The most climate aware country in the world is Japan with 99 percent of the population indicating that they know about of the existence of climate change. The country with the lowest percentage of people claiming to be aware of climate change is Benin (21%). In general Northern Europe and North America are more aware of climate change than Africa and Asia. The average percentage of climate aware people in all of the 129 countries surveyed is 63. It is interesting to note that even though the current US president is a climate denier, almost all Americans (97%) acknowledge the existence of climate change.
Worst 20 countries
Lowest percentages of climate awareness (20 % – 30 %)
- Benin 21
- Burundi 22
- Niger 24
- Afghanistan 25
- Egypt 25
- Ghana 26
- Nigeria 28
- Togo 29
- Morocco 30
- Rwanda 30
- South Africa 31
- Bangladesh 33
- Pakistan 34
- India 35
- Uganda 35
- Burkina Faso 36
- Senegal 36
- Sierra Leone 36
- Nepal 37
- Botswana 38
Best 20 countries
Highest percentages of climate awareness (90 % – 99 %)
- Latvia 91
- Lithuania 91
- France 93
- Hong Kong 93
- Hungary 93
- South Korea 93
- Ireland 94
- Iceland 95
- Canada 95
- Austria 95
- Luxembourg 95
- Netherlands 96
- Germany 96
- Sweden 96
- Australia 97
- Norway 97
- United Kingdom 97
- United States 97
- Finland 98
- Japan 99
Complete alphabetized list of all 129 countries
Percentages of climate awareness
- Afghanistan 25
- Algeria 56
- Angola 43
- Argentina 76
- Armenia 78
- Australia 97
- Austria 95
- Azerbaijan 58
- Bangladesh 33
- Belarus 80
- Belgium 89
- Belize 53
- Benin 46
- Bolivia 55
- Botswana 38
- Brazil 79
- Burkina Faso 36
- Burundi 22
- Cambodia 58
- Cameroon 49
- Canada 95
- Central African Republic 56
- Chad 45
- Chile 73
- China 62
- Colombia 68
- Costa Rica 75
- Czech Republic 87
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 53
- Denmark 90
- Djibouti 43
- Dominican Republic 50
- Ecuador 70
- Egypt 25
- El Salvador 55
- Estonia 88
- Ethiopia 80
- Finland 98
- France 93
- Georgia 62
- Germany 96
- Ghana 26 51
- Greece 87
- Guatemala 57
- Guinea 55
- Guyana 67
- Haiti 46
- Honduras 62
- Hong Kong 93
- Hungary 93
- Iceland 95
- India 35
- Indonesia 39
- Iran 55
- Iraq 55
- Ireland 94
- Israel 86
- Italy 84
- Japan 99
- Jordan 62
- Kazakhstan 60
- Kenya 56
- Kyrgyzstan 52
- Laos 80
- Latvia 91
- Lebanon 64
- Liberia 15
- Lithuania 91
- Luxembourg 95
- Madagascar 49
- Malaysia 71
- Mali 53
- Malta 75
- Mauritania 44
- Mexico 67
- Moldova 83
- Mongolia 75
- Morocco 30
- Mozambique 54
- Namibia 46
- Nepal 37
- Netherlands 96
- Nicaragua 53
- Niger 24
- Nigeria 28
- Norway 97
- Pakistan 34
- Palestine 67
- Panama 65
- Paraguay 58
- Peru 62
- Philippines 47
- Poland 84
- Portugal 90
- Qatar 64
- Republic of the Congo 41
- Romania 81
- Russia 85
- Rwanda 30
- Saudi Arabia 49
- Senegal 36
- Sierra Leone 36
- Singapore 84
- South Africa 31
- South Korea 93
- Spain 85
- Sri Lanka 73
- Sudan 47
- Sweden 96
- Syria 56
- Taiwan 91
- Tajikistan 43
- Tanzania 53
- Thailand 88
- Togo 29
- Trinidad and Tobago 72
- Tunisia 60
- Turkey 74
- Uganda 35
- Ukraine 79
- United Kingdom 97
- United States 97
- Uruguay 73
- Uzbekistan 53
- Venezuela 63
- Vietnam 73
- Zambia 27
- Zimbabwe 52
Data Source: Wikipedia
Graphics: The Green Market Oracle
