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15 indicators

Environment: country rankings

Emissions, renewable energy, forests, farmland and water use. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

CO₂ per person203 countries
  1. 1Palau82.84 t2024
  2. 2Qatar47.33 t2024
  3. 3Bahrain23.90 t2024
  4. 4Kuwait23.67 t2024
  5. 5Brunei20.24 t2024
  6. 6Trinidad and Tobago19.58 t2024
  7. 7Oman18.65 t2024
  8. 8Saudi Arabia18.48 t2024
  9. 9United Arab Emirates18.26 t2024
  10. 10New Caledonia17.08 t2024
Lowest
  1. 203Tuvalu0.00 t2024
  2. 202Nauru0.00 t2024
  3. 201Micronesia0.00 t2024
  4. 200Guam0.00 t2024
  5. 199US Virgin Islands0.00 t2024
All 203 countries
Renewable energy212 countries
  1. 1Democratic Republic of the Congo96.3%2021
  2. 2Somalia95.4%2022
  3. 3Liberia92.8%2022
  4. 4Gabon91.3%2021
  5. 5Central African Republic90.9%2022
  6. 6Uganda90.9%2022
  7. 7Ethiopia90.6%2021
  8. 8Guinea-Bissau87.4%2022
  9. 9Madagascar83.1%2022
  10. 10Burundi83.0%2022
Lowest
  1. 212Sint Maarten0.0%2022
  2. 211Qatar0.0%2021
  3. 210Gibraltar0.0%2021
  4. 209Cayman Islands0.0%2022
  5. 208Brunei0.0%2021
All 212 countries
Renewable power206 countries
  1. 1Bhutan100.0%2021
  2. 2Iceland100.0%2016
  3. 3Lesotho99.8%2021
  4. 4Costa Rica99.4%2021
  5. 5Norway99.1%2021
  6. 6Central African Republic96.5%2021
  7. 7El Salvador95.6%2021
  8. 8Ethiopia95.3%2020
  9. 9Tajikistan93.4%2021
  10. 10Namibia93.4%2021
Lowest
  1. 206Sint Maarten0.0%2021
  2. 205Comoros0.0%2021
  3. 204Turkmenistan0.0%2021
  4. 203Brunei0.0%2021
  5. 202Libya0.0%2021
All 206 countries
Forest cover214 countries
  1. 1Micronesia92.1%2024
  2. 2Suriname91.5%2024
  3. 3Gabon91.4%2024
  4. 4Palau90.8%2024
  5. 5Solomon Islands89.8%2024
  6. 6Guyana87.1%2024
  7. 7Equatorial Guinea86.1%2024
  8. 8American Samoa79.6%2024
  9. 9Dominica76.4%2024
  10. 10Papua New Guinea75.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 214Nauru0.0%2023
  2. 213Monaco0.0%2023
  3. 212Gibraltar0.0%2023
  4. 211Greenland0.0%2024
  5. 210Egypt0.0%2024
All 214 countries
Arable land206 countries
  1. 1Bangladesh60.5%2024
  2. 2Denmark58.9%2024
  3. 3The Gambia58.1%2024
  4. 4Ukraine56.8%2024
  5. 5Moldova56.4%2024
  6. 6India51.7%2024
  7. 7Rwanda48.9%2024
  8. 8Togo48.7%2024
  9. 9Hungary45.2%2024
  10. 10Burundi43.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 206Faroe Islands0.1%2024
  2. 205Djibouti0.2%2024
  3. 204Oman0.3%2024
  4. 203Andorra0.3%2024
  5. 202New Caledonia0.3%2024
All 206 countries
Water withdrawals177 countries
  1. 1Egypt7,750.0%2022
  2. 2Bahrain3,877.5%2022
  3. 3Turkmenistan1,868.0%2022
  4. 4United Arab Emirates1,509.9%2022
  5. 5Saudi Arabia974.2%2022
  6. 6Libya817.1%2022
  7. 7Sudan673.4%2022
  8. 8Qatar446.4%2022
  9. 9Mauritania337.1%2022
  10. 10Pakistan326.0%2022
Lowest
  1. 177Republic of the Congo0.0%2022
  2. 176Papua New Guinea0.0%2022
  3. 175Central African Republic0.1%2022
  4. 174Liberia0.1%2022
  5. 173Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1%2022
All 177 countries
Farmland210 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu100.0%2024
  2. 2Lesotho92.9%2024
  3. 3Uruguay87.4%2024
  4. 4Turkmenistan84.3%2024
  5. 5Côte d'Ivoire83.9%2024
  6. 6Saudi Arabia81.7%2024
  7. 7Uganda80.3%2024
  8. 8South Africa79.4%2024
  9. 9Kazakhstan79.2%2024
  10. 10Comoros78.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 210Suriname0.5%2024
  2. 209Greenland0.6%2024
  3. 208Singapore0.9%2024
  4. 207Turks and Caicos Islands1.1%2024
  5. 206Bahamas1.3%2024
All 210 countries
Cereal yield179 countries
  1. 1Oman27,672 kg/ha2024
  2. 2United Arab Emirates22,474 kg/ha2024
  3. 3Qatar14,976 kg/ha2024
  4. 4Kuwait14,196 kg/ha2024
  5. 5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13,344 kg/ha2024
  6. 6Mauritius11,890 kg/ha2024
  7. 7New Caledonia11,650 kg/ha2024
  8. 8New Zealand9,102 kg/ha2024
  9. 9United States8,414 kg/ha2024
  10. 10Bahamas7,737 kg/ha2024
Lowest
  1. 179Cabo Verde40 kg/ha2024
  2. 178Namibia184 kg/ha2024
  3. 177Somalia362 kg/ha2024
  4. 176Niger577 kg/ha2024
  5. 175Sudan580 kg/ha2024
All 179 countries
PM2.5 exposure200 countries
  1. 1Qatar107.8 µg/m³2023
  2. 2Saudi Arabia73.5 µg/m³2023
  3. 3Bangladesh69.3 µg/m³2023
  4. 4Nigeria65.7 µg/m³2023
  5. 5Niger65.2 µg/m³2023
  6. 6Kuwait62.3 µg/m³2023
  7. 7Pakistan58.4 µg/m³2023
  8. 8United Arab Emirates57.2 µg/m³2023
  9. 9Bahrain56.6 µg/m³2023
  10. 10Cameroon55.6 µg/m³2023
Lowest
  1. 200Greenland1.6 µg/m³2023
  2. 199Northern Mariana Islands2.7 µg/m³2023
  3. 198Guam3.5 µg/m³2023
  4. 197Micronesia3.5 µg/m³2023
  5. 196Kiribati3.9 µg/m³2023
All 200 countries
GHG emissions203 countries
  1. 1China15,536.1 Mt2024
  2. 2United States5,912.6 Mt2024
  3. 3India4,371.2 Mt2024
  4. 4Russia2,575.7 Mt2024
  5. 5Indonesia1,323.8 Mt2024
  6. 6Brazil1,299.2 Mt2024
  7. 7Japan1,063.3 Mt2024
  8. 8Iran1,054.8 Mt2024
  9. 9Saudi Arabia838.9 Mt2024
  10. 10Canada768.1 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 203Nauru0.0 Mt2024
  2. 202Marshall Islands0.0 Mt2024
  3. 201Tuvalu0.0 Mt2024
  4. 200Northern Mariana Islands0.0 Mt2024
  5. 199American Samoa0.0 Mt2024
All 203 countries
GHG per person203 countries
  1. 1Palau86.68 t2024
  2. 2Qatar56.95 t2024
  3. 3Bahrain40.55 t2024
  4. 4Kuwait35.39 t2024
  5. 5Mongolia29.61 t2024
  6. 6Brunei25.64 t2024
  7. 7Oman25.04 t2024
  8. 8Trinidad and Tobago24.55 t2024
  9. 9United Arab Emirates24.04 t2024
  10. 10Saudi Arabia23.76 t2024
Lowest
  1. 203Northern Mariana Islands0.09 t2024
  2. 202Marshall Islands0.11 t2024
  3. 201Guam0.11 t2024
  4. 200Nauru0.12 t2024
  5. 199American Samoa0.19 t2024
All 203 countries
Methane203 countries
  1. 1China1,485.3 Mt2024
  2. 2India861.6 Mt2024
  3. 3United States843.4 Mt2024
  4. 4Brazil621.2 Mt2024
  5. 5Indonesia429.5 Mt2024
  6. 6Russia416.9 Mt2024
  7. 7Pakistan250.9 Mt2024
  8. 8Iran175.7 Mt2024
  9. 9Nigeria175.1 Mt2024
  10. 10Iraq163.2 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 203Nauru0.0 Mt2024
  2. 202Tuvalu0.0 Mt2024
  3. 201Marshall Islands0.0 Mt2024
  4. 200Northern Mariana Islands0.0 Mt2024
  5. 199Turks and Caicos Islands0.0 Mt2024
All 203 countries
CO₂ emissions203 countries
  1. 1China13,124.7 Mt2024
  2. 2United States4,632.2 Mt2024
  3. 3India3,153.8 Mt2024
  4. 4Russia2,009.2 Mt2024
  5. 5Japan972.3 Mt2024
  6. 6Iran829.0 Mt2024
  7. 7Indonesia812.2 Mt2024
  8. 8Saudi Arabia652.5 Mt2024
  9. 9South Korea588.0 Mt2024
  10. 10Germany579.9 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 203Tuvalu0.0 Mt2024
  2. 202Nauru0.0 Mt2024
  3. 201Northern Mariana Islands0.0 Mt2024
  4. 200Marshall Islands0.0 Mt2024
  5. 199American Samoa0.0 Mt2024
All 203 countries
Freshwater per person183 countries
  1. 1Iceland445,023 m³2022
  2. 2Guyana293,317 m³2022
  3. 3Suriname158,867 m³2022
  4. 4Bhutan99,883 m³2022
  5. 5Papua New Guinea78,505 m³2022
  6. 6Canada73,170 m³2022
  7. 7Norway70,000 m³2022
  8. 8Gabon67,469 m³2022
  9. 9New Zealand64,349 m³2022
  10. 10Solomon Islands57,229 m³2022
Lowest
  1. 183Kuwait0 m³2022
  2. 182Bahrain3 m³2022
  3. 181Egypt9 m³2022
  4. 180United Arab Emirates15 m³2022
  5. 179Qatar21 m³2022
All 183 countries
Protected areas213 countries
  1. 1Monaco99.5%2025
  2. 2Palau98.0%2025
  3. 3New Caledonia96.0%2025
  4. 4Saint Martin (French part)92.3%2025
  5. 5French Polynesia87.3%2025
  6. 6Bhutan51.6%2025
  7. 7Liechtenstein44.8%2025
  8. 8United Kingdom42.1%2025
  9. 9Hong Kong42.0%2025
  10. 10Zambia41.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 213Tuvalu0.0%2025
  2. 212Somalia0.0%2025
  3. 211Nauru0.0%2025
  4. 210Micronesia0.0%2025
  5. 209Mauritius0.0%2025
All 213 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Environment by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies