Heavy Metals

The Heavy Metals issue category measures the direct impacts of heavy metal pollution exposure on human health in each country. It is based on one indicator, lead exposure.

EPI MeasureHeavy Metals

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Table of EPI results for Heavy Metals
Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Japan	1	100.0	0.0	1	49.24
Luxembourg	1	100.0	14.81	1	86.21
Norway	1	100.0	13.19	1	86.21
South Korea	1	100.0	10.87	1	49.24
France	5	97.59	7.4	3	86.21
Netherlands	6	97.47	9.96	4	86.21
Israel	7	95.77	11.06	1	45.46
Slovenia	8	94.88	11.31	1	51.96
Brunei Darussalam	9	94.72	5.19	3	49.24
Denmark	10	93.56	10.03	5	86.21
Sweden	11	92.63	12.95	6	86.21
Australia	12	90.48	12.69	7	86.21
Canada	13	90.35	7.37	8	86.21
Finland	14	90.08	10.02	9	86.21
Chile	15	89.68	8.72	1	53.57
Spain	16	89.33	8.74	10	86.21
United Kingdom	17	88.25	3.2	11	86.21
Italy	18	88.08	11.42	12	86.21
Comoros	19	85.35	-2.41	1	47.14
Switzerland	20	85.09	11.65	13	86.21
Taiwan	21	84.11	7.94	4	49.24
Belgium	22	83.76	13.01	14	86.21
United States	23	82.77	6.91	15	86.21
Austria	24	82.25	10.01	16	86.21
Iceland	25	81.85	8.99	17	86.21
Germany	26	81.61	6.79	18	86.21
Ireland	27	80.71	12.55	19	86.21
Jordan	28	76.89	6.1	2	45.46
Kenya	29	76.17	2.43	2	47.14
Thailand	30	76.08	6.31	5	49.24
Singapore	31	73.92	4.52	6	49.24
United Arab Emirates	32	73.59	5.84	3	45.46
Qatar	33	73.08	4.47	4	45.46
Saint Lucia	34	72.59	8.22	2	53.57
Antigua & Barbuda	35	72.35	7.61	3	53.57
Cyprus	36	71.38	12.43	2	51.96
Barbados	37	71.34	-2.31	4	53.57
Portugal	38	70.7	6.14	20	86.21
New Zealand	39	68.54	6.66	21	86.21
Djibouti	40	68.25	0.15	3	47.14
Peru	41	67.49	-4.45	5	53.57
Brazil	42	67.35	8.75	6	53.57
Seychelles	43	67.31	7.07	4	47.14
Colombia	44	66.71	5.31	7	53.57
Tanzania	45	66.04	5.67	5	47.14
Lebanon	46	65.08	5.6	5	45.46
Czechia	47	64.16	11.6	3	51.96
Greece	48	63.04	10.39	4	51.96
Malaysia	49	62.91	5.02	7	49.24
Botswana	50	61.67	-1.63	6	47.14
Malta	51	61.55	12.75	22	86.21
Jamaica	52	61.35	-0.95	8	53.57
Argentina	53	60.68	7.57	9	53.57
Saint Kitts & Nevis	54	60.36	4.72	10	53.57
Belize	55	60.14	4.4	11	53.57
Croatia	56	59.46	10.27	5	51.96
Bahamas	57	59.31	0.62	12	53.57
Uruguay	58	58.74	5.34	13	53.57
Dominica	59	57.85	4.22	14	53.57
Grenada	60	57.25	5.06	15	53.57
Mozambique	61	57.1	-2.03	7	47.14
Bahrain	62	56.26	8.59	6	45.46
Viet Nam	63	56.14	3.57	8	49.24
Costa Rica	64	56.0	3.84	16	53.57
Trinidad & Tobago	65	55.68	-1.67	17	53.57
Tunisia	66	55.38	4.49	7	45.46
Gabon	67	55.3	-2.76	8	47.14
Eswatini	68	55.2	2.82	9	47.14
Senegal	69	54.77	-3.44	10	47.14
Poland	70	54.76	9.84	6	51.96
Namibia	71	54.66	2.89	11	47.14
Estonia	72	54.44	17.31	7	51.96
South Africa	73	54.42	6.75	12	47.14
Burkina Faso	74	54.1	-5.3	13	47.14
Slovakia	75	53.18	9.94	8	51.96
Suriname	76	53.11	5.63	18	53.57
Panama	77	52.95	-0.06	19	53.57
Paraguay	78	52.78	1.57	20	53.57
Oman	79	52.47	15.04	8	45.46
Romania	80	51.41	7.56	9	51.96
Zimbabwe	81	50.8	2.86	14	47.14
Malawi	82	50.67	-0.86	15	47.14
Cabo Verde	83	50.43	0.25	16	47.14
Kiribati	83	50.43	-0.45	9	49.24
Ethiopia	85	50.26	-2.32	17	47.14
Palau	86	50.23	3.7	10	49.24
Rwanda	87	49.96	-2.55	18	47.14
Uganda	88	49.48	1.79	19	47.14
Benin	89	49.32	3.82	20	47.14
Mauritius	90	48.67	-5.31	21	47.14
Türkiye	91	48.58	6.86	10	51.96
Madagascar	92	48.57	-3.01	22	47.14
São Tomé & Príncipe	93	48.48	1.06	23	47.14
St. Vincent & the Gren.	94	48.3	4.84	21	53.57
Nicaragua	95	47.51	2.79	22	53.57
Mexico	96	47.18	-1.63	23	53.57
Ecuador	97	47.12	-6.93	24	53.57
Burundi	98	46.87	-3.61	24	47.14
Zambia	99	46.17	1.25	25	47.14
Albania	100	45.87	7.05	11	51.96
Montenegro	101	45.8	7.78	12	51.96
Ghana	102	45.71	-4.51	26	47.14
Serbia	103	45.67	7.4	13	51.96
China	104	45.35	6.56	11	49.24
Sri Lanka	105	44.66	0.52	1	30.31
North Macedonia	106	44.63	8.47	14	51.96
Maldives	107	43.69	-0.37	2	30.31
Angola	108	43.54	0.78	27	47.14
Samoa	109	42.9	-1.78	12	49.24
Bhutan	110	42.75	8.08	3	30.31
Gambia	111	42.19	-15.57	28	47.14
Guatemala	112	42.15	-0.54	25	53.57
Nigeria	113	42.0	0.35	29	47.14
Côte d'Ivoire	114	41.9	-6.76	30	47.14
Bolivia	115	41.45	3.44	26	53.57
Hungary	116	40.81	6.01	15	51.96
Lesotho	117	40.55	-3.16	31	47.14
Kazakhstan	118	39.92	17.44	1	22.64
Mali	119	39.63	-7.28	32	47.14
Bosnia & Herzegovina	120	39.06	4.79	16	51.96
Iran	121	37.92	9.87	9	45.46
Bulgaria	122	37.85	6.25	17	51.96
Latvia	123	37.69	11.82	18	51.96
Nepal	124	37.51	4.5	4	30.31
Guyana	125	37.42	10.93	27	53.57
Cambodia	126	36.97	-1.17	13	49.24
Tonga	127	36.79	0.77	14	49.24
Armenia	128	36.48	13.25	2	22.64
Mauritania	129	36.26	-2.88	33	47.14
Ukraine	130	36.16	10.46	3	22.64
Saudi Arabia	131	35.51	6.2	10	45.46
Togo	132	35.33	-6.87	34	47.14
Republic of Congo	133	35.29	-4.26	35	47.14
Niger	134	34.85	-6.46	36	47.14
Equatorial Guinea	135	34.83	-5.72	37	47.14
El Salvador	136	34.82	-1.95	28	53.57
Lithuania	137	34.65	12.07	19	51.96
Fiji	138	34.64	1.85	15	49.24
Cameroon	139	34.43	0.25	38	47.14
Guinea	140	34.24	-5.09	39	47.14
Sierra Leone	141	33.83	-4.35	40	47.14
Indonesia	142	33.6	4.21	16	49.24
Papua New Guinea	143	33.52	0.56	17	49.24
Central African Rep.	144	32.95	-4.58	41	47.14
Kuwait	145	32.25	6.08	11	45.46
Timor-Leste	146	32.07	-1.62	18	49.24
Philippines	147	29.79	-0.06	19	49.24
Dem. Rep. Congo	148	29.65	-6.46	42	47.14
Honduras	149	29.4	1.02	29	53.57
Georgia	150	28.67	12.02	4	22.64
Liberia	151	28.6	-4.18	43	47.14
Mongolia	152	28.36	14.57	20	49.24
Russia	153	28.3	11.68	5	22.64
Algeria	154	28.21	1.54	12	45.46
India	155	28.04	7.59	5	30.31
Chad	156	28.03	-3.51	44	47.14
Guinea-Bissau	157	27.27	-6.93	45	47.14
Laos	158	25.08	-1.72	21	49.24
Vanuatu	159	25.05	0.52	22	49.24
Moldova	160	22.74	12.44	6	22.64
Iraq	161	22.62	1.48	13	45.46
Pakistan	162	22.5	0.38	6	30.31
Dominican Republic	163	20.94	-5.46	30	53.57
Myanmar	164	19.93	0.65	23	49.24
Azerbaijan	165	19.6	8.67	7	22.64
Morocco	166	18.01	3.38	14	45.46
Bangladesh	167	17.21	4.16	7	30.31
Kyrgyzstan	168	16.37	11.93	8	22.64
Turkmenistan	169	14.38	4.29	9	22.64
Uzbekistan	170	11.61	8.36	10	22.64
Belarus	171	10.73	6.31	11	22.64
Haiti	172	10.62	-3.82	31	53.57
Solomon Islands	173	9.12	-4.16	24	49.24
Tajikistan	174	6.71	-5.38	12	22.64
Afghanistan	175	6.15	3.32	8	30.31
Sudan	176	4.39	4.39	15	45.46
Egypt	177	0.0	0.0	16	45.46
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Heavy Metals