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Middle East > Cyprus > Environment

CYPRIOT ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.31 % of GNI Time series [113rd of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.06 % of GNI Time series [35th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.88 % of GNI Time series [34th of 165]
CO2 Emissions 7,016.6 [94th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 7,278.38 kt Time series [101st of 195]
Current issues
water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization
Forest area > % of land area 18.83 % of land area Time series [128th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 1,740 km² Time series [152nd of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal 0.21 Time series [107th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 1% Time series [110th of 124]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 1,643 [101st of 199]
Threatened species 11 [130th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 1 [161st of 160]
Total renewable water resources 0.4 cu km Time series [25th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.89 % Time series [24th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 68.46 % Time series [5th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.43 % Time series [24th of 94]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 14.66 % Time series [15th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.18 % Time series [27th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.83 % Time series [11th 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: Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus

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