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Central America and the Caribbean > Belize > Environment

BELIZEAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.58 % of GNI Time series [54th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.03 % of GNI Time series [153rd of 165]
Areas under protection 53 [67th of 146]
CO2 Emissions 827 [139th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 780.22 kt Time series [156th of 195]
Coral reefs > Area 1,330 sq km [12th of 28]
Current issues
deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
Forest area > % of land area 72.47 % of land area Time series [11th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 16,530 km² Time series [110th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 73% Time series [2nd of 124]
Known breeding bird species 161 [109th of 146]
Known mammal species 125 [71st of 145]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 169 [153rd of 199]
Protected area 20.9 [10th of 147]
Threatened species 16 [113rd of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 5 [127th of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.34 % Time series [100th of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.63 % Time series [99th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 9.42 % Time series [68th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.38 % Time series [11th of 114]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; 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; World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belize, Belizeee

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