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Other > Cape Verde > Environment

CAPE VERDEAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.12 % of GNI Time series [156th of 179]
CO2 Emissions 211.8 [163rd of 178]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.06 kg/PPP$ Time series [155th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt 142.86 kt Time series [187th of 195]
Current issues
soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing
Forest area > % of land area 20.84 % of land area Time series [124th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 840 km² Time series [160th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal 0.02 Time series [124th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 2% Time series [96th of 124]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 95.93 kg/day Time series [111st of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.21 kg per day per worker Time series [37th of 115]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 38 [181st of 199]
Threatened species 8 [138th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 0 [162nd of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.23 % Time series [21st of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.39 % Time series [12th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 22.25 % Time series [106th of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 60.04 % Time series [2nd of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 9.31 % Time series [74th of 114]

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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: Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

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