Burundi
Iceland
Bahrain
Azerbaijan
Montenegro
Rwanda
Algeria
Dominican Rep.
Uruguay
Cuba
Philippines
Lesotho
French Polynesia
Tunisia
Moldova
Chile
Vietnam
Laos
Sierra Leone
Costa Rica
Kuwait
Turkey
Denmark
Kenya
Egypt
Ireland
Eswatini
Greece
Israel
Romania
China
Serbia
Puerto Rico
France
Mongolia
Italy
Spain
Gabon
Syria
Malaysia
Bulgaria
United Kingdom
India
Hungary
Gambia, The
United Arab Emirates
Ghana
Morocco
Switzerland
Trinidad & TobagoNotes
Source: World Bank
Rankings
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Forests: reforestation
- Biggest decrease in carbon emissions
- Biggest emitters of carbon dioxide
- Biggest increase in carbon emissions
- Deaths due to poor sanitation
- Environmental performance index: best ecosystem vitality
- Environmental performance index: worst ecosystem vitality
- Forests: deforestation
- Forests: reforestation
- Largest amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person
- Least access to drinking water
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of rural population
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of urban population
- Open defecation
- Protected land areas as % of total land: highest
- Protected land areas as % of total land: lowest
- Protected marine areas as % of territorial waters
- Worst air pollution
Biggest % increase in forested areas 2006-16
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- Rank
- 1
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 43.6
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- Rank
- 2
- Country
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Iceland - Result
- 33.8
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- Rank
- 3
- Country
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Bahrain - Result
- 32.6
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- Rank
- 4
- Country
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Azerbaijan - Result
- 29.0
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Montenegro - Result
- 24.1
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- Rank
- 6
- Country
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Rwanda - Result
- 22.6
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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Algeria - Result
- 21.8
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- Rank
- 8
- Country
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Dominican Rep. - Result
- 19.7
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- Rank
- 9
- Country
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Uruguay - Result
- 19.4
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- Rank
- 10
- Country
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Cuba - Result
- 18.6
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Philippines - Result
- 17.8
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- Rank
- 12
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 15.7
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- Rank
- 13
- Country
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French Polynesia - Result
- 14.8
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Tunisia - Result
- 13.0
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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Moldova - Result
- 12.5
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Chile - Result
- 12.2
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- Country
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Vietnam - Result
- 12.2
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Laos - Result
- 11.1
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Sierra Leone - Result
- 10.8
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- Country
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Costa Rica - Result
- 10.8
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- Rank
- 21
- Country
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Kuwait - Result
- 9.8
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- Rank
- 22
- Country
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Turkey - Result
- 9.7
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Denmark - Result
- 9.5
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- Rank
- 24
- Country
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Kenya - Result
- 9.0
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- Rank
- 25
- Country
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Egypt - Result
- 8.9
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- Rank
- 26
- Country
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Ireland - Result
- 8.4
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- Rank
- 27
- Country
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Eswatini - Result
- 8.3
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- Rank
- 28
- Country
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Greece - Result
- 8.0
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- Country
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Israel - Result
- 8.0
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- Country
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Romania - Result
- 8.0
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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China - Result
- 7.9
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Serbia - Result
- 7.8
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- Rank
- 33
- Country
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Puerto Rico - Result
- 7.1
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- Country
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France - Result
- 7.1
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- Rank
- 35
- Country
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Mongolia - Result
- 6.9
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Italy - Result
- 6.1
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- Rank
- 37
- Country
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Spain - Result
- 5.6
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- Rank
- 38
- Country
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Gabon - Result
- 5.5
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- Rank
- 39
- Country
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Syria - Result
- 5.1
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- Rank
- Country
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Malaysia - Result
- 5.1
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- Rank
- 41
- Country
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Bulgaria - Result
- 4.7
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- Rank
- 42
- Country
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United Kingdom - Result
- 4.4
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- Rank
- 43
- Country
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India - Result
- 4.0
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- Rank
- 44
- Country
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Hungary - Result
- 3.9
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- Rank
- 45
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 3.6
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- Rank
- 46
- Country
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United Arab Emirates - Result
- 3.4
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- Rank
- 47
- Country
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Ghana - Result
- 3.1
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- Country
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Morocco - Result
- 3.1
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- Rank
- 49
- Country
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Switzerland - Result
- 3.0
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- Rank
- Country
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Trinidad & Tobago - Result
- 3.0