The most environmentally active countries in the world RANKED
A new study has ranked the most environmentally active countries in the world – here’s where South Africa placed…
Who’s the most environmentally active?
A new study has ranked the most environmentally active countries in the world – countries with the most active environmentalists and environmental NGOs.
Arka researched the 50 most populated countries in the world to identify the ones with the most active environmentalists.
The countries were selected based on the largest potential impact on the environment, and a higher chance of membership. Countries’ population, the amount of environmental political parties, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were gathered. Then, the amount of parties and organizations were added, divided by the population, to calculate how many organizations are available for one million inhabitants of each country. This data was analysed to create a scoring system, from a scale from 1-100.
The United States ranked number one, hosting the most active environmentalists, with a composite score of 69. It has the most environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of 1800. For one million Americans there are around 5 environmental organizations. American environmentalists are also very active in politics, with 12 political parties.
India ranked as the second most environmentally active country in the world, with a score of 68. For 1.4 billion Indians, there are 1200 environmental NGOs. There is almost one environmental organization for 1 million people.
Germany took the third spot, with a composite score of 62.4. German environmentalists are the most active in politics, with 14 political parties for 83.5 million habitants. This country has 18 environmental organizations and parties for 1 million people living there.
South Africa placed at number 16, with a composite score of 27.3, four political parties, 900 environmental NGOs and 15 environmental organizations for 1 million people living there.
The top 10 countries
The countries which featured in the top 10 were as follows:
