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Europe > Netherlands > Environment

DUTCH ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Areas under protection 49 [49th of 146]
Carbon efficiency 64 CO2 emissions/$ GDP [64th of 141]
CO2 Emissions 22 [22nd of 178]
Coral reefs > Area 21 sq km [21st of 28]
Ecological footprint 22 [22nd of 141]
Endangered species protection 1% [1st of 141]
Known breeding bird species 89 [89th of 146]
Known mammal species 132 [132nd of 145]
Marine fish catch 29 tons [29th of 141]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 23 [23rd of 25]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita 8 [8th of 29]
Pollution > Nuclear waste 16 [16th of 16]
Pollution > Nuclear waste per capita 15 [15th of 16]
Protected area 63 [63rd of 147]
Threatened species > Mammal 113 [113rd of 160]
Water > Availability 114 thousand cubic metres [114th of 141]
Water > Freshwater pollution 26 tons/cubic km [26th of 69]
Water > Phosphorus concentration 88 mls/litre [88th of 141]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area 39 thousand hectares [39th of 112]
Wildness 116% [116th 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; Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and less than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral ree; 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.; Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).; Known mammal species (1992-2002).; Total marine fish catch
Units: Metric Tons; Includes carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal, and the flaring of natural gas.; Tons of Carbon Dioxide produced per capita in 1998 or latest available year. Carbon dioxide from energy use only. Excludes international marine bunkers.; Wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal. Data for 1998 or latest available year.; Per capita wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal.; Environmentally protected area (1997); 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: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Nederland, the netherlands

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