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Environment Stats: compare key data on Comoros & Germany

Definitions

  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened: Bird species, threatened. Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened: Mammal species, threatened. Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • CO2 emissions > Kt: 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.
  • CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita: CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita). 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.
  • Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita: 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."
  • Endangered species > Bird species: Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
  • Endangered species > Mammal species > Number: Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
  • Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total renewable water resources per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened: Fish species, threatened. Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt: CO2 emissions (kt). 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.
  • CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita: 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.
  • Endangered species > Fish species > Number: Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
  • Water > Percent of water resources used: Proportion of total water resources used, percentage.
  • Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number: Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known."
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions (kt). 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Forest area > Sq. km: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP: CO2 emissions (kg per 2000 US$ of GDP). 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.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total.
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt: 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."
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural.
  • Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened: Plant species (higher), threatened. Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Threatened species: Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Biodiversity > Number: GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential)."
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential).
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP: 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."
  • Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.
  • Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
  • Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: PM10, country level (micrograms per cubic meter). Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
  • CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP: 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.
  • Proportion of land and marine area under protection: Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage.
  • Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Forest area > Sq. km per 1000: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Threatened species > Mammal: Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage."
  • Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI: 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP: 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."
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP: 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI: Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers."
  • Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage."
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$: Energy depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of energy extracted. It covers crude oil, natural gas, and coal."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a countryÂ’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.
  • Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent: GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent). GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Total natural resources rents > % of GDP: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.
  • International agreements > Signed but not ratified: The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI: Energy depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of energy extracted. It covers crude oil, natural gas, and coal."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million: GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent). GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.
  • CO2 Emissions: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
  • Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
STAT Comoros Germany HISTORY
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $344.78 million
Ranked 160th.
$2.38 trillion
Ranked 4th. 6917 times more than Comoros
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 9
Ranked 126th. 29% more than Germany
7
Ranked 146th.
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 5
Ranked 140th. The same as Germany
5
Ranked 142nd.
CO2 Emissions per 1000 0.155
Ranked 151st.
10.15
Ranked 21st. 65 times more than Comoros
CO2 emissions > Kt 87.91 kt
Ranked 192nd.
805,039.5 kt
Ranked 6th. 9158 times more than Comoros

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.154 kt
Ranked 169th.
9.75 kt
Ranked 28th. 63 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.204
Ranked 173th.
9.11
Ranked 33th. 45 times more than Comoros

Current issues soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.19
Ranked 165th.
9.57
Ranked 31st. 50 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Bird species 8
Ranked 104th. 33% more than Germany
6
Ranked 126th.

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 5
Ranked 129th.
6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Comoros
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 0.083 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 183th.
1.34 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 16 times more than Comoros

Proportion of land area under protection 10.1%
Ranked 134th.
48.03%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Comoros

Total renewable water resources 1.2 cu km
Ranked 20th.
188 cu km
Ranked 3rd. 157 times more than Comoros
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 95.05
Ranked 101st.
100
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Comoros

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $573.93
Ranked 124th.
$28,916.93
Ranked 16th. 50 times more than Comoros
Total renewable water resources per million 2.1 cu km
Ranked 13th.
2.28 cu km
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Comoros
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 7
Ranked 171st.
23
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Comoros
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 139.35
Ranked 191st.
745,383.76
Ranked 7th. 5349 times more than Comoros

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 0.153 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 175th.
9.75 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 64 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 7
Ranked 159th.
20
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Comoros
Water > Percent of water resources used 0.833%
Ranked 114th.
20.97%
Ranked 27th. 25 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 5
Ranked 102nd.
12
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.204
Ranked 173th.
9.11
Ranked 33th. 45 times more than Comoros

Forest area > Sq. km 50 km²
Ranked 182nd.
110,760 km²
Ranked 47th. 2215 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.34
Ranked 133th. 34% more than Germany
$0.25
Ranked 155th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 35.39
Ranked 155th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 120.91
Ranked 183th.
787,291.01
Ranked 7th. 6511 times more than Comoros

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 96.73
Ranked 74th.
100
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Comoros

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 6
Ranked 116th.
17
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Comoros
Threatened species 16
Ranked 107th.
49
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Comoros
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita $788.16
Ranked 123th.
$38,600.53
Ranked 15th. 49 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > Number 2.3
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Germany
0.64
Ranked 134th.

Adjusted net national income > Current US$ $551.88 million
Ranked 149th.
$3.16 trillion
Ranked 5th. 5721 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 2.3
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Germany
0.639
Ranked 140th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.51
Ranked 108th. 34% more than Germany
$0.38
Ranked 142nd.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 1.2
Ranked 147th.
107
Ranked 53th. 89 times more than Comoros

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 1,864.6
Ranked 104th. 43% more than Germany
1,303.13
Ranked 113th.

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 29.83
Ranked 81st. 91% more than Germany
15.64
Ranked 149th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 0.0
Ranked 194th.
14,388
Ranked 2nd.
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.09 kg/PPP$
Ranked 147th.
0.38 kg/PPP$
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Comoros

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 3.99%
Ranked 157th.
49.04%
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 3.54
Ranked 35th. 455 times more than Germany
0.00778
Ranked 193th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 90.72
Ranked 165th.
100
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Comoros

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 29.73%
Ranked 148th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Comoros

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 0.0832 km²
Ranked 179th.
1.34 km²
Ranked 131st. 16 times more than Comoros

Threatened species > Mammal 3
Ranked 144th.
8
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Comoros
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters 0.01
Ranked 1st.
47.05
Ranked 16th. 4705 times more than Comoros
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 22
Ranked 188th.
216,213
Ranked 5th. 9828 times more than Comoros
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 115th.
2.06
Ranked 34th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 116th.
3.65
Ranked 15th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.204
Ranked 164th.
3.23
Ranked 52nd. 16 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 116th.
298,438.79
Ranked 8th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 115th.
168,124.62
Ranked 9th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 1
Ranked 128th.
21
Ranked 35th. 21 times more than Comoros
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 49.96
Ranked 163th.
100
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $43.14 million
Ranked 157th.
$510.05 billion
Ranked 3rd. 11823 times more than Comoros

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 3.17%
Ranked 87th.
64.46%
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$ $37.39 million
Ranked 89th.
$524.27 billion
Ranked 3rd. 14021 times more than Comoros

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.0427
Ranked 159th.
2.63
Ranked 22nd. 62 times more than Comoros
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 33.19
Ranked 92nd. 79% more than Germany
18.58
Ranked 144th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources 0.83%
Ranked 126th.
43.97%
Ranked 32nd. 53 times more than Comoros
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.13%
Ranked 148th.
0.17%
Ranked 130th. 31% more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI 3.1%
Ranked 100th.
11.76%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.17
Ranked 131st.
$0.27
Ranked 84th. 59% more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.18
Ranked 132nd.
$0.29
Ranked 83th. 61% more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $16.47 million
Ranked 107th.
$393.86 billion
Ranked 2nd. 23907 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 11.22%
Ranked 110th.
25.44%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Comoros

Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 11, 1992 June 12, 1992
Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$ $37.59 million
Ranked 94th.
$524.87 billion
Ranked 3rd. 13962 times more than Comoros

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 29.73
Ranked 148th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Comoros

Forest area > % of land area 2.24% of land area
Ranked 176th.
31.76% of land area
Ranked 86th. 14 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 71st.
0.0
Ranked 74th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 139.35
Ranked 190th.
263,888.32
Ranked 9th. 1894 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
35.4%
Ranked 158th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > % of GNI 7.04%
Ranked 67th.
15.65%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Comoros

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 47%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
19.79%
Ranked 117th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$ $464,797.41
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 74th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI 7.08%
Ranked 71st.
15.67%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 96th.
$9.59 billion
Ranked 37th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 5%
Ranked 1st.
67.86%
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Comoros

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 48%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
12.35%
Ranked 86th.

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 46.19 mcg/m³
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Germany
19.3 mcg/m³
Ranked 147th.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -0.895
Ranked 41st.
17.56
Ranked 2nd.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $199,411.81
Ranked 138th.
$666.37 million
Ranked 24th. 3342 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.04%
Ranked 128th. Twice as much as Germany
0.02%
Ranked 138th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 86th.
$32.46 million
Ranked 65th.

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 89.08%
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Germany
86.21%
Ranked 52nd.
Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP 90.42%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Germany
87.69%
Ranked 36th.

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 1.13%
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than Germany
0.268%
Ranked 145th.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements none of the selected agreements
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 89th.
0.26%
Ranked 71st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 8.12%
Ranked 131st.
13.83%
Ranked 25th. 70% more than Comoros

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -1.969
Ranked 68th.
0.214
Ranked 3rd.

Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.08% of GNI
Ranked 138th. The same as Germany
0.08% of GNI
Ranked 139th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 33.5%
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Germany
1.74%
Ranked 97th.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.16% of GNI
Ranked 144th.
0.2% of GNI
Ranked 133th. 25% more than Comoros

CO2 Emissions 88.7
Ranked 173th.
837,425
Ranked 6th. 9441 times more than Comoros
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.0
Ranked 136th.
26.71%
Ranked 8th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 116th.
40.04%
Ranked 29th.

Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.12% of GNI
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Germany
0.05% of GNI
Ranked 44th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 115th.
22.56%
Ranked 61st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.09%
Ranked 45th.
0.0
Ranked 68th.

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