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| GUYANESE ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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1 |
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[144th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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2 |
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[17th of 53]
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CO2 Emissions
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1,630.8 |
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[128th of 178]
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Forest area > sq. km
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151,040 km²
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[37th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[113rd of 188]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Known breeding bird species
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242 |
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[46th of 146]
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Known mammal species
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193 |
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[42nd of 145]
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day
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14,278.92 kg/day
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[66th of 115]
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker
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0.43 kg per day per worker
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[1st of 115]
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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37.57 mcg/m³
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[99th of 185]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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460 |
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[133rd of 199]
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Protected area
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0.3 |
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[137th of 147]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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10 |
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[85th of 160]
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Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.09 %
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[103rd of 114]
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Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
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97.23 %
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[1st of 114]
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Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.3 %
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[103rd of 111]
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Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.8 %
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[103rd of 114]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.58 %
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[92nd of 114]
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SOURCES: World Resources Institute; ; 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 Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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