VOC Exposure

This indicator measures a country’s ambient ground-level concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC), weighted by population to better capture the exposure levels in geographic areas with a higher human population density. We estimate volatile organic compounds as the summed concentration of ethane, propane, formaldehyde, and isoprene. A score of 100 indicates a country has among the lowest exposure in the world, and a score of 0 indicates a country is among the highest. Data come from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

EPI MeasureVolatile Organic Compound Exposure

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Table of EPI results for Volatile Organic Compound Exposure
Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Kiribati	1	100.0	0.0	1	35.34
Samoa	1	100.0	0.0	1	35.34
Tonga	1	100.0	0.0	1	35.34
Seychelles	4	99.41	0.43	1	24.21
Mauritius	5	99.19	2.94	2	24.21
Barbados	6	95.0	-0.63	1	36.6
Iceland	7	94.14	2.27	1	60.39
Cabo Verde	8	94.1	-0.85	3	24.21
Maldives	9	93.72	2.54	1	28.1
Palau	10	90.75	5.83	4	35.34
Saint Kitts & Nevis	11	90.69	0.81	2	36.6
Antigua & Barbuda	12	89.23	1.35	3	36.6
St. Vincent & the Gren.	13	89.16	-0.73	4	36.6
Grenada	14	87.68	-4.49	5	36.6
São Tomé & Príncipe	15	86.96	0.52	4	24.21
Saint Lucia	16	86.28	2.06	6	36.6
Bahamas	17	84.91	8.9	7	36.6
Comoros	18	84.42	1.8	5	24.21
Ireland	19	83.47	3.15	2	60.39
Dominica	20	81.78	2.52	8	36.6
Malta	21	81.12	0.5	3	60.39
Denmark	22	79.41	2.85	4	60.39
Finland	23	76.1	4.88	5	60.39
Sweden	24	76.03	2.71	6	60.39
United Kingdom	25	71.78	4.27	7	60.39
Estonia	26	70.18	4.15	1	48.28
Lithuania	27	69.46	-0.13	2	48.28
Netherlands	28	68.8	3.64	8	60.39
Latvia	29	67.12	3.88	3	48.28
Belgium	30	66.18	1.98	9	60.39
Vanuatu	31	66.09	6.93	5	35.34
Belarus	32	63.59	0.58	1	48.53
Moldova	33	63.14	0.74	2	48.53
Ukraine	34	62.81	0.46	3	48.53
Poland	35	62.12	-0.59	4	48.28
Germany	36	58.57	-0.66	10	60.39
Norway	37	58.42	-0.8	11	60.39
Djibouti	38	58.13	0.02	6	24.21
Luxembourg	39	57.98	-0.55	12	60.39
Russia	40	56.65	0.96	4	48.53
Canada	41	56.47	-0.88	13	60.39
France	42	56.13	-1.71	14	60.39
Mongolia	43	55.68	-1.4	6	35.34
New Zealand	44	55.27	3.93	15	60.39
Czechia	45	53.53	-0.7	5	48.28
Kazakhstan	46	52.32	-0.75	5	48.53
Trinidad & Tobago	47	52.25	1.11	9	36.6
Romania	48	50.65	-0.3	6	48.28
Austria	49	49.86	-3.29	16	60.39
Fiji	50	49.67	3.24	7	35.34
Hungary	51	49.42	-1.91	7	48.28
Portugal	52	48.17	-2.8	17	60.39
Switzerland	53	48.13	-2.01	18	60.39
Turkmenistan	54	47.54	-0.31	6	48.53
Slovakia	55	46.85	-2.83	8	48.28
Lebanon	56	46.81	3.86	1	30.59
Greece	57	46.69	-2.07	9	48.28
Albania	58	46.1	-7.92	10	48.28
Spain	59	45.37	-1.1	19	60.39
Tunisia	60	45.24	1.01	2	30.59
Kyrgyzstan	61	44.49	-1.08	7	48.53
Cyprus	62	44.32	2.8	11	48.28
Jamaica	63	44.27	3.36	10	36.6
Italy	64	44.11	-4.34	20	60.39
Japan	65	43.32	0.32	8	35.34
Armenia	66	42.91	1.41	8	48.53
Bulgaria	67	42.47	-3.88	12	48.28
Saudi Arabia	68	42.4	0.57	3	30.59
Türkiye	69	42.05	1.07	13	48.28
Azerbaijan	70	41.01	3.24	9	48.53
Israel	71	40.92	2.67	4	30.59
Montenegro	72	40.75	-8.21	14	48.28
Serbia	73	39.77	-4.58	15	48.28
Uzbekistan	74	39.4	0.84	10	48.53
Uruguay	75	39.31	5.88	11	36.6
Slovenia	76	37.32	-7.18	16	48.28
North Macedonia	77	37.1	-7.41	17	48.28
Egypt	78	37.05	-1.12	5	30.59
Afghanistan	79	36.6	-0.06	2	28.1
Croatia	80	36.57	-7.19	18	48.28
Jordan	81	35.81	-1.01	6	30.59
Morocco	82	35.72	-0.21	7	30.59
Taiwan	83	35.45	0.98	9	35.34
Solomon Islands	84	35.22	0.7	10	35.34
United States	85	34.97	-0.97	21	60.39
Bosnia & Herzegovina	86	34.92	-8.1	19	48.28
Oman	87	34.83	-1.52	8	30.59
Georgia	88	34.77	1.61	11	48.53
Haiti	89	34.53	0.28	12	36.6
Tajikistan	90	33.72	-0.29	12	48.53
Panama	91	32.68	0.87	13	36.6
Singapore	92	31.59	7.0	11	35.34
Mauritania	93	30.57	-0.58	7	24.21
Dominican Republic	94	29.81	-1.3	14	36.6
China	95	29.5	1.93	12	35.34
Senegal	96	29.43	-4.47	8	24.21
Algeria	97	29.18	0.38	9	30.59
Gambia	98	28.9	-3.62	9	24.21
Chile	99	27.67	-1.67	15	36.6
Bahrain	100	25.04	-1.53	10	30.59
Niger	101	24.34	1.55	10	24.21
Sudan	102	23.57	3.14	11	30.59
Sri Lanka	103	23.32	-0.19	3	28.1
Iran	104	22.92	-0.09	12	30.59
Lesotho	105	22.56	0.73	11	24.21
Iraq	106	22.52	2.17	13	30.59
South Korea	107	21.94	2.07	13	35.34
Togo	108	21.63	-2.65	12	24.21
Timor-Leste	109	21.54	7.01	14	35.34
Benin	110	21.4	-2.45	13	24.21
Philippines	111	21.27	1.54	15	35.34
Costa Rica	112	20.66	-0.8	16	36.6
Qatar	113	20.47	-0.77	14	30.59
South Africa	114	19.71	-1.76	14	24.21
Guyana	115	19.57	-5.21	17	36.6
India	116	18.55	1.66	4	28.1
Suriname	117	18.52	-8.42	18	36.6
Madagascar	118	18.29	1.35	15	24.21
Australia	119	18.13	2.32	22	60.39
Ghana	120	18.11	-4.26	16	24.21
Equatorial Guinea	121	18.1	-0.36	17	24.21
Zimbabwe	122	18.05	-0.65	18	24.21
Belize	123	17.98	-4.58	19	36.6
Mozambique	124	17.85	-1.61	19	24.21
Burundi	125	17.81	3.38	20	24.21
Pakistan	126	17.7	1.01	5	28.1
Tanzania	127	17.28	-0.78	21	24.21
Eswatini	128	17.06	-2.78	22	24.21
Viet Nam	129	17.0	1.18	16	35.34
Argentina	130	16.96	0.85	20	36.6
Nigeria	131	16.93	-2.32	23	24.21
Liberia	132	16.85	-3.41	24	24.21
Malawi	133	16.19	-0.77	25	24.21
Kenya	134	15.8	-0.11	26	24.21
Burkina Faso	135	15.23	-1.09	27	24.21
Bangladesh	136	14.94	2.32	6	28.1
Ecuador	137	14.69	-0.32	21	36.6
United Arab Emirates	138	13.95	-0.72	15	30.59
Guinea-Bissau	139	13.94	-3.84	28	24.21
Brazil	140	13.85	-1.57	22	36.6
Zambia	140	13.85	1.87	29	24.21
Ethiopia	142	13.68	0.0	30	24.21
Côte d'Ivoire	143	13.59	-3.6	31	24.21
Rwanda	144	13.56	3.66	32	24.21
Botswana	145	13.52	0.75	33	24.21
Kuwait	146	13.0	-0.34	16	30.59
Nicaragua	147	12.35	-2.62	23	36.6
Bhutan	148	12.27	3.33	7	28.1
Namibia	149	11.66	1.39	34	24.21
Thailand	150	11.25	1.35	17	35.34
Peru	151	11.07	-3.27	24	36.6
Indonesia	152	10.96	2.95	18	35.34
Sierra Leone	153	10.43	-0.63	35	24.21
Mexico	154	10.33	-1.66	25	36.6
Mali	155	9.68	0.6	36	24.21
Colombia	156	9.25	-1.38	26	36.6
Angola	157	8.41	3.71	37	24.21
Gabon	158	8.2	-3.28	38	24.21
Nepal	159	7.73	0.99	8	28.1
Cambodia	160	7.02	0.58	19	35.34
Uganda	161	5.79	3.41	39	24.21
Cameroon	162	4.58	-0.62	40	24.21
Guinea	163	4.45	-0.85	41	24.21
El Salvador	164	2.93	1.02	27	36.6
Guatemala	165	1.32	-2.69	28	36.6
Bolivia	166	0.0	0.0	29	36.6
Brunei Darussalam	166	0.0	0.0	20	35.34
Central African Rep.	166	0.0	0.0	42	24.21
Chad	166	0.0	0.0	42	24.21
Dem. Rep. Congo	166	0.0	0.0	42	24.21
Honduras	166	0.0	-0.39	29	36.6
Laos	166	0.0	0.0	20	35.34
Malaysia	166	0.0	0.0	20	35.34
Myanmar	166	0.0	0.0	20	35.34
Papua New Guinea	166	0.0	0.0	20	35.34
Paraguay	166	0.0	0.0	29	36.6
Republic of Congo	166	0.0	0.0	42	24.21
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Volatile Organic Compound Exposure