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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines > Environment

SAINT VINCENTIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.33 % of GNI Time series [98th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.15 % of GNI Time series [121st of 165]
CO2 Emissions 164.9 [166th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.29 kg/PPP$ Time series [95th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt 194.14 kt Time series [182nd of 195]
Coral reefs > Area 140 sq km [26th of 28]
Current issues
pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
Forest area > % of land area 28.21 % of land area Time series [103rd of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 110 km² Time series [176th of 195]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 311.37 kg/day Time series [69th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.3 kg per day per worker Time series [4th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 33.6 mcg/m³ Time series [111st of 185]
Threatened species 7 [141st of 158]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.08 % Time series [67th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 71.31 % Time series [9th of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.38 % Time series [46th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 20.27 % Time series [17th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.7 % Time series [63rd of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.26 % Time series [31st of 114]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; 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; World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, saint vincent and grenadines, saint vincent, saint vincent/grenadines, st vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St vincent

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