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DEFINITION:
Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 43.93% | 1990 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 43.79% | 1990 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 39.45% | 1990 | |
| 4 | Germany | 32.84% | 1990 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 32.05% | 1990 | |
| 6 | Japan | 30.22% | 1990 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 27.34% | 1990 | |
| 8 | Hungary | 26.38% | 1990 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 26.11% | 1990 | |
| 10 | France | 24.26% | 1990 | |
| 11 | Italy | 23.85% | 1990 | |
| 12 | Poland | 23.2% | 1990 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 21.55% | 1990 | ||
| 13 | Slovakia | 21.44% | 1990 | |
| 14 | Cuba | 21.04% | 1990 | |
| 15 | South Korea | 20.92% | 1990 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 20.9% | 1990 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 20.43% | 1990 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 18.87% | 1990 | ||
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.61% | 1990 | |
| 17 | Jamaica | 18.17% | 1990 | |
| 18 | Ireland | 17.95% | 1990 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 17.65% | 1990 | ||
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 16.9% | 1990 | |
| 20 | Austria | 16.76% | 1990 | |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 16.34% | 1990 | |
| 22 | Latvia | 16.24% | 1990 | |
| 23 | Croatia | 16.23% | 1990 | |
| 24 | Romania | 15.68% | 1990 | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 15.47% | 1990 | |
| 26 | Israel | 14.79% | 1990 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.55% | 1990 | |
| 28 | Lebanon | 14.47% | 1990 | |
| 29 | Ukraine | 14.36% | 1990 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 13.99% | 1990 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 13.99% | 1990 | ||
| 31 | Estonia | 13.63% | 1990 | |
| 32 | The Gambia | 13.37% | 1990 | |
| 33 | North Korea | 13.31% | 1990 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 13.03% | 1990 | ||
| 34 | Republic of Macedonia | 12.73% | 1990 | |
| 35 | Greece | 12.28% | 1990 | |
| 36 | El Salvador | 12.17% | 1990 | |
| 37 | Belarus | 10.95% | 1990 | |
| 38 | Moldova | 10.92% | 1990 | |
| 39 | Portugal | 10.85% | 1990 | |
| 40 | Spain | 10.33% | 1990 | |
| 41 | India | 10.24% | 1990 | |
| 42 | Philippines | 9.01% | 1990 | |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 8.41% | 1990 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 7.81% | 1990 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 7.72% | 1990 | ||
| 44 | Sweden | 7.48% | 1990 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 7.38% | 1990 | ||
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 7.31% | 1990 | |
| 46 | Haiti | 7.22% | 1990 | |
| 47 | Kuwait | 7.02% | 1990 | |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.99% | 1990 | |
| 49 | United States | 6.59% | 1990 | |
| 50 | Albania | 6.09% | 1990 | |
| 51 | Panama | 6.07% | 1990 | |
| 52 | Dominica | 5.93% | 1990 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5.5% | 1990 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4.81% | 1990 | ||
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 4.7% | 1990 | |
| 54 | Tunisia | 4.31% | 1990 | |
| 55 | Uruguay | 4.24% | 1990 | |
| 56 | Pakistan | 4.23% | 1990 | |
| 57 | Honduras | 4.09% | 1990 | |
| 58 | Guatemala | 3.93% | 1990 | |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 3.9% | 1990 | |
| 60 | Norway | 3.89% | 1990 | |
| 61 | Vietnam | 3.77% | 1990 | |
| 62 | China | 3.76% | 1990 | |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 3.74% | 1990 | |
| 64 | Armenia | 3.73% | 1990 | |
| 65 | Malaysia | 3.72% | 1990 | |
| 66 | Finland | 3.7% | 1990 | |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 3.66% | 1990 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 3.61% | 1990 | ||
| 68 | New Zealand | 3.43% | 1990 | |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.37% | 1990 | |
| 70 | Indonesia | 3.34% | 1990 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.11% | 1990 | ||
| 71 | South Africa | 2.92% | 1990 | |
| 72 | Turkey | 2.87% | 1990 | |
| 73 | Argentina | 2.86% | 1990 | |
| 74 | Mexico | 2.77% | 1990 | |
| 75 | Thailand | 2.68% | 1990 | |
| 76 | Ecuador | 2.66% | 1990 | |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 2.64% | 1990 | |
| 78 | Egypt | 2.37% | 1990 | |
| 79 | Chile | 2.35% | 1990 | |
| 80 | Senegal | 2.21% | 1990 | |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 2.01% | 1990 | |
| 82 | Nepal | 2% | 1990 | |
| 83 | Togo | 1.99% | 1990 | |
| 84 | Syria | 1.95% | 1990 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.9% | 1990 | ||
| 85 | Ghana | 1.89% | 1990 | |
| 86 | Liberia | 1.78% | 1990 | |
| 87 | Burma | 1.73% | 1990 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 1.72% | 1990 | ||
| =88 | Uganda | 1.66% | 1990 | |
| =88 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.66% | 1990 | |
| 90 | Nigeria | 1.6% | 1990 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.56% | 1990 | ||
| 91 | Brazil | 1.53% | 1990 | |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.48% | 1990 | |
| 93 | Russia | 1.46% | 1990 | |
| 94 | Colombia | 1.33% | 1990 | |
| 95 | Iraq | 1.2% | 1990 | |
| 96 | Guinea | 1.18% | 1990 | |
| 97 | Iran | 1.1% | 1990 | |
| 98 | Cameroon | 1.09% | 1990 | |
| =99 | Canada | 1.03% | 1990 | |
| =99 | Jordan | 1.03% | 1990 | |
| 101 | Mozambique | 0.95% | 1990 | |
| 102 | Kenya | 0.93% | 1990 | |
| 103 | Madagascar | 0.92% | 1990 | |
| 104 | Malawi | 0.85% | 1990 | |
| 105 | Cambodia | 0.83% | 1990 | |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 1990 | |
| =107 | Oman | 0.79% | 1990 | |
| =107 | Benin | 0.79% | 1990 | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 0.78% | 1990 | |
| 110 | Burundi | 0.77% | 1990 | |
| 111 | Venezuela | 0.75% | 1990 | |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 1990 | |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 0.63% | 1990 | |
| 114 | Tanzania | 0.62% | 1990 | |
| 115 | Paraguay | 0.54% | 1990 | |
| 116 | Peru | 0.53% | 1990 | |
| 117 | Zambia | 0.51% | 1990 | |
| 118 | Algeria | 0.5% | 1990 | |
| 119 | Australia | 0.48% | 1990 | |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 0.43% | 1990 | |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 0.31% | 1990 | |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.25% | 1990 | |
| 123 | Angola | 0.22% | 1990 | |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 0.21% | 1990 | |
| =125 | Sudan | 0.19% | 1990 | |
| =125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.19% | 1990 | |
| =125 | Bolivia | 0.19% | 1990 | |
| =128 | Rwanda | 0.18% | 1990 | |
| =128 | Mali | 0.18% | 1990 | |
| =130 | Botswana | 0.15% | 1990 | |
| =130 | Gabon | 0.15% | 1990 | |
| =130 | Iceland | 0.15% | 1990 | |
| 133 | Libya | 0.12% | 1990 | |
| 134 | Somalia | 0.07% | 1990 | |
| 135 | Bhutan | 0.06% | 1990 | |
| 136 | Namibia | 0.04% | 1990 | |
| =137 | Mauritania | 0.03% | 1990 | |
| =137 | Niger | 0.03% | 1990 | |
| 139 | Mongolia | 0.02% | 1990 | |
| =140 | Laos | 0.01% | 1990 | |
| =140 | Chad | 0.01% | 1990 |
