Afghanistan
Libya
Turkey
Lesotho
Mauritania
Syria
Yemen
Maldives
Barbados
Bosnia & Herz.
Iraq
Jordan
Haiti
French Polynesia
Bermuda
Sudan
North Korea
Lebanon
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Isle of Man
Ukraine
Gambia, The
Liberia
Eswatini
Moldova
Bangladesh
Mauritius
Saudi Arabia
Eritrea
Fiji
Madagascar
Singapore
India
Montenegro
MyanmarNotes
Includes national parks, nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries.
Source: World Bank
Rankings
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Protected land areas as % of total land: lowest
- 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 total land 2017
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Afghanistan - Result
- 0.1
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- 2
- Country
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Libya - Result
- 0.2
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Turkey - Result
- 0.2
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- 4
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 0.3
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- 5
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 0.6
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- 6
- Country
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Syria - Result
- 0.7
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- 7
- Country
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Yemen - Result
- 0.8
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- 8
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Maldives - Result
- 1.2
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- 9
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Barbados - Result
- 1.3
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- 10
- Country
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Bosnia & Herz. - Result
- 1.4
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- 11
- Country
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Iraq - Result
- 1.5
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- 12
- Country
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Jordan - Result
- 1.8
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- 13
- Country
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Haiti - Result
- 1.9
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- 14
- Country
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French Polynesia - Result
- 2.0
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- 15
- Country
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Bermuda - Result
- 2.1
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- 16
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Sudan - Result
- 2.3
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- 17
- Country
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North Korea - Result
- 2.4
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- 18
- Country
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Lebanon - Result
- 2.6
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Oman - Result
- 2.6
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- 20
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Papua New Guinea - Result
- 3.1
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- 21
- Country
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Turkmenistan - Result
- 3.2
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- 22
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Kazakhstan - Result
- 3.3
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- 23
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Uruguay - Result
- 3.4
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Uzbekistan - Result
- 3.4
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- 25
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Isle of Man - Result
- 3.7
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- 26
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Ukraine - Result
- 4.0
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- 27
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Gambia, The - Result
- 4.1
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Liberia - Result
- 4.1
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- 29
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Eswatini - Result
- 4.2
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Moldova - Result
- 4.2
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- 31
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Bangladesh - Result
- 4.6
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- 32
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Mauritius - Result
- 4.7
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- 33
- Country
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Saudi Arabia - Result
- 4.8
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- 34
- Country
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Eritrea - Result
- 4.9
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- 35
- Country
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Fiji - Result
- 5.4
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- 36
- Country
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Madagascar - Result
- 5.6
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Singapore - Result
- 5.6
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- 38
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India - Result
- 6.0
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- 39
- Country
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Montenegro - Result
- 6.4
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Myanmar - Result
- 6.4