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| PUERTO RICAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.2 % of GNI
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[158th of 179]
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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0.15 kg/PPP$
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[142nd of 170]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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2,098.9 kt
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[136th of 195]
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Current issues
erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
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Forest area > % of land area
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46 % of land area
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[51st of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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4,080 km²
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[140th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[183rd of 188]
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day
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9,243.97 kg/day
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[27th of 115]
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker
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0.18 kg per day per worker
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[13th of 115]
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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20.33 mcg/m³
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[143rd of 185]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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2,757 |
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[89th of 199]
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Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
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36.36 %
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[1st of 114]
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Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.21 %
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[37th of 112]
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Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
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49.57 %
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[15th of 114]
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Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.88 %
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[53rd of 94]
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Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions
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9.74 %
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[17th of 107]
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Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
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14.94 %
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[34th of 111]
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Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
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9.77 %
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[18th of 114]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.36 %
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[17th of 114]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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