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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.14 % of GNI
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[45th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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27 |
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[80th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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2 |
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[18th of 53]
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Carbon efficiency
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2.12 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[32nd of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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48,145.7 |
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[52nd of 178]
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Current issues
soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution; desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization |
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Ecological footprint
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1.31 |
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[93rd of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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45.8% |
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[95th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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12.18 % of land area
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[139th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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110,890 km²
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[46th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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274 |
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[20th of 145]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.24 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[69th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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11,023 |
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[59th of 199]
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Protected area
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3.3 |
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[98th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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190 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[99th of 141]
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Threatened species
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40 |
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[51st of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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26 |
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[29th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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2.26 thousand cubic metres |
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[78th of 141]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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4.75 %
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[10th of 114]
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Wildness
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0.55% |
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[95th of 141]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; ; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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