Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
0.34 % of GNI
0.88 % 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 96th in 2005.
Ranked 36th in 2005. 159% more than United States
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
0.35 % of GNI
0.75 % 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 85th in 2005.
Ranked 43rd in 2005. 114% more than United States
Areas under protection
3,481
0
DEFINITION:
Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 8th.
Ranked 146th.
CO2 Emissions
5,762,050
10,367.7
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 1st. 555 times more than Yemen
Ranked 85th.
CO2 emissions > kt
5,788,181 kt
17,051.27 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 1st in 2003. 338 times more than Yemen
Ranked 83rd in 2003.
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)
19.9 kt
per 1,000 people
0.9 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 11th in 2003. 22 times more than Yemen
Ranked 136th in 2003.
Forest area > % of land area
33.08 % of land area
1.04 % 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 84th in 2005. 31 times more than Yemen
Ranked 184th in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km
3,030,890 km²
5,490 km²
DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 4th in 2005. 551 times more than Yemen
Ranked 131st in 2005.
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)
10.2 km²
per 1,000 people
0.3 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 44th in 2005. 38 times more than Yemen
Ranked 175th in 2005.
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
46%
1%
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 6th in 2000. 45 times more than Yemen
Ranked 113rd in 2000.
Known breeding bird species
508
93
DEFINITION:
Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Yemen
Ranked 139th.
Known mammal species
428
66
DEFINITION:
Known mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE:
World Resources Institute
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Yemen
Ranked 123rd.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
1,499,850
4,983
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 1st. 300 times more than Yemen
Ranked 75th.
Protected area
13.4
0
DEFINITION:
Environmentally protected area (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 26th.
Ranked 149th.
Threatened species > Mammal
35
5
DEFINITION:
Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
SOURCE:
Jacaranda Atlas
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Yemen
Ranked 122nd.
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
13.8 %
7.64 %
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 10th in 2001. 81% more than Yemen
Ranked 40th in 2001.
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions
8.3 %
5.37 %
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 37th in 1994. 55% more than Yemen
Ranked 52nd in 1994.
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
6.28 %
7.57 %
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 47th in 2001.
Ranked 41st in 2001. 21% more than United States
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
4.12 %
1.3 %
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 14th in 2001. 2 times more than Yemen
Ranked 49th in 2001.
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