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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.23 % of GNI		[123rd of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.79 % of GNI		[41st of 165]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.41 kg/PPP$		[60th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	1,377.29 kt		[146th of 195]
Current issues air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation
Forest area > % of land area	65.8 % of land area		[17th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	224,710 km²		[26th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	0.03		[119th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	29%		[10th of 124]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	2,455.74 kg/day		[100th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.32 kg per day per worker		[1st of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	85.39 mcg/m³		[27th of 185]
Total renewable water resources	832 cu km		[1st of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.79 %		[91st of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	89.76 %		[2nd of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.98 %		[89th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.12 %		[100th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.95 %		[106th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.39 %		[20th of 114]

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