Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
0.58 % of GNI
0.16 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 54th in 2005. 3 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 149th in 2005.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
0.03 % of GNI
0.57 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 153rd in 2005.
Ranked 59th in 2005. 18 times more than Belize
Areas under protection
53
86
DEFINITION:
Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 67th.
Ranked 49th. 62% more than Belize
CO2 Emissions
827
174,809
DEFINITION:
CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute
Ranked 139th.
Ranked 22nd. 210 times more than Belize
CO2 emissions > kt
780.22 kt
140,893.6 kt
DEFINITION:
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 156th in 2003.
Ranked 28th in 2003. 180 times more than Belize
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)
2.9 kt
per 1,000 people
8.7 kt
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 94th in 2003.
Ranked 39th in 2003. 2 times more than Belize
Coral reefs > Area
1,330 sq km
470 sq km
DEFINITION:
Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and less than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral ree
SOURCE:
World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
Ranked 12th. 183% more than Netherlands
Ranked 21st.
Forest area > % of land area
72.47 % of land area
10.77 % of land area
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 11th in 2005. 6 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 146th in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km
16,530 km²
3,650 km²
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 110th in 2005. 4 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 142nd in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)
56.6 km²
per 1,000 people
0.2 km²
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 8th in 2005. 252 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 178th in 2005.
Known breeding bird species
161
192
DEFINITION:
Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 109th.
Ranked 89th. 19% more than Belize
Known mammal species
125
55
DEFINITION:
Known mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 71st. 127% more than Netherlands
Ranked 132nd.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
169
36,747
DEFINITION:
1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).
SOURCE:
Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Ranked 153rd.
Ranked 26th. 216 times more than Belize
Protected area
20.9
6.7
DEFINITION:
Environmentally protected area (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 63rd.
Threatened species
16
19
DEFINITION:
Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 113rd.
Ranked 97th. 19% more than Belize
Threatened species > Mammal
5
6
DEFINITION:
Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 127th.
Ranked 113rd. 20% more than Belize
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
2.34 %
11.92 %
DEFINITION:
Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: chemicals (35). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 100th in 1992.
Ranked 11th in 1992. 4 times more than Belize
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
9.42 %
2.65 %
DEFINITION:
Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 68th in 1992. 3 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 105th in 1992.
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
4.38 %
1.2 %
DEFINITION:
Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: wood (33). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 11th in 1992. 3 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 81st in 1992.
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