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  • 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.
  • Waste > Local garbage collected: Municipal waste collected.
  • Waste > Local garbage collected per thousand people: Municipal waste collected. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons.
  • 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."
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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)
  • Waste > Population served by local garbage collection: Total population served by municipal waste collection.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry per capita: Water supplied annually, where losses during transportation have been subtracted. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry to households per capita: Water supplied annually to households, where losses during transportation have been subtracted. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Water > Population supplied by water supply industry: Total population supplied by water supply industry.
  • 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 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 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 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.
  • 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."
  • Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Date: Date different countries signed the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is an international environmental treaty drafted at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1997 in Kyoto Japan. The protocol mandates signatory countries to commit themselves to reducing carbon dioxide emission. At present, there are 37 countries that have signed and ratified the protocol.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry to households: Water supplied annually to households, where losses during transportation have been subtracted.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Ratification/Acceptance: Date different countries ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is an international environmental treaty drafted at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1997 in Kyoto Japan. The protocol mandates signatory countries to commit themselves to reducing carbon dioxide emission. At present, there are 37 countries that have signed and ratified the protocol.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • CO2 Emissions: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry: Water supplied annually, where losses during transportation have been subtracted.
  • 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$: 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."
STAT Antigua and Barbuda Canada HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 1
Ranked 194th.
16
Ranked 64th. 16 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 2
Ranked 172nd.
11
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
CO2 Emissions per 1000 4.44
Ranked 57th.
16.46
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
CO2 emissions > Kt 399.27 kt
Ranked 169th.
565,537.9 kt
Ranked 7th. 1416 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 4.94 kt
Ranked 68th.
17.85 kt
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 5.89
Ranked 62nd.
14.63
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Current issues water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly 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
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 5.09
Ranked 69th.
16.89
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Endangered species > Bird species 1
Ranked 179th.
16
Ranked 51st. 16 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 2
Ranked 166th.
12
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 1.09 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
96.02 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 88 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Proportion of land area under protection 10.18%
Ranked 133th. 19% more than Canada
8.56%
Ranked 140th.

Waste > Local garbage collected 136,399.99 tonnes
Ranked 67th.
13.38 million tonnes
Ranked 11th. 98 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Waste > Local garbage collected per thousand people 1,580.53 tonnes
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada
418.04 tonnes
Ranked 33th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 97.87
Ranked 76th.
99.81
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 19
Ranked 113th.
36
Ranked 57th. 89% more than Antigua and Barbuda
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 513.38
Ranked 170th.
499,137.37
Ranked 10th. 972 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 4.99 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
17.88 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 14
Ranked 101st.
26
Ranked 44th. 86% more than Antigua and Barbuda
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 4
Ranked 106th. Twice as much as Canada
2
Ranked 144th.

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption 0.38
Ranked 137th.
57.93
Ranked 45th. 152 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 5.89
Ranked 62nd.
14.63
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Forest area > Sq. km 90 km²
Ranked 177th.
3.1 million km²
Ranked 3rd. 34459 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.51
Ranked 80th. 23% more than Canada
$0.41
Ranked 104th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 91.43
Ranked 92nd.
99.81
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 436.02
Ranked 163th.
556,884.03
Ranked 8th. 1277 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people 4.31
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Canada
1.68
Ranked 89th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 97.87
Ranked 63th.
99
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 4
Ranked 131st. Twice as much as Canada
2
Ranked 168th.
Threatened species 6
Ranked 144th.
40
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Waste > Population served by local garbage collection 95%
Ranked 24th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Antigua and Barbuda
Biodiversity > Number 0.71
Ranked 130th.
21.51
Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 0.71
Ranked 135th.
21.51
Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.43
Ranked 125th.
$0.63
Ranked 89th. 47% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 0.05
Ranked 162nd.
2,850
Ranked 3rd. 57000 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry per capita 54.92 cubic metres
Ranked 18th.
175.28 cubic metres
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 600.23
Ranked 139th.
85,556.3
Ranked 8th. 143 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 12.82
Ranked 162nd.
14.55
Ranked 156th. 13% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 12
Ranked 144th.
5,122
Ranked 9th. 427 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.48 kg/PPP$
Ranked 46th.
0.63 kg/PPP$
Ranked 34th. 31% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 1.2%
Ranked 188th.
7.02%
Ranked 128th. 6 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 8.32
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Canada
0.646
Ranked 67th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 97.87
Ranked 103th.
100
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 91.43%
Ranked 79th.
99%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 1.09 km²
Ranked 138th.
95.98 km²
Ranked 4th. 88 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry to households per capita 26.19 cubic metres
Ranked 40th.
110.27 cubic metres
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry 84%
Ranked 19th.
92%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Antigua and Barbuda
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters 0.01
Ranked 29th.
45.97
Ranked 17th. 4597 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 95
Ranked 167th.
119,713
Ranked 7th. 1260 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
2.55
Ranked 29th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 128th.
5.28
Ranked 13th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 5.89
Ranked 22nd.
6.53
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
87,032.58
Ranked 17th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 128th.
180,053.37
Ranked 8th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 12
Ranked 60th.
563
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 91.43
Ranked 104th.
100
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $149.45 million
Ranked 136th.
$194.34 billion
Ranked 10th. 1300 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 0.779%
Ranked 132nd.
1.35%
Ranked 118th. 73% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 1.25
Ranked 68th.
3.93
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 12.16
Ranked 166th.
17.39
Ranked 151st. 43% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Date 3/16/1998 4/29/1998
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI 34.66%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Canada
9.4%
Ranked 71st.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.25
Ranked 92nd.
$0.44
Ranked 43th. 76% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.27
Ranked 93th.
$0.47
Ranked 43th. 74% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $395.51 million
Ranked 96th.
$130.74 billion
Ranked 9th. 331 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 47.76%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Canada
23.36%
Ranked 58th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources 9.62%
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Canada
1.61%
Ranked 107th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 4, 1992 June 12, 1992
Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry to households 2.21 million cubic metres
Ranked 47th.
3.27 billion cubic metres
Ranked 1st. 1481 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 11.14 mcg/m³
Ranked 175th.
19.09 mcg/m³
Ranked 151st. 71% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 99th.
5.53%
Ranked 37th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.33%
Ranked 70th. 6% more than Canada
0.31%
Ranked 83th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 13.1%
Ranked 38th.
13.97%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Ratification/Acceptance 11/3/1998 12/17/2002
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -0.0968
Ranked 12th.
-12.1
Ranked 23th. 125 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 168th.
5.1%
Ranked 71st.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation
CO2 Emissions 359.1
Ranked 155th.
521,404
Ranked 8th. 1452 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -1.564
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Canada
-0.359
Ranked 14th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 1.64%
Ranked 101st. 98181 times more than Canada
1.67e-05%
Ranked 151st.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.28% of GNI
Ranked 107th.
0.35% of GNI
Ranked 92nd. 25% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 128th.
36.07%
Ranked 33th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
17.44%
Ranked 55th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Canada
44.66%
Ranked 138th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 20%
Ranked 50th. 70% more than Canada
11.77%
Ranked 121st.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 91.43
Ranked 79th.
99
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 20%
Ranked 11th.
68.68%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 60%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Canada
19.56%
Ranked 54th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 153th.
$877.67 million
Ranked 22nd.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 159th.
0.06%
Ranked 124th.

Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry 4.74 million cubic metres
Ranked 31st.
5.2 billion cubic metres
Ranked 3rd. 1097 times more than Antigua and Barbuda
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 78th.
0.64%
Ranked 38th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 95th.
$8.93 billion
Ranked 8th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.77%
Ranked 82nd.
1.06%
Ranked 76th. 38% more than Antigua and Barbuda
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 10.25%
Ranked 96th. 25% more than Canada
8.23%
Ranked 109th.
Forest area > % of land area 20.45% of land area
Ranked 124th.
34.1% of land area
Ranked 77th. 67% more than Antigua and Barbuda

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 513.38
Ranked 167th.
222,902.26
Ranked 12th. 434 times more than Antigua and Barbuda

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 109th.
$76.92 billion
Ranked 6th.

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