Environmental Performance Index 2026:
Experts have called India’s ranking in global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) as a wake-up call that cannot be ignored any longer.
Highlights of Environmental Performance Index 2026:
- Top 5 countries: Estonia, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Finland and Netherlands
- Laos ranked the lowest in the Index.
- India ranked the 176th position out of 177 evaluated countries.
- India’s overall EPI score came out to 22.46, compared to a regional average of 31.81.
Environmental Performance Index:
- It is a biennial index that is a scorecard that ranks countries on their environmental performance.
- It is a data-driven global benchmark developed by the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions.
- It includes 47 indicators across 12 issue categories spanning three policy objectives: Environmental Health, Ecosystem Vitality, and Climate Change.
- It serves as a vital analytical tool for measuring how close nations are to achieving global sustainability targets, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement objectives.
