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Africa > Swaziland > Environment

SWAZI ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 120 % of GNI ... [120th of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI 23 % of GNI ... [23rd of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 147 % of GNI ... [147th of 165]
CO2 Emissions 155 [155th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 122 kg/PPP$ ... [122nd of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt 154 kt ... [154th of 195]
Current issues
limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
Forest area > % of land area 88 % of land area ... [88th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 132 km² ... [132nd of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals 91 [91st of 188]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
International agreements > Signed but not ratified Law of the Sea
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 98 kg/day ... [98th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 22 kg per day per worker ... [22nd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 108 mcg/m³ ... [108th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 165 [165th of 199]
Protected area 117 [117th of 147]
Threatened species > Mammal 120 [120th of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 100 % ... [100th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 58 % ... [58th of 112]

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SOURCES: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.; Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.; Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.; CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.; This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: ; Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.; ; The various international environmental agreements to which a country is a party. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name. ; The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name. ; Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.; Emissions per worker are total emissions of organic water pollutants divided by the number of industrial workers. Organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.; Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.; 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).; Environmentally protected area (1997); Number of threatened mammal species (1997); Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: chemicals (35). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.; Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: stone, ceramics, and glass (36). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

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