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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.
Environment Statistics > Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
6,088,663 kg/day
2001
Environment in China
# 2
United States :
1,805,861 kg/day
2002
Environment in United States
# 3
India :
1,519,842 kg/day
2002
Environment in India
# 4
Russia :
1,388,061 kg/day
2003
Environment in Russia
# 5
Japan :
1,184,699 kg/day
2002
Environment in Japan
# 6
Germany :
966,666.8 kg/day
2003
Environment in Germany
# 7
Indonesia :
732,964.7 kg/day
2003
Environment in Indonesia
# 8
Brazil :
629,405.8 kg/day
1995
Environment in Brazil
# 9
France :
564,564.9 kg/day
2003
Environment in France
# 10
Italy :
488,922.6 kg/day
2003
Environment in Italy
# 11
Ukraine :
445,757.9 kg/day
2001
Environment in Ukraine
# 12
Thailand :
355,819.1 kg/day
1994
Environment in Thailand
# 13
Spain :
352,902.8 kg/day
2003
Environment in Spain
# 14
United Kingdom :
330,966.1 kg/day
2003
Environment in United Kingdom
# 15
Poland :
329,358.5 kg/day
2002
Environment in Poland
# 16
Korea, South :
315,177.1 kg/day
2002
Environment in Korea, South
# 17
Canada :
312,464.8 kg/day
2002
Environment in Canada
# 18
Bangladesh :
303,264.2 kg/day
1998
Environment in Bangladesh
# 19
Mexico :
296,092.5 kg/day
2000
Environment in Mexico
# 20
South Africa :
221,256.2 kg/day
2002
Environment in South Africa
# 21
Philippines :
201,952.1 kg/day
1997
Environment in Philippines
# 22
Egypt :
186,059.2 kg/day
2002
Environment in Egypt
# 23
Malaysia :
183,799 kg/day
2002
Environment in Malaysia
# 24
Cuba :
172,972.7 kg/day
1989
Environment in Cuba
# 25
Turkey :
172,185 kg/day
2001
Environment in Turkey
# 26
Iran :
164,760.8 kg/day
2003
Environment in Iran
# 27
Argentina :
164,309.1 kg/day
2001
Environment in Argentina
# 28
Czech Republic :
158,461.9 kg/day
1998
Environment in Czech Republic
# 29
Netherlands :
130,882.1 kg/day
1993
Environment in Netherlands
# 30
Portugal :
127,511.5 kg/day
2003
Environment in Portugal
# 31
Switzerland :
123,752.4 kg/day
1996
Environment in Switzerland
# 32
Australia :
111,658.2 kg/day
2001
Environment in Australia
# 33
Sweden :
103,913.1 kg/day
2000
Environment in Sweden
# 34
Belgium :
102,332.3 kg/day
2001
Environment in Belgium
# 35
Bulgaria :
101,883.5 kg/day
2003
Environment in Bulgaria
# 36
Pakistan :
100,821 kg/day
1996
Environment in Pakistan
# 37
Serbia and Montenegro :
98,696.02 kg/day
2001
Environment in Serbia and Montenegro
# 38
Venezuela :
94,174.65 kg/day
1998
Environment in Venezuela
# 39
Colombia :
93,878.53 kg/day
2000
Environment in Colombia
# 40
Denmark :
83,590.66 kg/day
1998
Environment in Denmark
# 41
Nigeria :
82,477.21 kg/day
1996
Environment in Nigeria
# 42
Sri Lanka :
78,431.45 kg/day
2001
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 43
Chile :
72,850.23 kg/day
2000
Environment in Chile
# 44
Morocco :
72,125.77 kg/day
2003
Environment in Morocco
# 45
Finland :
67,447.2 kg/day
2002
Environment in Finland
# 46
Hungary :
60,652.56 kg/day
2002
Environment in Hungary
# 47
Kenya :
56,101.66 kg/day
2003
Environment in Kenya
# 48
Tunisia :
55,774.78 kg/day
2003
Environment in Tunisia
# 49
Israel :
54,046.11 kg/day
2002
Environment in Israel
# 50
Peru :
52,643.8 kg/day
1996
Environment in Peru
# 51
Norway :
51,693.01 kg/day
2001
Environment in Norway
# 52
Dominican Republic :
47,899.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 53
New Zealand :
46,099.26 kg/day
2000
Environment in New Zealand
# 54
Algeria :
45,644.86 kg/day
1997
Environment in Algeria
# 55
Lithuania :
45,253.49 kg/day
2003
Environment in Lithuania
# 56
Greece :
43,706.5 kg/day
1998
Environment in Greece
# 57
Slovakia :
43,304.25 kg/day
2003
Environment in Slovakia
# 58
Croatia :
42,871.11 kg/day
2003
Environment in Croatia
# 59
Ecuador :
40,178.86 kg/day
2003
Environment in Ecuador
# 60
Sudan :
38,582.58 kg/day
2001
Environment in Sudan
# 61
Romania :
38,394.79 kg/day
2000
Environment in Romania
# 62
Slovenia :
38,389.94 kg/day
2002
Environment in Slovenia
# 63
Austria :
36,864.18 kg/day
2003
Environment in Austria
# 64
Tanzania :
35,155.38 kg/day
1999
Environment in Tanzania
# 65
Hong Kong :
34,281.4 kg/day
2003
Environment in Hong Kong
# 66
Singapore :
34,253.09 kg/day
2003
Environment in Singapore
# 67
Honduras :
34,036.28 kg/day
1995
Environment in Honduras
# 68
Costa Rica :
31,235.56 kg/day
2002
Environment in Costa Rica
# 69
Latvia :
29,234.61 kg/day
2003
Environment in Latvia
# 70
Nepal :
26,907.82 kg/day
2002
Environment in Nepal
# 71
Zimbabwe :
26,809.64 kg/day
1996
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 72
Saudi Arabia :
24,435.99 kg/day
1992
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 73
Jordan :
23,540.77 kg/day
2003
Environment in Jordan
# 74
Macedonia, Republic of :
23,489.73 kg/day
1996
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 75
El Salvador :
22,759.77 kg/day
1998
Environment in El Salvador
# 76
Ethiopia :
22,085.4 kg/day
2002
Environment in Ethiopia
# 77
Moldova :
21,583.6 kg/day
2003
Environment in Moldova
# 78
Iraq :
19,617.39 kg/day
1992
Environment in Iraq
# 79
Guatemala :
19,252.61 kg/day
1998
Environment in Guatemala
# 80
Kyrgyzstan :
19,065.43 kg/day
2003
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 81
Mauritius :
17,699.61 kg/day
1999
Environment in Mauritius
# 82
Jamaica :
17,507.42 kg/day
1996
Environment in Jamaica
# 83
Uganda :
16,727.85 kg/day
1989
Environment in Uganda
# 84
Uruguay :
15,832.29 kg/day
2001
Environment in Uruguay
# 85
Azerbaijan :
15,536.53 kg/day
2003
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 86
Yemen :
15,444.85 kg/day
2003
Environment in Yemen
# 87
Syria :
15,114.56 kg/day
1998
Environment in Syria
# 88
Lebanon :
14,898.57 kg/day
1998
Environment in Lebanon
# 89
Ghana :
14,448.73 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ghana
# 90
Guyana :
14,278.92 kg/day
1982
Environment in Guyana
# 91
Côte d'Ivoire :
12,400.92 kg/day
1997
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 92
Cambodia :
12,078.11 kg/day
1991
Environment in Cambodia
# 93
Kuwait :
11,896.74 kg/day
2001
Environment in Kuwait
# 94
Malawi :
11,805.22 kg/day
1998
Environment in Malawi
# 95
Panama :
11,691.85 kg/day
2000
Environment in Panama
# 96
Ireland :
11,616.46 kg/day
2002
Environment in Ireland
# 97
Bolivia :
11,526.71 kg/day
2001
Environment in Bolivia
# 98
Zambia :
11,433.19 kg/day
1994
Environment in Zambia
# 99
Madagascar :
11,043.4 kg/day
1988
Environment in Madagascar
# 100
Nicaragua :
10,464.59 kg/day
1985
Environment in Nicaragua
# 101
Mozambique :
10,230.47 kg/day
2000
Environment in Mozambique
# 102
Cameroon :
10,031.89 kg/day
2002
Environment in Cameroon
# 103
Puerto Rico :
9,243.97 kg/day
2003
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 104
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
8,903.03 kg/day
1996
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 105
Cyprus :
8,075.53 kg/day
2003
Environment in Cyprus
# 106
Trinidad and Tobago :
7,945.12 kg/day
2000
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 107
Mongolia :
7,939.19 kg/day
1995
Environment in Mongolia
# 108
Namibia :
7,350.12 kg/day
1994
Environment in Namibia
# 109
Armenia :
7,104.41 kg/day
2001
Environment in Armenia
# 110
Luxembourg :
6,827.9 kg/day
1993
Environment in Luxembourg
# 111
Iceland :
6,646.19 kg/day
1996
Environment in Iceland
# 112
Senegal :
6,602.5 kg/day
2002
Environment in Senegal
# 113
Albania :
6,512.35 kg/day
1997
Environment in Albania
# 114
Somalia :
6,177.2 kg/day
1986
Environment in Somalia
# 115
Burma :
6,159.3 kg/day
2002
Environment in Burma
# 116
Fiji :
5,877.09 kg/day
1998
Environment in Fiji
# 117
Oman :
5,758.54 kg/day
2003
Environment in Oman
# 118
Papua New Guinea :
5,729.26 kg/day
1989
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 119
United Arab Emirates :
5,638.18 kg/day
1985
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 120
Botswana :
5,499 kg/day
2003
Environment in Botswana
# 121
Haiti :
5,426.98 kg/day
1988
Environment in Haiti
# 122
Bahrain :
5,072.49 kg/day
1992
Environment in Bahrain
# 123
Macau :
5,039.83 kg/day
2003
Environment in Macau
# 124
Sierra Leone :
4,170.48 kg/day
1993
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 125
Malta :
4,121.86 kg/day
2002
Environment in Malta
# 126
Qatar :
3,892.92 kg/day
2003
Environment in Qatar
# 127
Libya :
3,531.99 kg/day
1980
Environment in Libya
# 128
Paraguay :
3,249.97 kg/day
1991
Environment in Paraguay
# 129
Lesotho :
3,122.73 kg/day
1998
Environment in Lesotho
# 130
Burkina Faso :
2,598.47 kg/day
1998
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 131
Congo, Republic of the :
2,455.74 kg/day
1988
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 132
Barbados :
2,396.23 kg/day
1997
Environment in Barbados
# 133
Swaziland :
2,009.23 kg/day
1995
Environment in Swaziland
# 134
Benin :
1,953.87 kg/day
1981
Environment in Benin
# 135
Gabon :
1,886.23 kg/day
1995
Environment in Gabon
# 136
Belize :
1,884.81 kg/day
1992
Environment in Belize
# 137
Suriname :
1,698.04 kg/day
1993
Environment in Suriname
# 138
Burundi :
1,644.07 kg/day
1991
Environment in Burundi
# 139
Rwanda :
1,623.7 kg/day
1986
Environment in Rwanda
# 140
Angola :
1,471.98 kg/day
1993
Environment in Angola
# 141
Togo :
963.54 kg/day
1984
Environment in Togo
# 142
Netherlands Antilles :
948.48 kg/day
1993
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 143
Bahamas, The :
887.51 kg/day
2001
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 144
Gambia, The :
832.42 kg/day
1993
Environment in Gambia, The
# 145
Bhutan :
786.42 kg/day
1989
Environment in Bhutan
# 146
Central African Republic :
669.89 kg/day
1993
Environment in Central African Republic
# 147
Liechtenstein :
639.17 kg/day
1991
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 148
Liberia :
615.42 kg/day
1986
Environment in Liberia
# 149
Solomon Islands :
479.46 kg/day
1984
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 150
Niger :
386.25 kg/day
2003
Environment in Niger
# 151
Grenada :
348.49 kg/day
1996
Environment in Grenada
# 152
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
311.37 kg/day
2001
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 153
Bermuda :
275.37 kg/day
2003
Environment in Bermuda
# 154
Seychelles :
265.29 kg/day
1986
Environment in Seychelles
# 155
Afghanistan :
236.26 kg/day
2002
Environment in Afghanistan
# 156
Tonga :
232.59 kg/day
1994
Environment in Tonga
# 157
Cape Verde :
95.93 kg/day
1994
Environment in Cape Verde
# 158
Equatorial Guinea :
61.26 kg/day
1990
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
Weighted average:
148,452.3 kg/day
DEFINITION: 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.
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