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| TOGOLESE ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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2.83 % of GNI
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[6th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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9 |
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[116th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[114th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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1,608.9 |
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[129th of 178]
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Current issues
deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas |
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Ecological footprint
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0.82 |
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[131st of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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75% |
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[60th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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7.1 % of land area
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[159th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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3,860 km²
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[141st of 195]
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Known mammal species
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196 |
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[39th of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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17,801 tons |
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[82nd of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.19 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[87th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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362 |
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[141st of 199]
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Protected area
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7.9 |
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[51st of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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70 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[133rd of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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8 |
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[99th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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2.71 thousand cubic metres |
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[72nd of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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7.28 mls/litre |
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[82nd of 141]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.91 %
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[49th of 114]
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Wildness
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0% |
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[124th 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; FAOSTAT on-line database; 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; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001; 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:
Togo, Togolese Republic, Republique Togolaise
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