Europe storms it in the EPI rankings: takes top 10 positions

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026 puts Europe in the top 10 positions.  The 2026 EPI ranks 177 countries on 47 environmental indicators across 12 issue categories representing critical sustainability challenges in environmental public health, ecosystem vitality, and climate change. The results for 2026 are as follows:

  1. Estonia
  2. Luxembourg
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Finland
  5. Netherlands
  6. Germany
  7. France
  8. Norway
  9. Sweden
  10. Austria