Ten worst- and best-ranked countries by absolute composite rank (aENV) with each of the 7 composite metrics removed sequentially (i.e., aENV calculated from 6 metrics only).

Metrics excluded (ex) sequentially include natural forest loss (NFL), natural habitat conversion (HBC), marine captures (MC), fertilizer use (FER), water pollution (WTP), threatened species (THR), and carbon emissions (CO2). Boldface cells indicate which countries appeared in the full aENV (calculated from 7 composite metrics) for each reduced aENV (i.e., with one metric removed). For each reduced aENV, Kendall's τ correlation to the full aENV is shown (all P<0.0001 and n = 171 countries).