Environment and energy rankings: the complete guide to 115 live Top 10s

Environment and energy on Top10Earth is 115 live rankings, each one a single metric from a named public source, refreshed on its own schedule and kept forever as snapshots. Emissions, forests, renewables, power and the planet, country by country. The newest snapshot in the category was captured on 2026-11-02. China tops more of these rankings than anyone else (35 lists), followed by United States (14), Qatar (7), Brazil (4) and Philippines (3).

The rankings at a glance

• 115 rankings currently published in environment and energy.
• Refresh cadence: 115 weekly.
• Sources: Our World in Data (92 rankings) and World Bank Open Data (23 rankings).
• Snapshots kept: 132 across the category, every one of them still browsable.

Who is number one in environment and energy

The current leader of every ranking, with the value that put them there and the capture date:

• Countries consuming the most coal: China, 25.6k TWh (Coal consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean: Philippines, 36.38 % (Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean), 2026-11-02.
• Countries emitting the most CO2: China, 12.3k million tonnes (Annual CO2 emissions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil: United States, 2,189.16 million tonnes (CO2 emissions from oil), 2026-11-02.
• Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport: United States, 1,674.97 million tonnes (CO2 emissions from transport), 2026-11-02.
• Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change: China, 12.0k million tonnes (CO2 emissions incl. land use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries gaining the most forest area each year: China, 1,611 thousand hectares (Annual change in forest area), 2026-10-29.
• Countries generating the most coal electricity per person: Australia, 4,535.85 kWh per person (Coal electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most electricity: China, 10.6k TWh (Total electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most electricity from coal: China, 5,751.56 TWh (Coal electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels: China, 6,175.28 TWh (Fossil fuel electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind: China, 2,310.4 TWh (Solar and wind electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person: Bahrain, 23.6k kWh per person (Fossil fuel electricity generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most hydropower: China, 1,392.16 TWh (Hydropower generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most plastic waste: China, 59.1k thousand tonnes (Plastic waste generation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries generating the most plastic waste per person: Kuwait, 0.69 kg per person per day (Plastic waste per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power: France, 68.79 % (Nuclear share of electricity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries importing the most palm oil: India, 9,348 thousand tonnes (Palm oil imports), 2026-11-02.
• Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year: Brazil, 3,256.05 thousand hectares per year (Deforestation), 2026-10-29.
• Countries planting the most new forest each year: China, 923 thousand hectares per year (Afforestation), 2026-10-29.
• Countries producing the most natural gas: United States, 10.7k TWh (Natural gas production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most oil: United States, 10.3k TWh (Oil production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most palm oil: Indonesia, 47.1k thousand tonnes (Palm oil production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower: China, 1,105.54 billion kWh (Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most coal energy per person: Kazakhstan, 21.0k kWh per person (Coal energy consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person: Qatar, 198.0k kWh per person (Fossil fuel energy consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the fastest forest expansion: China, 1,885 thousand hectares per year (Forest expansion), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest: Azerbaijan, 8.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions: China, 13.1k Mt CO2e (Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (excluding land use)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person: Palau, 82.84 t CO2e per person (Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person (excluding land use)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions: China, 12.3k million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation: United States, 200.2k thousand tonnes (Total annual CO₂ emissions from aviation), 2026-11-01.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement: China, 617.75 million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from cement), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person: Saudi Arabia, 0.87 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from cement), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal: China, 8,886.02 million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from coal), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person: Mongolia, 11.14 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from coal), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person: Libya, 1.6 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from flaring), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring: Russia, 67.4k thousand tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from gas per person: Qatar, 33.71 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from gas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas: United States, 1,748.14 million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from gas), 2026-10-30.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil: United States, 2,189.16 million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from oil), 2026-11-01.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person: Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 16.55 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from oil), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry: China, 186.5k thousand tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions from other industry), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person: Palau, 7,886.88 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from transport), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change: China, 12.0k million tonnes (Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change), 2026-10-31.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person: Qatar, 41.27 t (CO2 per capita), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use: Qatar, 41.28 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions including land use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP: Cabo Verde, 17.18 % of GDP (Coal rents), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions: China, 10.9k million tonnes (Consumption-based CO2 emissions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person: Singapore, 32.29 tonnes per person (Consumption-based CO2 per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person: Bolivia, 156.37 square metres per person (Consumption-based deforestation per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest electric car sales share: Norway, 97 % (Electric car sales share), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest electricity use per person: Iceland, 47.5k kWh per person (Electric power consumption per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest energy use per person: Iceland, 206.92 MWh (Energy per capita), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP: Solomon Islands, 18.4 % of GDP (Forest rents), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person: Qatar, 48.75 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person (Fossil greenhouse gas emissions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP: Iran, 27.79 % of GDP (Fossil fuel subsidies), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals: Kuwait, 3,850.5 % of internal resources (Freshwater withdrawals), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person: Qatar, 48.95 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person (Total greenhouse gas emissions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals: Montenegro, 94.2 % (Industrial share of water withdrawals), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest methane emissions: China, 1,485.34 Mt CO2e (Methane (CH4) emissions (excluding land use)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP: Libya, 61.03 % of GDP (Total natural resources rents), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions: China, 423.62 Mt CO2e (Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (excluding land use)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP: Libya, 56.38 % of GDP (Oil rents), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure: Qatar, 75.5 µg/m³ (PM2.5 air pollution exposure), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales: Sweden, 25.74 % (Plug-in hybrid share of car sales), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal: Botswana, 95.44 % of total electricity (Electricity production from coal sources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower: Bhutan, 99.99 % of total electricity (Electricity production from hydroelectric sources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas: Turkmenistan, 100 % of total electricity (Electricity production from natural gas sources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels: Albania, 0 % of total energy (Fossil fuel energy consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables: Congo, Dem. Rep., 96.3 % of total final energy consumption (Renewable energy consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of land that is protected: Seychelles, 68.1 % of total land area (Terrestrial protected areas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity: Albania, 100 % (Renewable share), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption: Democratic Republic of Congo, 95.89 % (Renewable share of final energy consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected: Monaco, 100 % of territorial waters (Marine protected areas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest total energy supply: China, 45.1k TWh (Total energy supply), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest total greenhouse gas emissions: China, 15.5k Mt CO2e (Total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding land use)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change: Brazil, 1,599.67 million tonnes (CO2 from land use change), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions: United States, 434.9k million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 emissions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement: China, 17.3k million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 from cement), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal: China, 213.3k million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 from coal), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring: United States, 2,465.58 million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 from flaring), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas: United States, 82.5k million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 from gas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil: United States, 165.4k million tonnes (Cumulative CO2 from oil), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use: United States, 560.54 billion tonnes (Cumulative CO2 incl. land use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest forest area: Russian Federation, 8,326.3 thousand sq. km (Forest area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas: Norfolk Island, 100 % (Forest area within protected areas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions: China, 31.84 % (Share of global annual CO₂ emissions), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement: China, 41.94 % of global total (CO2 emissions from cement), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal: China, 56.22 % of global total (CO2 emissions from coal), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas: United States, 21.82 % of global total (CO2 emissions from gas), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil: United States, 17.55 % of global total (CO2 emissions from oil), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global deforestation: Brazil, 38.35 % of global total (Share of global deforestation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports: Japan, 21.28 % (Share of plastic waste exports), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports: Turkey, 14.24 % (Share of plastic waste imports), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of the world's forest: Russia, 20.11 % of global total (Share of global forest area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the lowest access to electricity: South Sudan, 5.4 % of population (Access to electricity), 2026-10-28.
• Countries with the most electric car sales: China, 13.3k thousand cars (Electric car sales), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most electric cars on the road: China, 44.0k thousand cars (Electric car stock), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most imported deforestation: China, 231.2k hectares (Imported deforestation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most installed solar power capacity: China, 1,202.18 GW (Installed solar capacity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity: China, 640.63 gigawatts (Wind energy capacity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources: Brazil, 5,661 cubic kilometres (Internal renewable freshwater resources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person: Philippines, 3.3 kg per person per year (Plastic waste to ocean), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste: India, 13.0k thousand tonnes (Mismanaged plastic waste), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person: Comoros, 69.52 kg per person per year (Mismanaged plastic waste), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most people without electricity: Nigeria, 87.3k thousand people (People without electricity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most planted forest: China, 92.6k thousand hectares (Planted forest area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean: Philippines, 356.4k tonnes per year (Plastic waste emitted to the ocean), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person: Iceland, 445.0k cubic metres per person (Renewable freshwater resources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most threatened bird species: Indonesia, 161 (Threatened bird species), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most threatened mammal species: Indonesia, 212 (Threatened mammal species), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most threatened plant species: Madagascar, 2,894 (Threatened higher plant species), 2026-11-02.
• Countries withdrawing the most freshwater: India, 647.5 billion billion cubic meters (Annual freshwater withdrawals), 2026-10-30.
• Most forested countries: Micronesia, Fed. Sts., 92.07 % of land (Forest area), 2026-10-28.

Rankings to start with

These have the longest snapshot history, so their rank-history charts show the most movement:

• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Qatar, #2 Kuwait and #3 Brunei.
• Countries with the lowest access to electricity (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 South Sudan, #2 Chad and #3 Malawi.
• Most forested countries (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Micronesia, Fed. Sts., #2 Suriname and #3 Gabon.
• Countries gaining the most forest area each year (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 China, #2 Russia and #3 Turkey.
• Countries with the fastest forest expansion (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 China, #2 Russia and #3 United States.

What moved recently

Rank changes detected in the last 30 days across environment and energy:

• Brunei fell 3 places to #7. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• American Samoa dropped out of the top 10 to #28. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Belgium dropped out of the top 10 to #24. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Finland dropped out of the top 10 to #23. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Australia dropped out of the top 10 to #19. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Faroe Islands dropped out of the top 10 to #17. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Canada dropped out of the top 10 to #13. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Trinidad and Tobago entered the top 10 at #10. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Kuwait entered the top 10 at #9. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• United States Virgin Islands entered the top 10 at #8. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• United Arab Emirates entered the top 10 at #6. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)
• Singapore entered the top 10 at #3. (Countries with the highest energy use per person)

Where the data comes from

• Our World in Data, used by 92 rankings. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites.
• World Bank Open Data, used by 23 rankings. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).

Every ranking page states its metric definition, the source's own caveats and the capture date, and links to the original dataset. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

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Every environment and energy ranking

• Countries consuming the most coal · Coal consumption (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries emitting the most CO2 · Annual CO2 emissions (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil · CO2 emissions from oil (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport · CO2 emissions from transport (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change · CO2 emissions incl. land use (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries gaining the most forest area each year · Annual change in forest area (thousand hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most coal electricity per person · Coal electricity generation (kWh per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most electricity · Total electricity generation (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most electricity from coal · Coal electricity generation (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels · Fossil fuel electricity generation (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind · Solar and wind electricity generation (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person · Fossil fuel electricity generation (kWh per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most hydropower · Hydropower generation (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most plastic waste · Plastic waste generation (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries generating the most plastic waste per person · Plastic waste per person (kg per person per day) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power · Nuclear share of electricity (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries importing the most palm oil · Palm oil imports (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · Deforestation (thousand hectares per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries planting the most new forest each year · Afforestation (thousand hectares per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most natural gas · Natural gas production (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most oil · Oil production (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most palm oil · Palm oil production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower · Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (billion kWh) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries using the most coal energy per person · Coal energy consumption (kWh per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person · Fossil fuel energy consumption (kWh per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the fastest forest expansion · Forest expansion (thousand hectares per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · Annual deforestation share of forest area (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions · Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (excluding land use) (Mt CO2e) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person · Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person (excluding land use) (t CO2e per person) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions · Annual CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation · Total annual CO₂ emissions from aviation (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement · Annual CO₂ emissions from cement (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person · CO2 emissions from cement (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal · Annual CO₂ emissions from coal (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person · CO2 emissions from coal (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person · CO2 emissions from flaring (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring · Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from gas per person · CO2 emissions from gas (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas · Annual CO₂ emissions from gas (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil · Annual CO₂ emissions from oil (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person · CO2 emissions from oil (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry · Annual CO₂ emissions from other industry (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person · CO2 emissions from transport (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change · Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person · CO2 per capita (t) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use · CO2 emissions including land use (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP · Coal rents (% of GDP) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions · Consumption-based CO2 emissions (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person · Consumption-based CO2 per person (tonnes per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · Consumption-based deforestation per person (square metres per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest electric car sales share · Electric car sales share (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest electricity use per person · Electric power consumption per person (kWh per person) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest energy use per person · Energy per capita (MWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · Forest rents (% of GDP) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person · Fossil greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · Fossil fuel subsidies (% of GDP) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals · Freshwater withdrawals (% of internal resources) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person · Total greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · Industrial share of water withdrawals (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest methane emissions · Methane (CH4) emissions (excluding land use) (Mt CO2e) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions · Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (excluding land use) (Mt CO2e) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · Oil rents (% of GDP) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · PM2.5 air pollution exposure (µg/m³) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales · Plug-in hybrid share of car sales (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · Electricity production from coal sources (% of total electricity) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total electricity) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total electricity) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total energy) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · Renewable share (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · Renewable share of final energy consumption (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected · Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest total energy supply · Total energy supply (TWh) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest total greenhouse gas emissions · Total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding land use) (Mt CO2e) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · CO2 from land use change (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions · Cumulative CO2 emissions (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement · Cumulative CO2 from cement (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal · Cumulative CO2 from coal (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring · Cumulative CO2 from flaring (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas · Cumulative CO2 from gas (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil · Cumulative CO2 from oil (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use · Cumulative CO2 incl. land use (billion tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest forest area · Forest area (thousand sq. km) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · Forest area within protected areas (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions · Share of global annual CO₂ emissions (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement · CO2 emissions from cement (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal · CO2 emissions from coal (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas · CO2 emissions from gas (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil · CO2 emissions from oil (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · Share of global deforestation (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports · Share of plastic waste exports (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports · Share of plastic waste imports (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of the world's forest · Share of global forest area (% of global total) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the lowest access to electricity · Access to electricity (% of population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most electric car sales · Electric car sales (thousand cars) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most electric cars on the road · Electric car stock (thousand cars) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most imported deforestation · Imported deforestation (hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most installed solar power capacity · Installed solar capacity (GW) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity · Wind energy capacity (gigawatts) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · Internal renewable freshwater resources (cubic kilometres) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · Plastic waste to ocean (kg per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · Mismanaged plastic waste (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · Mismanaged plastic waste (kg per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most people without electricity · People without electricity (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most planted forest · Planted forest area (thousand hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · Plastic waste emitted to the ocean (tonnes per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · Renewable freshwater resources (cubic metres per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most threatened bird species · Threatened bird species · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most threatened mammal species · Threatened mammal species · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most threatened plant species · Threatened higher plant species · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · Annual freshwater withdrawals (billion billion cubic meters) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Most forested countries · Forest area (% of land) · World Bank Open Data · weekly

Questions about environment and energy rankings

How many environment and energy rankings are there?

115 live rankings, each with its own quiz, history chart and methodology notes.

Who leads the most environment and energy rankings?

China, at #1 in 35 rankings as of 2026-11-02.

How often do these rankings update?

115 refresh weekly. A refresh only publishes if it passes the quality gate.

Are the rankings opinions?

No. Each is one metric from one named public source at one time, ranked by software. They are useful comparisons, not advice.