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| BELGIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.01 % of GNI
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[57th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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73 |
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[57th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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1.1 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[74th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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125,023 |
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[28th of 178]
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Current issues
the environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) had slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges |
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Ecological footprint
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5.88 |
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[21st of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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100% |
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[3rd of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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22.06 % of land area
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[117th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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58 |
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[129th of 145]
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Municipal waste generation
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550 kgs per person per year |
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[11th of 17]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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28,504 |
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[33rd of 199]
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
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12 |
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[5th of 29]
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Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita
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480 |
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[16th of 29]
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Pollution > Nuclear waste
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80 |
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[10th of 16]
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Protected area
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2.6 |
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[108th of 147]
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Threatened species
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23 |
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[84th of 158]
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Waste generation
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450 kgs per person per year |
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[5th of 16]
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Water > Availability
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1.19 thousand cubic metres |
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[102nd of 141]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.16 %
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[33rd of 114]
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Wildness
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0% |
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[120th of 141]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000; OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002 ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie
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