NO_X emission trend

We measure the average annual growth rate of nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions over the years 2014 to 2023 and adjust for economic trends to isolate change due to policy effort rather than economic fluctuation. A score of 100 indicates a country is cutting emissions by at least 5% per year, and a score of 0 indicates that a country is increasing emissions by 5% per year or more. Data come from the Community Emissions Data System.

EPI MeasureNOx emission trend

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Table of EPI results for NOx emission trend

Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Albania	1	100.0	24.1	1	84.39
Austria	1	100.0	17.51	1	90.45
Belgium	1	100.0	0.0	1	90.45
Finland	1	100.0	3.23	1	90.45
France	1	100.0	5.16	1	90.45
Germany	1	100.0	16.38	1	90.45
Japan	1	100.0	0.0	1	47.48
Luxembourg	1	100.0	0.0	1	90.45
Mexico	1	100.0	42.02	1	46.96
Netherlands	1	100.0	2.53	1	90.45
Serbia	1	100.0	31.48	1	84.39
Slovenia	1	100.0	17.7	1	84.39
South Korea	1	100.0	2.83	1	47.48
Switzerland	1	100.0	23.16	1	90.45
Taiwan	1	100.0	0.0	1	47.48
United Kingdom	1	100.0	0.0	1	90.45
Kyrgyzstan	17	99.0	99.0	1	42.37
Jordan	18	98.68	96.05	1	49.56
Italy	19	97.14	28.57	10	90.45
Estonia	20	96.81	27.93	4	84.39
Sweden	21	95.47	12.51	11	90.45
Czechia	22	95.36	5.59	5	84.39
Denmark	23	94.97	-5.03	12	90.45
Montenegro	24	94.08	94.08	6	84.39
United States	25	93.88	-6.12	13	90.45
Bosnia & Herzegovina	26	90.74	14.11	7	84.39
Bulgaria	27	89.7	-8.6	8	84.39
Spain	28	89.55	-10.45	14	90.45
Ireland	29	87.54	-12.46	15	90.45
Poland	30	85.28	21.61	9	84.39
China	31	84.69	65.34	4	47.48
Portugal	32	84.68	-2.91	16	90.45
Cyprus	33	82.88	1.37	10	84.39
Belarus	34	82.77	44.73	2	42.37
North Macedonia	35	81.72	21.49	11	84.39
Hungary	36	81.58	-13.27	12	84.39
Canada	37	80.62	-13.17	17	90.45
Ukraine	38	80.53	16.46	3	42.37
New Zealand	39	79.77	9.56	18	90.45
Croatia	40	79.68	-8.07	13	84.39
Iceland	41	78.59	-14.54	19	90.45
Solomon Islands	42	77.51	10.06	5	47.48
Slovakia	43	76.15	-19.71	14	84.39
Greece	44	75.09	18.67	15	84.39
Latvia	45	74.27	-2.05	16	84.39
Samoa	46	74.06	6.69	6	47.48
Norway	47	72.75	23.41	20	90.45
Botswana	48	72.65	30.71	1	29.16
Gabon	49	72.54	72.54	2	29.16
Vanuatu	50	72.38	49.56	7	47.48
South Africa	51	71.96	32.8	3	29.16
Lithuania	52	71.67	3.45	17	84.39
Kiribati	53	71.53	-14.79	8	47.48
Israel	54	71.11	26.25	2	49.56
Australia	55	70.43	5.63	21	90.45
Tonga	56	70.4	-20.95	9	47.48
Brazil	57	65.55	40.73	2	46.96
Türkiye	58	65.16	0.17	18	84.39
Malta	59	64.53	2.11	22	90.45
Romania	60	63.26	-33.83	19	84.39
Mauritius	61	61.83	24.58	4	29.16
Lebanon	62	61.05	61.05	3	49.56
United Arab Emirates	63	60.91	60.91	4	49.56
Jamaica	64	60.8	-19.59	3	46.96
Angola	65	60.79	60.79	5	29.16
Benin	66	59.1	59.1	6	29.16
Singapore	67	58.98	1.0	10	47.48
Sri Lanka	68	57.49	26.31	1	36.29
Egypt	69	57.22	38.52	5	49.56
Honduras	70	56.68	28.47	4	46.96
India	71	55.16	54.43	2	36.29
Zimbabwe	72	55.02	39.95	7	29.16
Fiji	73	53.41	-46.59	11	47.48
El Salvador	74	53.12	-17.48	5	46.96
Georgia	75	52.85	52.85	4	42.37
Palau	76	52.52	-13.96	12	47.48
Republic of Congo	77	52.08	52.08	8	29.16
Antigua & Barbuda	78	51.35	51.35	6	46.96
St. Vincent & the Gren.	79	51.32	29.6	7	46.96
Malaysia	80	51.29	44.37	13	47.48
Bahamas	81	51.08	21.91	8	46.96
Trinidad & Tobago	81	51.08	21.69	8	46.96
Grenada	83	50.76	49.51	10	46.96
Saint Kitts & Nevis	84	50.42	2.07	11	46.96
Timor-Leste	85	50.4	27.58	14	47.48
Dominica	86	50.19	37.05	12	46.96
Barbados	87	50.18	15.52	13	46.96
Saint Lucia	88	50.15	35.92	14	46.96
Haiti	89	49.74	40.92	15	46.96
Oman	90	49.1	49.1	6	49.56
Colombia	91	48.93	30.21	16	46.96
Maldives	92	48.72	27.25	3	36.29
Argentina	93	48.53	31.51	17	46.96
Cameroon	94	48.52	47.88	9	29.16
Iran	95	47.96	25.0	7	49.56
Nicaragua	96	47.7	12.06	18	46.96
Costa Rica	97	47.04	11.92	19	46.96
Algeria	98	46.67	46.67	8	49.56
Saudi Arabia	99	46.39	46.39	9	49.56
Chile	100	46.27	21.43	20	46.96
Tunisia	101	46.15	13.19	10	49.56
Papua New Guinea	102	45.58	-38.11	15	47.48
Ecuador	103	45.48	33.45	21	46.96
Bahrain	104	44.56	22.36	11	49.56
Namibia	105	44.46	25.56	10	29.16
Equatorial Guinea	106	44.33	-20.7	11	29.16
Moldova	107	44.27	10.6	5	42.37
Suriname	108	43.66	43.66	22	46.96
Turkmenistan	109	42.7	23.83	6	42.37
Sudan	110	42.62	29.39	12	49.56
Panama	111	42.39	31.77	23	46.96
Kuwait	112	42.32	11.7	13	49.56
Qatar	113	41.87	41.87	14	49.56
Afghanistan	114	41.36	41.36	4	36.29
Bhutan	115	41.34	41.34	5	36.29
Belize	116	40.89	40.89	24	46.96
Eswatini	117	37.75	33.6	12	29.16
Russia	118	37.69	-26.65	7	42.37
Uruguay	119	36.83	36.83	25	46.96
Nigeria	120	36.21	30.48	13	29.16
Lesotho	121	35.61	35.61	14	29.16
Morocco	122	35.56	14.68	15	49.56
Kazakhstan	123	35.15	19.95	8	42.37
Bolivia	124	35.14	35.14	26	46.96
Pakistan	125	34.84	11.26	6	36.29
Central African Rep.	126	34.37	-2.39	15	29.16
Paraguay	127	33.94	14.63	27	46.96
Burundi	128	32.45	21.95	16	29.16
Dem. Rep. Congo	129	31.99	14.72	17	29.16
Peru	130	31.58	18.99	28	46.96
Kenya	131	31.42	31.42	18	29.16
Ghana	132	31.38	31.38	19	29.16
Thailand	133	29.85	1.58	16	47.48
Zambia	134	26.88	12.58	20	29.16
Azerbaijan	135	25.96	-26.25	9	42.37
Tanzania	136	25.61	22.63	21	29.16
Mozambique	137	25.15	25.15	22	29.16
Guinea-Bissau	138	25.01	3.59	23	29.16
Guyana	139	24.61	-20.59	29	46.96
Philippines	140	23.13	-28.85	17	47.48
Uganda	141	22.65	22.65	24	29.16
Sierra Leone	142	22.02	19.88	25	29.16
Liberia	143	21.99	21.99	26	29.16
Comoros	144	21.38	-10.31	27	29.16
Burkina Faso	145	21.18	21.18	28	29.16
Dominican Republic	146	20.97	-30.32	30	46.96
Malawi	147	19.43	16.54	29	29.16
Guatemala	148	19.35	-30.35	31	46.96
Niger	149	18.75	18.75	30	29.16
Guinea	150	17.35	4.4	31	29.16
Senegal	151	17.16	17.16	32	29.16
Rwanda	152	15.87	-12.23	33	29.16
Ethiopia	153	15.74	7.82	34	29.16
Gambia	154	13.28	1.13	35	29.16
Madagascar	155	13.16	-5.23	36	29.16
Mauritania	156	12.12	10.22	37	29.16
Mali	157	12.0	12.0	38	29.16
Nepal	158	11.39	11.39	7	36.29
Mongolia	159	9.77	9.77	18	47.48
Myanmar	160	9.33	-7.78	19	47.48
São Tomé & Príncipe	161	8.41	8.41	39	29.16
Chad	162	7.58	7.58	40	29.16
Tajikistan	163	7.5	4.03	10	42.37
Djibouti	164	6.7	-34.34	41	29.16
Cabo Verde	165	5.51	5.51	42	29.16
Brunei Darussalam	166	2.94	-18.56	20	47.48
Seychelles	167	2.89	-66.29	43	29.16
Indonesia	168	1.77	-11.97	21	47.48
Iraq	169	0.85	0.04	16	49.56
Armenia	170	0.0	-28.41	11	42.37
Bangladesh	170	0.0	0.0	8	36.29
Cambodia	170	0.0	0.0	22	47.48
Côte d'Ivoire	170	0.0	-2.96	44	29.16
Laos	170	0.0	0.0	22	47.48
Togo	170	0.0	0.0	44	29.16
Uzbekistan	170	0.0	-73.82	11	42.37
Viet Nam	170	0.0	-16.6	22	47.48
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		NOx emission trend