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The Eco Index

Every destination we score, ranked

Ten pillars, equally weighted, scored from published data. A destination is only ranked once all ten are assessed — a partial score is a sample, not a result.

#2 WaterFoodPlant basedOrganicProtectedWildlifeMaterialsPlasticRecyclingEnergyCultureHeritage Belize80/100 · Strong#1 WaterFoodPlant basedOrganicProtectedWildlifeMaterialsPlasticRecyclingEnergyCultureHeritage New Zealand80/100 · Strong#3 WaterFoodPlant basedOrganicProtectedWildlifeMaterialsPlasticRecyclingEnergyCultureHeritage Peru80/100 · Strong

The Eco Index

Every destination we score, ranked

12 pillars each, equally weighted, scored from published sources rather than brochures: water, food and farming, plant based eating, organic growing, conservation, wildlife, natural materials, pollution, recycling, and the communities who live there. A destination is only ranked once all 12 are assessed. A partial assessment is a sample, not a result, which is the same rule we apply to fibre percentages. Sort by any column.

Ranked
74 of 74
Average index
67/100
Highest
New Zealand 80
Lowest
Maldives 42
# Destination Index Water Food Plant based Organic Protected Wildlife Materials Plastic Recycling Energy Culture Heritage Imported Land Sea We list Assessed
1 New Zealand 80 Strong n/a 33% 30% 42 12/12
2 Belize 80 Strong 40% 37% 20% 19 12/12
3 Peru 80 Strong n/a 22% 0% 3 12/12
4 France 78 Strong n/a 28% 49% 2 12/12
5 St Vincent and the Grenadines 77 Strong 26% 22% 0% 38 12/12
6 Panama 77 Strong n/a 31% 26% 5 12/12
7 Italy 75 Strong n/a 21% 11% 9 12/12
8 Brazil 75 Strong 5% 30% 26% 6 12/12
9 Germany 75 Strong n/a 39% 45% 6 12/12
10 Tanzania 75 Strong n/a 39% 2% 6 12/12
11 Ecuador 75 Strong 12% 23% 19% 3 12/12
12 Switzerland 75 Strong n/a 12% n/a 2 12/12
13 Sri Lanka 75 Strong n/a 30% 0% 1 12/12
14 Jamaica 73 Strong 20% 20% 1% 62 12/12
15 Costa Rica 73 Strong n/a 26% 29% 50 12/12
16 Slovenia 73 Strong n/a 40% 2% 5 12/12
17 Finland 73 Strong n/a 13% 11% 2 12/12
18 Guatemala 73 Strong n/a 20% 0% 1 12/12
19 Dominica 72 Strong n/a 21% 0% 27 12/12
20 Mexico 72 Strong n/a 14% 22% 14 12/12
21 India 72 Strong n/a 7% 0% 8 12/12
22 Spain 72 Strong n/a 28% 19% 7 12/12
23 Portugal 72 Strong n/a 23% 16% 5 12/12
24 Colombia 72 Strong n/a 16% 17% 3 12/12
25 Fiji 72 Strong 19% 3% 0% 3 12/12
26 Ethiopia 72 Strong 13% 17% n/a 1 12/12
27 Australia 70 Strong 11% 22% 45% 108 12/12
28 Denmark 70 Strong 14% 15% 18% 6 12/12
29 Kenya 70 Strong n/a 13% 0% 2 12/12
30 Uganda 70 Strong n/a 16% n/a 1 12/12
31 Netherlands 70 Strong n/a 22% 26% 0 12/12
32 Grenada 68 Good 24% 6% 4% 59 12/12
33 Croatia 68 Good n/a 38% 9% 7 12/12
34 Ireland 68 Good n/a 14% 2% 6 12/12
35 Nicaragua 68 Good n/a 21% 3% 4 12/12
36 Thailand 68 Good n/a 18% 5% 3 12/12
37 Papua New Guinea 68 Good n/a 3% 0% 2 12/12
38 Greece 68 Good n/a 35% 4% 1 12/12
39 Honduras 68 Good n/a 23% 4% 1 12/12
40 Zimbabwe 68 Good 19% 27% n/a 1 12/12
41 Indonesia 67 Good n/a 12% 3% 12 12/12
42 Belgium 67 Good 11% 16% 36% 5 12/12
43 Laos 67 Good n/a 18% n/a 2 12/12
44 Hungary 67 Good n/a 22% n/a 1 12/12
45 Madagascar 67 Good n/a 7% 0% 1 12/12
46 United Kingdom 65 Good 42% 28% 46% 12 12/12
47 Chile 65 Good n/a 21% 41% 3 12/12
48 Cambodia 65 Good 8% 39% 1% 1 12/12
49 Iceland 65 Good n/a 20% 0% 1 12/12
50 Vietnam 65 Good n/a 7% 0% 1 12/12
51 Zambia 65 Good n/a 41% n/a 0 12/12
52 Canada 63 Good 30% 13% 15% 101 12/12
53 St Lucia 63 Good 27% 18% 0% 70 12/12
54 Dominican Republic 63 Good 10% 26% 13% 35 12/12
55 Namibia 63 Good n/a 39% 1% 4 12/12
56 Montenegro 63 Good n/a 13% 0% 1 12/12
57 Mozambique 63 Good n/a 29% 2% 1 12/12
58 South Africa 62 Good n/a 9% 15% 36 12/12
59 United States 62 Good n/a 12% 19% 22 12/12
60 French Polynesia 62 Good n/a 5% 87% 1 12/12
61 Philippines 62 Good n/a 15% 1% 1 12/12
62 Bahamas 60 Good 90% 35% 8% 33 12/12
63 Egypt 60 Good 20% 13% 5% 1 12/12
64 Mongolia 60 Good n/a 19% n/a 1 12/12
65 Antigua and Barbuda 58 Good 27% 16% 0% 31 12/12
66 Botswana 58 Good 16% 29% n/a 2 12/12
67 Serbia 58 Good n/a 14% n/a 2 12/12
68 Barbados 57 Good 22% 1% 0% 66 12/12
69 Seychelles 57 Good n/a 68% 32% 1 12/12
70 Turks & Caicos 52 Mixed 90% 43% 0% 18 12/12
71 Jordan 50 Mixed n/a 5% 2% 1 12/12
72 British Virgin Islands 48 Mixed n/a 9% 0% 21 12/12
73 St Barths 47 Mixed n/a n/a 0% 38 12/12
74 Maldives 42 Mixed n/a 3% 0% 3 12/12

Tap any column heading to sort. n/a means we could not verify a figure and refused to invent one, and an unverified pillar stops a destination being ranked at all rather than quietly lifting its average. Ties are broken by how many verified places sit behind the score. Counts under "we list" are live from the directory, not typed in.

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