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Oceania > Solomon Islands > Environment

SOLOMON ISLANDER ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.44 % of GNI Time series [73rd of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI 7.19 % of GNI Time series [2nd of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.2 % of GNI Time series [112nd of 165]
Areas under protection 1 [142nd of 146]
CO2 Emissions 170.7 [165th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 179.49 kt Time series [183rd of 195]
Coral reefs > Area 5,750 sq km [3rd of 28]
Current issues
deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
Forest area > % of land area 77.6 % of land area Time series [7th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 21,720 km² Time series [102nd of 195]
Known breeding bird species 111 [136th of 146]
Known mammal species 53 [134th of 145]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 35.92 mcg/m³ Time series [104th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 45 [179th of 199]
Threatened species > Mammal 20 [34th of 160]
Total renewable water resources 44.7 cu km Time series [10th of 31]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 86.19 % Time series [2nd of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 6.91 % Time series [79th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.34 % Time series [97th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 5.45 % Time series [7th 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

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