Sustainability Metrics

Countries

Textile producers

Best Overall

Germany

Score: 80/100

Avg Carbon

2,978

kg CO₂e / ton

Avg Water

112 L/kg

Per kg of textile

Metric Comparison

Normalized scores — green is better, red is worse

Composite Score Ranking

Weighted average of all four metrics (equal weights, 0–100)

All Countries — Click headers to sort

#	Country	Region	Carbon	Water	Labor	Transp.	Score ↓
1	Germany	Europe	2,100	55	82	72	80
2	Italy	Europe	2,300	70	78	65	73
3	South Korea	East Asia	2,800	60	65	48	64
4	USA	Americas	2,500	75	60	55	64
5	Brazil	Americas	1,200	110	55	42	62
6	Sri Lanka	South Asia	2,400	105	42	35	50
7	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	3,200	85	38	30	45
8	Thailand	Southeast Asia	3,400	90	42	32	45
9	Mexico	Americas	2,900	100	38	30	45
10	Ethiopia	Africa & Middle East	800	140	15	10	41
11	Turkey	Africa & Middle East	2,900	130	30	40	40
12	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	4,100	95	35	25	36
13	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	3,500	100	28	22	36
14	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	2,700	95	12	8	35
15	Morocco	Africa & Middle East	3,800	115	35	30	35
16	China	East Asia	3,850	120	40	25	34
17	Pakistan	South Asia	3,100	185	22	18	21
18	India	South Asia	4,500	165	32	28	20
19	Bangladesh	South Asia	4,200	150	18	20	20
20	Egypt	Africa & Middle East	3,300	195	25	22	20

Methodology

Carbon Footprint — Estimated from national grid carbon intensity (Low Carbon Power, 2024–25) combined with textile-specific energy consumption (~5 MWh/ton from DOE textile energy reviews). Countries with coal-heavy grids score higher emissions.

Water Usage — Based on Water Footprint Network cotton water footprint assessments and ICAC country-level data. Cotton-intensive producers (Pakistan, Egypt, India) show higher usage; synthetic-focused countries are lower.

Labor Index — Composite of minimum wage adequacy, working hours, and safety standards from ILO ILOSTAT garment worker data and ITUC Global Rights Index 2024 ratings. Scale: 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

Transparency Index — Derived from Fashion Transparency Index 2024 (Fashion Revolution) brand scores aggregated by country, supplemented by national supply chain legislation (e.g., German LkSG). Scale: 0 (opaque) to 100 (transparent).

Composite Score — All four metrics normalized to 0–100 (carbon and water inverted, since lower raw values are better), then averaged with equal weights (25% each).