India ranks lowest in Environmental Performance Index 2022, Denmark tops

On Tuesday, June 7, the researchers of the prestigious Yale & Columbia University released the 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI). In which India scored the lowest among 180 countries.

The EPI analyses 180 countries based on forty indicators like climate change, environmental public health, biodiversity etc. Denmark topped the list as the world’s most sustainable country, while India ranked the lowest with a score of 18.9.

“For the overall performance and ranking EPI, each country’s performance is viewed across numerous (18) categories like ecosystem vitality, biodiversity and habitat, ecosystem services and grassland loss. Unfortunately, India is consistently ranking either at the bottom or close to the bottom in almost all the categories, both regionally and globally,” EPI released a statement.

As per the report, the counties with low rankings in EPI like India & Nigeria need to focus their policies on environmental sustainability. The data released by EPI also indicates that the US, China, India & Russia will account for 50% of global greenhouse emissions in 2050, as per the current performance.