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Europe > Luxembourg > Environment

LUXEMBOURG ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.22 % of GNI Time series [140th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.02 % of GNI Time series [160th of 165]
CO2 Emissions 8,423.5 [91st of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 9,926.73 kt Time series [92nd of 195]
Current issues
air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland
Forest area > % of land area 33.59 % of land area Time series [81st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 870 km² Time series [159th of 195]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 17.55 mcg/m³ Time series [159th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 2,190 [95th of 199]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita 17 [2nd of 29]
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita 590 [7th of 29]
Threatened species 8 [140th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 1 [160th of 160]
Total renewable water resources 1.6 cu km Time series [24th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.81 % Time series [18th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 26.12 % Time series [106th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 44.73 % Time series [3rd of 94]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.94 % Time series [60th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.32 % Time series [114th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.44 % Time series [107th 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; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Jacaranda Atlas

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duche de Luxembourg

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