SDG Country Profiles Sustainable Development Goals, country by country
Sustainable Development Goal 13

Goal 13 of 17

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

86.6 world score, 2022
90.9 median country score, 2023
82.1 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 3 0
  • 2 10
  • 1 20
  • 4 30
  • 3 40
  • 10 50
  • 13 60
  • 14 70
  • 28 80
  • 88 90

Largest falls on this goal

Where the score is lower than it was in 2015.

  1. 1 Mongolia 65.4 → 52.0 -13.4
  2. 2 Ireland 62.9 → 54.1 -8.8
  3. 3 Panama 79.2 → 71.7 -7.5
  4. 4 Latvia 77.3 → 71.7 -5.6
  5. 5 Brunei Darussalam 6.7 → 1.3 -5.4

Every country on Goal 13

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 99.9
2 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 99.8
3 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 99.6
4 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 99.6
5 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 99.5
6 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 99.5
7 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 99.4
8 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 99.4
9 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 99.4
10 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 99.3
11 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 99.3
12 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 99.1
13 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 99.1
14 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 99.1
15 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 99.1
16 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 99.0
17 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 99.0
18 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 99.0
19 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 98.9
20 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 98.8
21 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 98.8
22 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 98.8
23 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 98.7
24 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 98.5
25 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 98.4
26 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 98.4
27 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 98.3
28 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 98.2
29 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 98.1
30 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 98.0
31 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 97.8
32 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 97.8
33 Nepal East & South Asia 97.7
34 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 97.6
35 Myanmar East & South Asia 97.5
36 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 97.5
37 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 97.5
38 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 97.2
39 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 97.2
40 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 97.1
41 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 97.0
42 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 96.7
43 Pakistan East & South Asia 96.6
44 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 96.6
45 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 96.4
46 Bangladesh East & South Asia 96.3
47 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 96.3
48 Fiji Oceania 96.0
49 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 95.9
50 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 95.9
51 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 95.8
52 Philippines East & South Asia 95.4
53 Papua New Guinea Oceania 95.2
54 Cambodia East & South Asia 95.1
55 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 95.1
56 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 94.8
57 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 94.8
58 India East & South Asia 94.3
59 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 94.3
60 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 94.2
61 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 93.9
62 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 93.5
63 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 93.2
64 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 93.1
65 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 92.9
66 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 92.8
67 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 92.8
68 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 92.7
69 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 92.7
70 Indonesia East & South Asia 92.5
71 Lao PDR East & South Asia 92.5
72 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 92.5
73 Vietnam East & South Asia 92.2
74 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 92.2
75 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 92.0
76 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 91.9
77 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 91.8
78 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 91.6
79 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 91.4
80 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 91.4
81 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 91.2
82 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 91.0
83 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 91.0
84 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 90.8
85 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 90.6
86 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 90.6
87 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 90.6
88 Colombia OECD 90.1
89 Bhutan East & South Asia 89.9
90 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 89.9
91 Costa Rica OECD 89.8
92 Maldives East & South Asia 89.8
93 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 89.6
94 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 89.3
95 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 88.8
96 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 88.6
97 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 88.6
98 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 88.5
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 88.2
100 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 87.2
101 Mexico OECD 86.8
102 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 86.8
103 Türkiye OECD 86.7
104 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.8
105 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 85.5
106 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 84.2
107 Portugal OECD 84.1
108 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.5
109 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 82.8
110 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 82.7
111 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 82.7
112 Chile OECD 82.3
113 Thailand East & South Asia 81.6
114 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 80.4
115 Greece OECD 80.2
116 Spain OECD 80.2
117 Italy OECD 79.9
118 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.2
119 Hungary OECD 77.9
120 Malaysia East & South Asia 77.9
121 China East & South Asia 77.6
122 Poland OECD 75.3
123 France OECD 73.8
124 Japan OECD 73.5
125 Czechia OECD 72.2
126 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 71.7
127 Latvia OECD 71.7
128 United Kingdom OECD 70.9
129 Slovak Republic OECD 70.6
130 Sweden OECD 70.0
131 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 69.9
132 Korea, Rep. OECD 69.7
133 Slovenia OECD 69.1
134 Finland OECD 68.8
135 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 68.8
136 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.6
137 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.1
138 Israel OECD 67.2
139 New Zealand OECD 66.1
140 Germany OECD 64.0
141 Estonia OECD 61.5
142 Switzerland OECD 61.0
143 Denmark OECD 60.8
144 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 59.3
145 Lithuania OECD 58.4
146 Singapore East & South Asia 57.5
147 Austria OECD 57.3
148 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 57.1
149 Ireland OECD 54.1
150 Belgium OECD 52.9
151 United States OECD 52.5
152 Mongolia East & South Asia 52.0
153 Iceland OECD 51.4
154 Luxembourg OECD 49.4
155 Netherlands OECD 43.3
156 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 40.9
157 Canada OECD 39.6
158 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 33.8
159 Oman Middle East & North Africa 33.7
160 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 32.4
161 Norway OECD 20.7
162 Australia OECD 16.9
163 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 14.6
164 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 9.8
165 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 1.3
166 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 0.0