Chad
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Papua New Guinea
Congo-Kinshasa
Central African Rep.
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Niger
Eritrea
Somalia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Angola
Tanzania
Rwanda
Kenya
Zambia
Sudan
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Burundi
Guinea
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea
Togo
Haiti
Benin
Guinea-Bissau
Afghanistan
Lesotho
Malawi
Eswatini
Mauritania
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Congo-Brazzaville
Gambia, TheNotes
From an improved source.
Source: World Bank
a 2016
Rankings
Environment Change
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Least access to drinking water
- 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
% of population 2017
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- Rank
- 1
- Country
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Chad - Result
- 38.7
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- Rank
- 2
- Country
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South Sudan - Result
- 40.7
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- Rank
- 3
- Country
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Ethiopia - Result
- 41.1
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- Rank
- 4
- Country
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Papua New Guinea - Result
- 41.3
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Congo-Kinshasa - Result
- 43.2
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- Rank
- 6
- Country
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Central African Rep. - Result
- 46.3 a
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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Burkina Faso - Result
- 47.9
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- Rank
- 8
- Country
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Uganda - Result
- 49.1
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- Rank
- 9
- Country
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Niger - Result
- 50.3
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- Rank
- 10
- Country
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Eritrea - Result
- 51.8 a
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Somalia - Result
- 52.4
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- Rank
- 12
- Country
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Madagascar - Result
- 54.4
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- Rank
- 13
- Country
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Mozambique - Result
- 55.7
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Angola - Result
- 55.8
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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Tanzania - Result
- 56.7
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Rwanda - Result
- 57.7
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- Rank
- 17
- Country
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Kenya - Result
- 58.9
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Zambia - Result
- 60.0
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Sudan - Result
- 60.3
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- Rank
- 20
- Country
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Cameroon - Result
- 60.4
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- Rank
- 21
- Country
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Sierra Leone - Result
- 60.8
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- Rank
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 60.8
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Guinea - Result
- 61.9
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- Rank
- 24
- Country
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Yemen - Result
- 63.5
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- Rank
- 25
- Country
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Zimbabwe - Result
- 64.1
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- Rank
- 26
- Country
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Equatorial Guinea - Result
- 64.7
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- Rank
- 27
- Country
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Togo - Result
- 65.1
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- Rank
- 28
- Country
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Haiti - Result
- 65.5
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- Rank
- 29
- Country
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Benin - Result
- 66.4
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- Rank
- 30
- Country
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Guinea-Bissau - Result
- 66.6
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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Afghanistan - Result
- 67.1
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 68.6
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- Rank
- 33
- Country
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Malawi - Result
- 68.8
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- Rank
- 34
- Country
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Eswatini - Result
- 69.0
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- Rank
- 35
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 70.7
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Nigeria - Result
- 71.4
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- Rank
- 37
- Country
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Ivory Coast - Result
- 72.9
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- Rank
- Country
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Liberia - Result
- 72.9
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- Rank
- 39
- Country
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Congo-Brazzaville - Result
- 73.2
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- Rank
- 40
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 78.0