Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
1.47 % of GNI
0.34 % 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 15th in 2005. 3 times more than United States
Ranked 96th in 2005.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
0.42 % of GNI
0.35 % 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 70th in 2005. 20% more than United States
Ranked 85th in 2005.
Areas under protection
1
3,481
DEFINITION:
Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 144th.
Ranked 8th. 3480 times more than Guyana
CO2 Emissions
1,630.8
5,762,050
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 128th.
Ranked 1st. 3532 times more than Guyana
CO2 emissions > kt
1,630.04 kt
5,788,181 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 144th in 2003.
Ranked 1st in 2003. 3550 times more than Guyana
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)
2.2 kt
per 1,000 people
19.9 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 102nd in 2003.
Ranked 11th in 2003. 8 times more than Guyana
Forest area > % of land area
76.73 % of land area
33.08 % 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 8th in 2005. 132% more than United States
Ranked 84th in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km
151,040 km²
3,030,890 km²
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 37th in 2005.
Ranked 4th in 2005. 19 times more than Guyana
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)
201.1 km²
per 1,000 people
10.2 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 2nd in 2005. 19 times more than United States
Ranked 44th in 2005.
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
1%
46%
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 101st in 2000.
Ranked 6th in 2000. 45 times more than Guyana
Known breeding bird species
242
508
DEFINITION:
Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 46th.
Ranked 8th. 110% more than Guyana
Known mammal species
193
428
DEFINITION:
Known mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 42nd.
Ranked 4th. 122% more than Guyana
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
460
1,499,850
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 133rd.
Ranked 1st. 3260 times more than Guyana
Protected area
0.3
13.4
DEFINITION:
Environmentally protected area (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 137th.
Ranked 26th. 44 times more than Guyana
Threatened species > Mammal
10
35
DEFINITION:
Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 85th.
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Guyana
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
0.09 %
8.77 %
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 103rd in 1982.
Ranked 27th in 1982. 96 times more than Guyana
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
97.23 %
27.39 %
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: food and beverages (31). 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 1st in 1982. 3 times more than United States
Ranked 96th in 1982.
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
0.8 %
9.61 %
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 103rd in 1982.
Ranked 61st in 1982. 11 times more than Guyana
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
0.58 %
2.15 %
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 92nd in 1982.
Ranked 46th in 1982. 3 times more than Guyana
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