What is the greenest country in the world?

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Denmark is the greenest country in the world according to the 2020 Environmental Performance Index. Below we take a look at the broader list The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) assesses and ranks 180 countries across 32 performance indicators in 11 categories covering the health of the environment and the vitality of ecosystems. The aim is to measure at the national level how close countries are to meeting the environmental goals set out in the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. In its 22nd year, the EPI report has become the world's leading framework...

What is the greenest country in the world?

Denmark is the greenest country in the world according to the 2020 Environmental Performance Index. Below we take a look at the broader list

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) assesses and ranks 180 countries across 32 performance indicators in 11 categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

The aim is to measure at the national level how close countries are to meeting the environmental goals set out in the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Now in its 22nd year, the EPI report has become the world's leading framework for global environmental policy analysis. The report is produced every two years using the following categories to create an EPI score of 100 for each nation.

  • Klimawandel
  • Luftqualität
  • Sanitär & Trinkwasser
  • Biodiversität & Lebensraum
  • Ökosystem-Dienstleistungen
  • Fischerei
  • Wasservorräte
  • Schadstoffemissionen
  • Landwirtschaft
  • Schwermetalle
  • Abfallwirtschaft
  • The ten greenest countries

  • Dänemark
  • Luxemburg
  • Schweiz
  • Vereinigtes Königreich
  • Frankreich
  • Österreich
  • Finnland
  • Schweden
  • Norwegen
  • Deutschland
  • alt="Denmark is the greenest country in the world">Sina Ettmer Photography/ShutterstockDenmark is the greenest country in the world

    Important headlines

    • Dänemark ist mit einem EPI-Wert von 82,5 das grünste Land der Welt.
    • Dänemark hat sich in fast jedem Indikator für Umweltgesundheit ausgezeichnet, da es seit langem bedeutende Verpflichtungen zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität, fortschrittlicher sanitärer Anlagen und sauberem Trinkwasser eingegangen ist.
    • Dänemark ist auch weltweit führend in seiner Breite und Tiefe von Programmen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels, einschließlich des kürzlich angekündigten Ziels, die Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2030 um 70 % zu senken.
    • Die USA gehören mit Platz 24 zu den am schlechtesten bewerteten Industrienationen hinter Großbritannien (4.), Frankreich (5.), Deutschland (10.), Japan (12.), Kanada (20.) und Italien (22.).
    • Indien mit ausgesprochen schlechten Gesundheitsergebnissen aus der Luftqualität und zusätzlichen Umweltrisiken schneidet auf Platz 169 schlecht ab.
    • China wird weiterhin von schlechter Luftqualität geplagt, obwohl jüngste Umweltschutzmaßnahmen und umweltpolitische Investitionen dazu beigetragen haben, dass es auf den 120. Platz klettert.
    • Der Bericht zeigt, dass Hunderte Millionen Menschen weiterhin unter gefährlicher Luftverschmutzung leiden, vor allem in Pakistan, Indien und Nepal.
    • Die Auswirkungen der globalen COVID-19-Pandemie waren zu neu, um im EPI-Bericht 2020 erfasst zu werden.

    The greenest country in the world

    The state of the world is measured in the Global Scorecard, an assessment and ranking of 180 countries based on their environmental performance.

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    There is a clear connection between unstable governance and poor EPI performance. The bottom third of the index includes predominantly African and South and East Asian countries, whose problems go beyond their inability to maintain environmental and human health.

    It is also clear that only functioning governments are able to manage their environment for the benefit of their people.

    Finally, it is evident that strong results are related to wealth (GDP per capita). Economic prosperity enables governments to invest in programs and policies that lead to better environmental outcomes.

    rank country EPI score
    1 Denmark 82.5
    2 Luxembourg 82.3
    3 Switzerland 81.5
    4 United Kingdom 81.3
    5 France 80.0
    6 Austria 79.6
    7 Finland 78.9
    8 Sweden 78.7
    9 Norway 77.7
    10 Germany 77.2
    11 Netherlands 75.3
    12 Japan 75.1
    13 Australia 74.9
    14 Spain 74.3
    fifteen Belgium 73.3
    16 Ireland 72.8
    17 Iceland 72.3
    18 Slovenia 72.0
    19 New Zealand 71.3
    20 Canada 71.0
    21 Czech Republic. 71.0
    22 Italy 71.0
    23 Malta 70.7
    24 United States of America 69.3
    25 Greece 69.1
    26 Slovakia 68.3
    27 Portugal 67.0
    28 South Korea 66.5
    29 Israel 65.8
    30 Estonia 65.3
    31 Cyprus 64.8
    32 Romania 64.7
    33 Hungary 63.7
    34 Croatia 63.1
    35 Lithuania 62.9
    36 Latvia 61.6
    37 Poland 60.9
    38 Seychelles 58.2
    39 Singapore 58.1
    40 Taiwan 57.2
    41 Bulgaria 57.0
    42 UAE 55.6
    43 North Macedonia 55.4
    44 Chile 55.3
    45 Serbia 55.2
    46 Brunei Darussalam 54.8
    47 Kuwait 53.6
    48 Jordan 53.4
    49 Belarus 53.0
    50 Colombia 52.9
    51 Mexico 52.6
    52 Costa Rica 52.5
    53 Armenia 52.3
    54 Argentina 52.2
    55 Brazil 51.2
    56 Bahrain 51.0
    57 Ecuador 51.0
    58 Russia 50.5
    59 Venezuela 50.3
    60 Ukraine 49.5
    61 Uruguay 49.1
    62 Albania 49.0
    63 Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
    64 Cuba 48.4
    65 St. Vincent & the Grenade. 48.4
    66 Jamaica 48.2
    67 Iran 48.0
    68 Malaysia 47.9
    69 Trinidad & Tobago 47.5
    70 Panama 47.3
    71 Tunisia 46.7
    72 Azerbaijan 46.5
    73 Paraguay 46.4
    74 Dominican Republic 46.3
    75 Montenegro 46.3
    76 Gabon 45.8
    77 Barbados 45.6
    78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
    79 Lebanon 45.4
    80 Thailand 45.4
    81 Suriname 45.2
    82 Mauritius 45.1
    83 Tonga 45.1
    84 Algeria 44.8
    85 Kazakhstan 44.7
    86 Dominica 44.6
    87 Moldova 44.4
    88 Bolivia 44.3
    89 Uzbekistan 44.3
    90 Peru 44.0
    91 Saudi Arabia 44.0
    92 Turkmenistan 43.9
    93 Bahamas 43.5
    94 Egypt 43.3
    95 Grenada 43.1
    96 Saint Lucia 43.1
    97 El Salvador 43.1
    98 South Africa 43.1
    99 Turkey 42.6
    100 Morocco 42.3
    101 Belize 41.9
    102 Georgia 41.3
    103 Botswana 40.4
    104 Namibia 40.2
    105 Kyrgyzstan 39.8
    106 Iraq 39.5
    107 Bhutan 39.3
    108 Nicaragua 39.2
    109 Sri Lanka 39.0
    110 Oman 38.5
    111 Philippines 38.4
    112 Burkina Faso 38.3
    113 Malawi 38.3
    114 Tajikistan 38.2
    115 Equatorial Guinea 38.1
    116 Honduras 37.8
    117 Indonesia 37.8
    118 Kiribati 37.7
    119 Sao Tome & Principe 37.6
    120 China 37.3
    121 Samoa 37.3
    122 Qatar 37.1
    123 Zimbabwe 37.0
    124 Central African Rep. 36.9
    125 dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
    126 Guyana 35.9
    127 Maldives 35.6
    128 Uganda 35.6
    129 Timor Leste 35.3
    130 Laos 34.8
    131 Sudan 34.8
    132 Kenya 34.7
    133 Zambia 34.7
    134 Ethiopia 34.4
    135 Fiji 34.4
    136 Mozambique 33.9
    137 Rwanda 33.8
    138 Eswatini 33.8
    139 Cameroon 33.6
    140 Cambodia 33.6
    141 Vietnam 33.4
    142 Pakistan 33.1
    143 Micronesia 33.0
    144 Cabo Verde 32.8
    145 Nepal 32.7
    146 Papua New Guinea 32.4
    147 Mongolia 32.2
    148 Comoros 32.1
    149 Guatemala 31.8
    150 Tanzania 31.1
    151 Nigeria 31.0
    152 Republic of Congo 30.8
    153 Marshall Islands 30.8
    154 Niger 30.8
    155 Senegal 30.7
    156 Eritrea 30.4
    157 Benin 30.0
    158 Angola 29.7
    159 Go 29.5
    160 Mali 29.4
    161 Guinea Bissau 29.1
    162 Bangladesh 29.0
    163 Vanuatu 28.9
    164 Djibouti 28.1
    165 Lesotho 28.0
    166 Gambia 27.9
    167 Mauritania 27.7
    168 Ghana 27.6
    169 India 27.6
    170 Burundi 27.0
    171 Haiti 27.0
    172 Solomon Islands 26.7
    173 Chad 26.7
    174 Madagascar 26.5
    175 Guinea 26.4
    176 Ivory Coast 25.8
    177 Sierra Leone 25.7
    178 Afghanistan 25.5
    179 Burma 25.1
    180 Liberia 22.6

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