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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.22 % of GNI
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[39th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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130 |
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[40th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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0.51 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[111st of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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5,223 |
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[102nd of 178]
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Current issues
deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution |
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Ecological footprint
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2.77 |
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[55th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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83.3% |
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[49th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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46.83 % of land area
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[48th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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23,910 km²
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[97th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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205 |
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[36th of 145]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.03 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[140th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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1,670 |
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[100th of 199]
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Protected area
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13.7 |
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[25th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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380 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[83rd of 141]
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Threatened species
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44 |
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[42nd of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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14 |
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[55th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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23.35 thousand cubic metres |
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[22nd of 141]
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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0.36 tons/cubic km |
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[47th of 69]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.31 %
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[42nd of 114]
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Wildness
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0.02% |
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[112nd 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; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; 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; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). 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:
Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica
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