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| SAMOAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.29 % of GNI
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[105th of 179]
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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1.12 % of GNI
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[16th of 57]
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Biodiversity richness
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3 |
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[5th of 53]
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CO2 Emissions
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145.5 |
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[167th of 178]
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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0.15 kg/PPP$
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[136th of 170]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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150.18 kt
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[186th of 195]
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CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating
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4
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[2nd of 75]
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Current issues
soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing |
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Forest area > % of land area
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60.42 % of land area
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[23rd of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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1,710 km²
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[154th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[94th of 188]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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38 |
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[180th of 199]
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Threatened species
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11 |
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[128th of 158]
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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; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa
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