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| SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.17 % of GNI
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[42nd of 57]
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Areas under protection
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542 |
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[20th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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2.56 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[23rd of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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344,590 |
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[13th of 178]
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Current issues
lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification |
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Ecological footprint
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4.04 |
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[41st of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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95.8% |
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[25th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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7.58 % of land area
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[158th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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92,030 km²
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[57th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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247 |
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[28th of 145]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.64 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[29th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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91,316 |
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[14th of 199]
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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
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106 |
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[12th of 25]
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Protected area
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5.4 |
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[76th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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2,350 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[25th of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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33 |
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[20th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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1.25 thousand cubic metres |
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[101st of 141]
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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4.74 tons/cubic km |
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[11th of 69]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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3.89 %
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[17th of 114]
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Wildness
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19.78% |
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[47th 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; U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001; Jacaranda Atlas; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). 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:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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