Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
0.57 % of GNI
1.42 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 27th in 2005.
Ranked 13th in 2005. 149% more than India
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
0.74 % of GNI
0.29 % 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 45th in 2005. 155% more than Lesotho
Ranked 95th in 2005.
Areas under protection
497
1
DEFINITION:
Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 21st. 496 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 143rd.
CO2 Emissions
1,007,980
209.6
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 5th. 4808 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 164th.
Forest area > % of land area
22.77 % of land area
0.26 % 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 115th in 2005. 87 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 190th in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km
677,010 km²
80 km²
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 10th in 2005. 8462 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 179th in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)
0.6 km²
per 1,000 people
0.05 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 162nd in 2005. 13 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 190th in 2005.
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
5%
40%
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 68th in 2000.
Ranked 8th in 2000. 7 times more than India
Known breeding bird species
458
123
DEFINITION:
Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 129th.
Known mammal species
390
33
DEFINITION:
Known mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 137th.
Protected area
4.8
0.2
DEFINITION:
Environmentally protected area (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 82nd. 23 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 143rd.
Threatened species
193
9
DEFINITION:
Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 133rd.
Threatened species > Mammal
75
2
DEFINITION:
Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 151st.
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
9.14 %
0.72 %
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 27th in 1998. 12 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 84th in 1998.
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
51.81 %
39.68 %
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 39th in 1998. 31% more than Lesotho
Ranked 65th in 1998.
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions
13.89 %
1.21 %
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: primary metals (ISIC division 37). 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 14th in 1998. 10 times more than Lesotho
Ranked 69th in 1998.
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
7.21 %
4.04 %
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: paper and pulp (34). 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 71st in 1998. 78% more than Lesotho
Ranked 82nd in 1998.
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
13 %
51.32 %
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 36th in 1998.
Ranked 4th in 1998. 3 times more than India
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
0.3 %
0.59 %
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 83rd in 1998.
Ranked 77th in 1998. 97% more than India
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