Import of environmentally sound technologies by country
Countries reporting
166
Highest
160.98 billion
United States
Lowest
5.45 million
Kiribati
Median
783.18 million
Years covered
11
2010–2020
Data points
1,734
What the numbers show
Import of environmentally sound technologies is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 160.98 billion in United States; the lowest is 5.45 million in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 783.18 million, and the mean is 7.06 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,533.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 714.2%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 56.4%).
Import of environmentally sound technologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 160.98 billion | 2020 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 144.25 billion | 2020 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 89.16 billion | 2020 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 4 | Mexico | 40.62 billion | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 39.57 billion | 2020 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 6 | France | 38.40 billion | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | South Korea | 35.76 billion | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 34.41 billion | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 32.07 billion | 2020 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 31.32 billion | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 29.04 billion | 2020 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 12 | Vietnam | 25.13 billion | 2020 | up 332.1% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 23.38 billion | 2020 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 22.75 billion | 2020 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 15 | India | 21.65 billion | 2020 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 21.22 billion | 2020 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 19.58 billion | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 18.26 billion | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 16.40 billion | 2020 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 16.25 billion | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 14.88 billion | 2020 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 14.87 billion | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 14.37 billion | 2020 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 14.16 billion | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 13.42 billion | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 13.24 billion | 2020 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 27 | Indonesia | 13.03 billion | 2020 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 12.40 billion | 2020 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 12.02 billion | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 10.59 billion | 2020 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 8.70 billion | 2020 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 8.06 billion | 2020 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 7.96 billion | 2020 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 7.28 billion | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 7.11 billion | 2020 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 6.09 billion | 2020 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 5.94 billion | 2020 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 5.57 billion | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 39 | Israel | 5.09 billion | 2020 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 4.94 billion | 2020 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 4.89 billion | 2020 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 4.61 billion | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 4.35 billion | 2017 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 45 | Iran | 4.25 billion | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 4.06 billion | 2020 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 3.75 billion | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 48 | Ukraine | 3.54 billion | 2020 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 3.23 billion | 2020 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 3.18 billion | 2020 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 3.17 billion | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 3.08 billion | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 53 | Oman | 2.79 billion | 2018 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 2.57 billion | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 55 | New Zealand | 2.45 billion | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 2.41 billion | 2020 | up 20.6% | flat |
| 57 | Slovenia | 2.38 billion | 2020 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 2.28 billion | 2020 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 2.20 billion | 2020 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 2.01 billion | 2020 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 61 | Qatar | 2.01 billion | 2020 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 1.97 billion | 2015 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 1.86 billion | 2020 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 64 | Kuwait | 1.78 billion | 2020 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 1.70 billion | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1.57 billion | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 1.53 billion | 2020 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 68 | Myanmar | 1.45 billion | 2020 | up 554.0% | rising |
| 69 | Estonia | 1.19 billion | 2020 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 1.17 billion | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 1.17 billion | 2020 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 1.15 billion | 2019 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 1.11 billion | 2017 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | 1.07 billion | 2020 | up 714.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Kenya | 1.04 billion | 2020 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 1.01 billion | 2020 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 77 | Ecuador | 976.10 million | 2020 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 78 | Ghana | 936.43 million | 2019 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 887.37 million | 2020 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 80 | Latvia | 878.52 million | 2020 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 859.30 million | 2020 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 828.36 million | 2020 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 791.58 million | 2015 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 783.79 million | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 782.57 million | 2020 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 776.93 million | 2020 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 732.70 million | 2019 | — | rising |
| 88 | Bahrain | 730.34 million | 2019 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 694.93 million | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 691.08 million | 2019 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 663.54 million | 2019 | up 189.4% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia | 616.67 million | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania | 615.09 million | 2020 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 603.47 million | 2020 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 95 | Sudan | 577.97 million | 2018 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 96 | Paraguay | 492.95 million | 2020 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei | 482.42 million | 2020 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 98 | Honduras | 482.25 million | 2019 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mozambique | 474.99 million | 2020 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Senegal | 455.64 million | 2020 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 101 | Cameroon | 439.17 million | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 421.70 million | 2020 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 421.09 million | 2020 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 104 | Uruguay | 399.35 million | 2020 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 105 | Uganda | 398.05 million | 2020 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 386.64 million | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 361.74 million | 2020 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 108 | Cyprus | 359.54 million | 2020 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 109 | Zambia | 351.71 million | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 110 | Iceland | 347.01 million | 2020 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 111 | Laos | 339.27 million | 2020 | up 204.1% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 319.72 million | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 113 | Lebanon | 319.57 million | 2020 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 114 | Moldova | 319.20 million | 2020 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 115 | Mongolia | 309.00 million | 2020 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 116 | Mali | 299.46 million | 2019 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 273.31 million | 2020 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 118 | Rwanda | 252.83 million | 2019 | up 229.4% | rising |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 239.89 million | 2020 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 225.83 million | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 121 | Madagascar | 203.69 million | 2020 | down 42.8% | flat |
| 122 | Palestine | 195.73 million | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritius | 190.19 million | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 124 | Maldives | 185.02 million | 2019 | up 189.8% | rising |
| 125 | Bahamas | 178.46 million | 2018 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 126 | Malta | 178.09 million | 2020 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 172.50 million | 2020 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 128 | Yemen | 169.21 million | 2019 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 129 | Congo | 164.89 million | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 130 | Guyana | 155.96 million | 2020 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 144.56 million | 2020 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 143.22 million | 2020 | — | falling |
| 133 | Togo | 143.21 million | 2020 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 136.73 million | 2020 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 135 | Mauritania | 133.48 million | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Macao | 131.92 million | 2020 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 131.12 million | 2019 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 130.62 million | 2015 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 139 | Niger | 128.67 million | 2020 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 109.57 million | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 103.74 million | 2020 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 142 | Fiji | 98.45 million | 2020 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 143 | Benin | 85.92 million | 2020 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 77.54 million | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 77.03 million | 2018 | — | falling |
| 146 | Seychelles | 63.68 million | 2020 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 147 | Aruba | 54.50 million | 2020 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 148 | Burundi | 49.26 million | 2020 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 47.88 million | 2020 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 150 | Bermuda | 46.80 million | 2020 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 151 | Andorra | 44.80 million | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 44.44 million | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 153 | Belize | 42.48 million | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 154 | Greenland | 39.46 million | 2018 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.05 million | 2019 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 34.19 million | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 31.20 million | 2018 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 158 | Grenada | 22.38 million | 2020 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.97 million | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 161 | Samoa | 17.95 million | 2019 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 162 | Gambia | 16.82 million | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 163 | Tonga | 14.63 million | 2014 | — | rising |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.46 million | 2017 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 165 | Palau | 9.28 million | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.29 million | 2020 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 6.17 million | 2020 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 168 | Kiribati | 5.45 million | 2020 | up 199.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 5.08 billion
- Central African Republic 18.86 million