Black carbon emission trend

Black carbon emission trend

We measure the average annual growth rate of black carbon 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 4.5% per year, and a score of 0 indicates that a country is increasing emissions by 4.5% per year or more. Data come from the Community Emissions Data System.

 

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Table of EPI results for Black Carbon emission trend
Country Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change Regional Rank Regional Average
Bahrain 1 100.0 14.95 1 69.19
Belgium 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Canada 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Denmark 1 100.0 3.34 1 92.94
France 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Greece 1 100.0 38.11 1 80.51
Iceland 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Ireland 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Israel 1 100.0 0.0 1 69.19
Italy 1 100.0 34.74 1 92.94
Kuwait 1 100.0 67.25 1 69.19
Malta 1 100.0 68.5 1 92.94
Mexico 1 100.0 55.59 1 54.8
Netherlands 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
North Macedonia 1 100.0 60.03 1 80.51
Portugal 1 100.0 19.23 1 92.94
Slovenia 1 100.0 13.86 1 80.51
Spain 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Switzerland 1 100.0 9.18 1 92.94
Türkiye 1 100.0 76.58 1 80.51
United States 1 100.0 0.0 1 92.94
Hungary 22 98.52 67.9 5 80.51
Austria 23 98.49 4.27 14 92.94
Luxembourg 24 97.14 -2.86 15 92.94
Saudi Arabia 25 97.11 97.11 4 69.19
Finland 26 96.73 22.17 16 92.94
Norway 27 94.9 20.45 17 92.94
South Korea 28 94.76 16.5 1 61.61
Japan 29 94.58 -5.42 2 61.61
Colombia 30 93.31 93.31 2 54.8
Qatar 31 92.98 -7.02 5 69.19
South Africa 32 92.89 64.47 1 37.52
Jordan 33 90.87 -3.67 6 69.19
Turkmenistan 34 90.79 90.79 1 62.44
Estonia 35 90.02 61.78 6 80.51
China 36 88.74 28.27 3 61.61
Kazakhstan 37 88.15 88.15 2 62.44
Germany 38 86.15 -5.48 18 92.94
Croatia 39 85.21 -8.71 7 80.51
Georgia 40 85.01 71.34 3 62.44
United Kingdom 41 84.33 -15.67 19 92.94
Bosnia & Herzegovina 42 83.82 47.81 8 80.51
Albania 43 82.32 24.79 9 80.51
Taiwan 44 81.93 17.47 4 61.61
Oman 45 80.69 79.05 7 69.19
Montenegro 46 80.37 76.35 10 80.51
Sweden 47 80.34 14.31 20 92.94
Singapore 48 79.5 55.74 5 61.61
Mauritius 49 78.79 21.44 2 37.52
Honduras 50 77.79 64.27 3 54.8
Poland 51 77.61 29.76 11 80.51
Gabon 52 76.88 73.84 3 37.52
United Arab Emirates 53 76.72 32.45 8 69.19
Czechia 54 76.36 16.3 12 80.51
Brunei Darussalam 55 76.33 59.88 6 61.61
Moldova 56 74.49 42.67 4 62.44
Malaysia 57 74.04 32.48 7 61.61
Serbia 58 73.37 27.97 13 80.51
Costa Rica 59 70.55 25.25 4 54.8
Chile 60 69.96 59.18 5 54.8
Bulgaria 61 68.96 3.85 14 80.51
Belarus 62 68.51 62.57 5 62.44
Slovakia 63 67.97 10.12 15 80.51
Brazil 64 67.47 35.21 6 54.8
Ukraine 65 66.44 10.93 6 62.44
Solomon Islands 66 65.2 18.92 8 61.61
Cyprus 67 64.49 -35.51 16 80.51
Uruguay 68 63.94 63.94 7 54.8
Armenia 69 63.51 27.95 7 62.44
Latvia 70 63.32 -3.25 17 80.51
Bolivia 71 63.01 44.8 8 54.8
Fiji 72 62.08 6.28 9 61.61
Samoa 73 61.59 20.74 10 61.61
Iran 74 61.1 24.03 9 69.19
Kiribati 75 60.56 19.89 11 61.61
Eswatini 76 60.55 19.6 4 37.52
Romania 77 60.06 8.58 18 80.51
Bahamas 78 59.59 -7.68 9 54.8
Tonga 79 59.3 2.79 12 61.61
Algeria 80 58.89 58.89 10 69.19
Antigua & Barbuda 81 58.78 1.18 10 54.8
New Zealand 82 58.03 0.75 21 92.94
Vanuatu 83 57.88 38.8 13 61.61
Ecuador 84 57.57 31.78 11 54.8
Laos 85 57.34 37.78 14 61.61
Lithuania 86 57.28 13.48 19 80.51
Thailand 87 57.19 27.38 15 61.61
Sri Lanka 88 57.18 4.38 1 46.9
Lebanon 89 56.59 56.59 11 69.19
Viet Nam 90 55.89 0.99 16 61.61
Peru 91 55.86 28.32 12 54.8
Panama 92 55.24 55.24 13 54.8
Pakistan 93 54.86 22.64 2 46.9
Barbados 94 54.78 -2.53 14 54.8
India 95 54.52 40.06 3 46.9
St. Vincent & the Gren. 96 54.15 -11.46 15 54.8
Angola 97 53.58 53.58 5 37.52
Central African Rep. 98 53.22 7.4 6 37.52
Dominica 99 52.43 -20.63 16 54.8
Palau 100 52.3 6.6 17 61.61
Saint Kitts & Nevis 101 52.03 2.59 17 54.8
Trinidad & Tobago 102 51.85 -40.94 18 54.8
Grenada 103 51.36 -4.32 19 54.8
Botswana 104 50.55 38.5 7 37.52
Saint Lucia 105 50.46 7.46 20 54.8
Tunisia 106 50.37 3.62 12 69.19
Argentina 107 50.36 4.06 21 54.8
Philippines 108 50.17 24.2 18 61.61
Lesotho 109 50.0 19.73 8 37.52
Uzbekistan 110 49.58 0.07 8 62.44
Belize 111 49.42 15.63 22 54.8
Sierra Leone 112 49.23 12.02 9 37.52
Equatorial Guinea 113 48.74 -51.26 10 37.52
Australia 114 48.46 8.19 22 92.94
Paraguay 115 47.42 -4.14 23 54.8
Haiti 116 46.72 23.33 24 54.8
Republic of Congo 117 46.67 46.67 11 37.52
Myanmar 118 46.65 -3.16 19 61.61
Egypt 119 46.64 42.36 13 69.19
Cambodia 120 46.61 17.89 20 61.61
Bhutan 121 46.38 14.68 4 46.9
Kyrgyzstan 122 46.3 46.3 9 62.44
Morocco 123 46.23 18.45 14 69.19
Afghanistan 124 45.11 45.11 5 46.9
Guinea-Bissau 125 45.06 3.64 12 37.52
Papua New Guinea 126 44.57 11.71 21 61.61
El Salvador 127 44.29 -18.2 25 54.8
Timor-Leste 128 44.18 0.0 22 61.61
Comoros 129 43.66 6.67 13 37.52
Benin 130 43.58 28.54 14 37.52
Burundi 131 43.56 15.55 15 37.52
Malawi 132 43.31 9.49 16 37.52
Chad 133 42.9 11.15 17 37.52
Mali 134 42.74 11.84 18 37.52
Burkina Faso 135 42.67 11.46 19 37.52
Bangladesh 136 42.46 7.57 6 46.9
Azerbaijan 137 42.0 16.85 10 62.44
Sudan 138 41.9 8.93 15 69.19
Suriname 139 40.89 -3.28 26 54.8
Liberia 140 39.86 13.93 20 37.52
Maldives 141 39.68 39.68 7 46.9
Guinea 142 39.0 10.8 21 37.52
Guyana 143 38.57 -12.69 27 54.8
Nicaragua 144 38.35 3.09 28 54.8
Russia 145 38.17 -14.84 11 62.44
Jamaica 146 37.64 -18.02 29 54.8
Djibouti 147 37.02 -10.76 22 37.52
Zimbabwe 148 36.42 3.81 23 37.52
Tajikistan 149 36.33 20.95 12 62.44
Gambia 150 35.78 6.51 24 37.52
Nepal 151 34.99 -0.88 8 46.9
Indonesia 152 34.29 5.57 23 61.61
Ghana 153 33.38 7.47 25 37.52
Kenya 154 32.97 17.78 26 37.52
Mongolia 155 32.84 32.84 24 61.61
Cameroon 156 32.26 -21.33 27 37.52
São Tomé & Príncipe 157 32.25 -3.34 28 37.52
Namibia 158 32.08 12.65 29 37.52
Senegal 159 30.24 30.24 30 37.52
Tanzania 160 29.31 5.55 31 37.52
Dominican Republic 161 28.88 -26.77 30 54.8
Ethiopia 162 28.4 9.77 32 37.52
Mauritania 163 27.99 0.67 33 37.52
Cabo Verde 164 27.58 -13.75 34 37.52
Mozambique 165 25.52 -74.48 35 37.52
Nigeria 166 25.42 -13.95 36 37.52
Uganda 167 24.42 15.6 37 37.52
Rwanda 168 24.24 -6.72 38 37.52
Togo 169 22.21 18.5 39 37.52
Côte d'Ivoire 170 18.6 11.07 40 37.52
Guatemala 171 15.98 -2.45 31 54.8
Zambia 172 15.97 5.23 41 37.52
Dem. Rep. Congo 173 14.67 -27.49 42 37.52
Madagascar 174 10.03 -21.67 43 37.52
Iraq 175 6.93 -25.44 16 69.19
Niger 176 4.15 -12.34 44 37.52
Seychelles 177 0.0 -72.53 45 37.52
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