Pakistan, Sept. 19 -- Pakistan has moved up 22 places in the latest Environmental Performance Index (EPI), improving from 179th in 2024 to 157th in the 2026 global ranking, while India is placed at 176th among 177 countries assessed in the latest index, according to the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy.

Pakistan recorded an EPI score of 29.03 in the 2026 assessment, compared with 22.46 for India.

The 2026 EPI ranks 177 countries on 47 indicators across 12 environmental issue categories, grouped under three broad policy objectives environmental health, ecosystem vitality and climate change.

The improvement in Pakistan's ranking comes amid increased environmental action at the provincial level, particularly in Punjab, where aut...