |
| Albania | 44 | 75.13 | -12.82 | 14 | 81.49 |
| Oman | 45 | 74.55 | 29.94 | 3 | 54.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 46 | 71.42 | 66.86 | 2 | 47.3 |
| Brazil | 47 | 70.93 | 32.19 | 3 | 51.31 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 48 | 70.77 | 15.51 | 15 | 81.49 |
| Egypt | 49 | 70.15 | 46.16 | 4 | 54.9 |
| Namibia | 50 | 69.06 | 44.13 | 3 | 35.01 |
| El Salvador | 51 | 69.02 | 2.64 | 4 | 51.31 |
| Norway | 52 | 68.39 | 7.83 | 19 | 86.69 |
| Iceland | 53 | 68.11 | 21.54 | 20 | 86.69 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 66.53 | 42.54 | 4 | 35.01 |
| Solomon Islands | 55 | 66.14 | 0.93 | 6 | 49.61 |
| Lithuania | 56 | 66.11 | -2.57 | 16 | 81.49 |
| Costa Rica | 57 | 65.84 | 34.68 | 5 | 51.31 |
| Australia | 58 | 65.6 | 6.62 | 21 | 86.69 |
| Belarus | 59 | 65.59 | 5.33 | 3 | 47.3 |
| Samoa | 60 | 64.77 | 8.83 | 7 | 49.61 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 64.19 | 2.51 | 22 | 86.69 |
| Vanuatu | 62 | 63.85 | 52.44 | 8 | 49.61 |
| Kiribati | 63 | 63.47 | -9.79 | 9 | 49.61 |
| South Africa | 64 | 63.46 | 22.88 | 5 | 35.01 |
| Tonga | 65 | 62.91 | -21.53 | 10 | 49.61 |
| Nicaragua | 66 | 61.93 | 14.03 | 6 | 51.31 |
| Latvia | 67 | 61.61 | -26.55 | 17 | 81.49 |
| Lebanon | 68 | 61.37 | 41.18 | 5 | 54.9 |
| Angola | 69 | 60.69 | 60.69 | 6 | 35.01 |
| Ghana | 70 | 60.48 | 55.34 | 7 | 35.01 |
| Qatar | 71 | 60.36 | 22.57 | 6 | 54.9 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 72 | 59.69 | -5.0 | 7 | 51.31 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 57.32 | 14.21 | 7 | 54.9 |
| Tunisia | 74 | 57.3 | 7.72 | 8 | 54.9 |
| Argentina | 75 | 56.33 | 26.23 | 8 | 51.31 |
| Maldives | 76 | 55.97 | 13.89 | 1 | 36.17 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 55.75 | 42.55 | 11 | 49.61 |
| Mauritius | 78 | 55.57 | 20.47 | 8 | 35.01 |
| Chile | 79 | 55.46 | -6.96 | 9 | 51.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 80 | 54.89 | 36.28 | 4 | 47.3 |
| Fiji | 81 | 54.69 | -42.01 | 12 | 49.61 |
| Ecuador | 82 | 54.41 | 37.74 | 10 | 51.31 |
| Panama | 83 | 53.89 | 31.54 | 11 | 51.31 |
| Honduras | 84 | 53.75 | 21.33 | 12 | 51.31 |
| Sri Lanka | 85 | 53.34 | 11.33 | 2 | 36.17 |
| Timor-Leste | 86 | 52.69 | 8.04 | 13 | 49.61 |
| North Macedonia | 87 | 52.03 | -5.15 | 18 | 81.49 |
| India | 88 | 51.99 | 41.75 | 3 | 36.17 |
| Palau | 89 | 51.84 | -8.7 | 14 | 49.61 |
| Kuwait | 90 | 51.61 | 11.93 | 9 | 54.9 |
| Benin | 91 | 51.6 | 49.11 | 9 | 35.01 |
| Colombia | 92 | 51.18 | 27.16 | 13 | 51.31 |
| Saudi Arabia | 93 | 51.13 | 42.17 | 10 | 54.9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 50.5 | -21.2 | 15 | 49.61 |
| Sudan | 95 | 50.35 | 40.53 | 11 | 54.9 |
| Suriname | 96 | 50.23 | 50.23 | 14 | 51.31 |
| Armenia | 97 | 50.0 | 18.55 | 5 | 47.3 |
| Algeria | 98 | 49.8 | 8.43 | 12 | 54.9 |
| Georgia | 99 | 49.62 | 26.82 | 6 | 47.3 |
| Kenya | 100 | 49.37 | 36.38 | 10 | 35.01 |
| Haiti | 101 | 49.05 | 44.64 | 15 | 51.31 |
| Eswatini | 102 | 48.95 | 1.89 | 11 | 35.01 |
| Barbados | 103 | 48.77 | 4.89 | 16 | 51.31 |
| Bahamas | 104 | 48.68 | 6.49 | 17 | 51.31 |
| St. Vincent & the Gren. | 105 | 48.61 | 5.79 | 18 | 51.31 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 106 | 48.59 | 21.49 | 19 | 51.31 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 48.51 | 41.31 | 12 | 35.01 |
| Grenada | 108 | 48.36 | 18.64 | 20 | 51.31 |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 109 | 48.17 | -8.64 | 21 | 51.31 |
| Saint Lucia | 110 | 48.14 | 8.54 | 22 | 51.31 |
| Dominica | 111 | 48.03 | 7.86 | 23 | 51.31 |
| Tanzania | 112 | 47.73 | 21.06 | 13 | 35.01 |
| Türkiye | 113 | 47.31 | -8.71 | 19 | 81.49 |
| Russia | 114 | 46.98 | -12.26 | 7 | 47.3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 115 | 46.68 | -31.84 | 14 | 35.01 |
| Bhutan | 116 | 46.24 | 26.03 | 4 | 36.17 |
| Thailand | 117 | 45.84 | -4.76 | 16 | 49.61 |
| Togo | 118 | 43.94 | 34.22 | 15 | 35.01 |
| Belize | 119 | 43.46 | 17.11 | 24 | 51.31 |
| Azerbaijan | 120 | 42.02 | -34.08 | 8 | 47.3 |
| Afghanistan | 121 | 41.96 | 41.96 | 5 | 36.17 |
| Iran | 122 | 41.84 | 0.06 | 13 | 54.9 |
| Peru | 123 | 40.42 | 7.12 | 25 | 51.31 |
| Lesotho | 124 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 16 | 35.01 |
| Bolivia | 125 | 39.67 | 21.09 | 26 | 51.31 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 39.07 | 7.26 | 17 | 35.01 |
| Uruguay | 127 | 38.74 | 25.34 | 27 | 51.31 |
| Paraguay | 128 | 38.12 | -2.01 | 28 | 51.31 |
| Zambia | 129 | 37.25 | 13.96 | 18 | 35.01 |
| Kazakhstan | 130 | 35.48 | -19.33 | 9 | 47.3 |
| Burundi | 131 | 35.36 | 8.4 | 19 | 35.01 |
| Mozambique | 132 | 35.01 | 5.94 | 20 | 35.01 |
| Moldova | 133 | 34.49 | -8.99 | 10 | 47.3 |
| Pakistan | 134 | 34.13 | 6.35 | 6 | 36.17 |
| Morocco | 135 | 33.52 | -3.87 | 14 | 54.9 |
| Republic of Congo | 136 | 32.42 | 32.42 | 21 | 35.01 |
| Central African Rep. | 137 | 31.91 | -9.58 | 22 | 35.01 |
| Uganda | 138 | 30.77 | 19.84 | 23 | 35.01 |
| Guyana | 139 | 30.54 | -4.69 | 29 | 51.31 |
| Guatemala | 140 | 28.91 | -20.61 | 30 | 51.31 |
| Dominican Republic | 141 | 28.76 | -24.27 | 31 | 51.31 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 142 | 27.74 | 4.48 | 24 | 35.01 |
| Niger | 143 | 27.37 | 26.51 | 25 | 35.01 |
| Bahrain | 144 | 25.76 | -8.05 | 15 | 54.9 |
| Myanmar | 145 | 25.65 | -2.35 | 17 | 49.61 |
| Malawi | 146 | 25.32 | -6.88 | 26 | 35.01 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 147 | 24.61 | -12.29 | 27 | 35.01 |
| Philippines | 148 | 24.08 | -46.11 | 18 | 49.61 |
| Chad | 149 | 23.41 | 3.99 | 28 | 35.01 |
| Sierra Leone | 150 | 23.4 | 1.92 | 29 | 35.01 |
| Ethiopia | 151 | 22.98 | 9.89 | 30 | 35.01 |
| Comoros | 152 | 22.55 | -13.38 | 31 | 35.01 |
| Liberia | 153 | 21.93 | 1.99 | 32 | 35.01 |
| Burkina Faso | 154 | 21.45 | 4.89 | 33 | 35.01 |
| Uzbekistan | 155 | 19.55 | -35.37 | 11 | 47.3 |
| Guinea | 156 | 19.08 | 9.38 | 34 | 35.01 |
| Senegal | 157 | 18.81 | 0.83 | 35 | 35.01 |
| Mali | 158 | 18.16 | -1.36 | 36 | 35.01 |
| Mongolia | 159 | 17.83 | 10.21 | 19 | 49.61 |
| Gambia | 160 | 17.41 | -10.85 | 37 | 35.01 |
| Mauritania | 161 | 16.59 | -3.17 | 38 | 35.01 |
| Madagascar | 162 | 16.39 | 7.2 | 39 | 35.01 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 163 | 15.07 | -7.2 | 40 | 35.01 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 164 | 14.05 | -8.89 | 41 | 35.01 |
| Iraq | 165 | 13.86 | 1.92 | 16 | 54.9 |
| Djibouti | 166 | 12.64 | -37.29 | 42 | 35.01 |
| Cabo Verde | 167 | 12.33 | -7.46 | 43 | 35.01 |
| Seychelles | 168 | 10.15 | -60.83 | 44 | 35.01 |
| Laos | 169 | 9.03 | 9.03 | 20 | 49.61 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 8.34 | -12.29 | 21 | 49.61 |
| Rwanda | 171 | 7.93 | -21.76 | 45 | 35.01 |
| Tajikistan | 172 | 7.26 | -14.16 | 12 | 47.3 |
| Nepal | 173 | 5.7 | -7.85 | 7 | 36.17 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 174 | 1.47 | -31.38 | 22 | 49.61 |
| Bangladesh | 175 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 36.17 |
| Cambodia | 175 | 0.0 | -15.2 | 23 | 49.61 |
| Viet Nam | 175 | 0.0 | -22.62 | 23 | 49.61 |
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