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Central America and the Caribbean > Dominican Republic > Environment

DOMINICAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.56 % of GNI Time series [59th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.27 % of GNI Time series [101st of 165]
CO2 Emissions 19,886.7 [72nd of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 21,307.67 kt Time series [77th of 195]
Coral reefs > Area 610 sq km [20th of 28]
Current issues
water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Forest area > % of land area 28.44 % of land area Time series [99th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 13,760 km² Time series [114th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 2% Time series [91st of 124]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 6,352 [70th of 199]
Protected area 31.5 [4th of 147]
Threatened species 28 [70th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 4 [133rd of 160]
Total renewable water resources 21 cu km Time series [20th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.5 % Time series [86th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 90.02 % Time series [2nd of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.89 % Time series [74th of 94]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.6 % Time series [94th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.28 % Time series [95th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.3 % Time series [101st 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; World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program; 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; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.

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