The most environmentally friendly country in the world in 2012

The updated list of the most environmentally friendly economies in the world (Environmental Performance Index) Russia occupies 106th, situated next to such countries as Morocco and Mongolia. The result is not the worst, because of all the environmental ranking, prepared by Yale and Columbia universities, involved 132 countries, and, hence, the situation in the 26 economies is worse than in Russia. However, for Russia - it is little consolation.
As noted by the compilers of rankings, the situation with the environment in most countries in recent years, especially during the period from 2000 to 2010, slightly improved, whereas in the individual states, which include Russia, the opposite trend. Among the outsiders, experts from Yale and Columbia universities carried: Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia have already mentioned above.
In our country, the environmental situation continues to deteriorate, and this deterioration is observed in almost all categories, which are crucial for the preparation of organic ranking economies in the world, and the influence of the place. The only option, according to experts, which in Russia has improved slightly but still remains well below the benchmark - the amount of sulfur dioxide emissions.
All in all, to develop a ranking used 22 parameters, including: air and water quality, the effect of environment on human health, greenhouse gas emissions, forest area, etc.
The most perfect balance of all these parameters is observed in Switzerland, because it is the drafters of this country have put the rating in the first place. Following are: Latvia, Norway, Luxembourg, Costa Rica, France, Austria, Italy, Britain and Sweden.
The worst environmental conditions found in Iraq, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which occupy the last three places in the ranking.

The most environmentally friendly country in the world - Environmental Performance Index
Number Country
1 Switzerland
2 Latvia
3 Norway
4 Luxembourg
5 Costa Rica
6 France
7 Austria
8 Italy
9.10 United Kingdom
9.10 Sweden
11 Germany
12 Slovakia
13 Iceland
14 New Zealand
15 Albania
16 The Netherlands
Lithuania 17
Czech Republic 18
19 Finland
20 Croatia
21 Denmark
22, Poland
23, Japan
24 Belgium
25 Malaysia
26 Brunei Darussalam
27 Columbia
28 Slovenia
29 Taiwan
30 Brazil
31 Ecuador
32 Spain
33 Greece
34 in Thailand
35 Nicaragua
36 Ireland
37 Canada
38 Nepal
39 Panama
40 Gabon
Portugal 41
42 The Philippines
43 South Korea
44 Cyprus
45, Hungary
46 Uruguay
47 Georgia
48 Australia
49 U.S.
50 Argentina
50 Cuba
52 Singapore
53 Bulgaria
Estonia 54
55 Sri Lanka
Venezuela 56
57 Zambia
58 Chile
59 Cambodia
60 Egypt
61 Israel
62 Bolivia
63 Jamaica
64 Tanzania
65 Belarus
66 Botswana
67 Cote d'Ivoire
68 Zimbabwe
69 Myanmar
70 Ethiopia
71 Honduras
72 Dominican Republic
73 Paraguay
74 Indonesia
75 El Salvador
76 Guatemala
77 United Arab Emirates
78 Namibia
79 Vietnam
80 Benin
Peru 81
82 Saudi Arabia
83 Kenya
84 Mexico
85 Togo
86 Algeria
87 Malta
88 Romania
89 Mozambique
90 Angola
91 Ghana
92 Democrat Republic of Congo
93 Armenia
94 Lebanon
95 of the Congo
96 Trinidad and Tobago
97 Macedonia
98 Senegal
99 Tunisia
100 Qatar
101 Kyrgyzstan
102 Ukraine
103 Serbia
104 Sudan
105 Morocco
106 Russia
107 Mongolia
108 Moldova
Turkey 109
110 Oman
111 Azerbaijan
Cameroon 112
113 Syria
114 Iran
Bangladesh 115
116 China
117 Jordan
118 Haiti
Nigeria 119
Pakistan 120
121 Tajikistan
122 Eritrea
123 Libya
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina
125, India
126 Kuwait
Yemen, 127
128 South Africa
Kazakhstan 129
130 Uzbekistan
131 Turkmenistan
132 Iraq