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Arctic Region > Iceland > Environment
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| ICELANDIC ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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51 |
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[51st of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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93 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[93rd of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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122 |
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[122nd of 178]
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Current issues water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment |
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Ecological footprint
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19 |
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[19th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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128% |
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[128th of 141]
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International agreements > Signed but not ratified Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation |
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Known breeding bird species
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140 |
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[140th of 146]
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Known mammal species
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144 |
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[144th of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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11 tons |
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[11th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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9 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[9th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
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16 |
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[16th of 29]
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Protected area
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40 |
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[40th of 147]
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Threatened species
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159 |
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[159th of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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158 |
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[158th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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1 thousand cubic metres |
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[1st of 141]
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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63 tons/cubic km |
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[63rd of 69]
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Water > Phosphorus concentration
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67 mls/litre |
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[67th of 141]
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Wetlands of intl importance > Area
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76 thousand hectares |
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[76th of 112]
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Wildness
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4% |
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[4th of 141]
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SOURCES: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003); Carbon economic efficiency (CO2 emissions per dollar GDP) Units: Metric Tons/US Dollar GDP; CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide; This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
; Ecological footprint per capita Units: Hectares per Person; Percent of CITES reporting requirements met Units: Percent of Requirements Met Units: Countries that have not ratified the CITES convention are recorded as having zero percent of their requirements met.; The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
; Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).; Known mammal species (1992-2002).; Total marine fish catch Units: Metric Tons; NOx emissions per populated land area Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.; Tons of Carbon Dioxide produced per capita in 1998 or latest available year. Carbon dioxide from energy use only. Excludes international marine bunkers.; Environmentally protected area (1997); Number of Threatened Species (1990-99); Number of threatened mammal species (1997); Water availability per capita (1961-1990 (avg.)) Units: Thousands Cubic Meters/Person Units: This variable measures internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff and groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation); Industrial organic pollutants per available freshwater Units: Metric Tons of BOD Emissions per Cubic Km of Water Units: 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. The data from the World Bank, which represented BOD emissions (kilograms per day) were normalized by the combination of water availability per capita and water inflow availability per capita from the WaterGap2.1 model. In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.; Phosphorus concentration Units: Milligrams/Liter Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.; Wetlands of international importance 2002; Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact Units: Percent of Land Area Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island
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