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Middle East > Bahrain > Environment

BAHRAINI ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 1.42 % of GNI ... [19th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.36 % of GNI ... [84th of 165]
CO2 Emissions 13,784.3 [81st of 178]
    (per capita) 20.0253 per 1,000 people [4th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 1.69 kg/PPP$ ... [5th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt 21,871.77 kt ... [76th of 195]
    (per capita) 30.986 kt per 1,000 people ... [5th of 196]
Current issues
desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources, groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs
Groundwater withdrawals .. cubic meters [156th of 188]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 5,072.49 kg/day ... [95th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.18 kg per day per worker ... [59th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 65.41 mcg/m³ ... [46th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 5,189 [74th of 199]
Threatened species 2 [158th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 1 [159th of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.16 % ... [26th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.23 % ... [43rd of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 30.63 % ... [96th of 114]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; 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; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Jacaranda Atlas

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al Bahrayn, Al Bahrayn

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