| English | Arabic |
| efficiency criterion Parameter or rule for assessing the competency in performance of production relative to the input of resources | معيار الفعالية |
| environmental assessment criterion Principle or standard for the evaluation or appraisal of ecological or natural resources | معيار التقييم البيئي |
| environmental criterion Standards of physical, chemical or biological (but sometimes including social, aesthetic, etc.) components that define a given quality of an environment | معيار بيئي |
| environmental quality criterion Criteria followed in establishing standards for exposure to pollutants and noise, in respect of pesticides, detergents, composition of effluents, discharge of trade wastes, etc. | معيار نوعية البيئة |
| evaluation criterion A standard, norm, value or measurement by which the quantity or quality of a process, object or person's work performance is ascertained through an analysis and judgment of the relevant information in context and in view of established goals, objectives and standards | معيار التقييم |
| monitoring criterion No definition needed | معيار المراقبة |
| pollution criterion Standard established for certain pollutants which limits their concentration | معيار التلوث |
