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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.16 % of GNI
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[145th of 179]
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.12 % of GNI
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[47th of 57]
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
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0.08 % of GNI
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[141st of 165]
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Biodiversity richness
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3 |
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[12th of 53]
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CO2 Emissions
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88.7 |
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[174th of 178]
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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0.09 kg/PPP$
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[148th of 170]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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87.91 kt
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[194th of 195]
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CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating
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2
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[74th of 75]
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Current issues
soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation |
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Forest area > % of land area
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2.24 % of land area
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[178th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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50 km²
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[184th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[126th of 188]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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46.19 mcg/m³
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[74th of 185]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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22 |
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[189th of 199]
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Threatened species
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16 |
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[109th of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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3 |
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[146th of 160]
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Total renewable water resources
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1.2 cu km |
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[20th of 31]
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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; 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; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Jacaranda Atlas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Comoros, Union of the Comoros, Union des Comores, Comores
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