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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.22 % of GNI		[147th of 179]
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Areas under protection	0		[147th of 146]
DEFINITION: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
CO2 Emissions	715.9		[142nd of 178]
DEFINITION: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
SOURCE: World Resources Institute
CO2 emissions > kt	164.84 kt		[184th of 195]
DEFINITION: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.		View time series
SOURCE: 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
Forest area > % of land area	58.18 % of land area		[26th of 195]
DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Forest area > sq. km	16,320 km²		[111st of 195]
DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Freshwater withdrawal	0.11		[114th of 124]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	16%		[29th of 124]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Known breeding bird species	172		[102nd of 146]
DEFINITION: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Known mammal species	184		[50th of 145]
DEFINITION: Known mammal species (1992-2002).
SOURCE: World Resources Institute
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	12.49 mcg/m³		[173rd of 185]
DEFINITION: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	177		[152nd of 199]
DEFINITION: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Threatened species	21		[90th of 158]
DEFINITION: Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
SOURCE: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Threatened species > Mammal	12		[68th of 160]
DEFINITION: Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Total renewable water resources	26 cu km		[8th of 31]
SOURCE: Jacaranda Atlas		View time series
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.22 %		[84th of 114]
DEFINITION: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: chemicals (35). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	65.23 %		[19th of 114]
DEFINITION: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: food and beverages (31). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.51 %		[96th of 111]
DEFINITION: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: paper and pulp (34). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.33 %		[109th of 114]
DEFINITION: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	23.18 %		[1st of 114]
DEFINITION: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: wood (33). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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