Environment Stats: compare key data on British Virgin Islands & Canada

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STAT	British Virgin Islands	Canada	HISTORY
Current issues	limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)	air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16 Ranked 191st.	119,713 Ranked 7th. 7482 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	2.68% Ranked 170th.	7.02% Ranked 128th. 3 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land area under protection	8.96% Ranked 137th. 5% more than Canada	8.56% Ranked 140th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5% Ranked 51st.	99% Ranked 38th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	97.5 Ranked 61st.	100 Ranked 36th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	97.5 Ranked 57th.	99.81 Ranked 37th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Local garbage collected	36,697 tonnes Ranked 76th.	13.38 million tonnes Ranked 11th. 364 times more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Population served by local garbage collection	97.2% Ranked 28th.	99% Ranked 20th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	94.85 Ranked 78th.	99 Ranked 51st. 4% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	94.85 Ranked 134th.	100 Ranked 44th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	94.85 Ranked 98th.	99.81 Ranked 39th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater collecting system	24.5% Ranked 46th.	74.3% Ranked 20th. 3 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater treatment	24.5% Ranked 37th.	71.7% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry	48.4% Ranked 46th.	92% Ranked 16th. 90% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	2% Ranked 105th. 49% more than Canada	1.35% Ranked 118th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5 Ranked 51st.	99 Ranked 38th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands

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