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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 (1985) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
4,355,416 kg/day
1985
Environment in China
# 2
United States :
2,494,228 kg/day
1985
Environment in United States
# 3
Japan :
1,477,811 kg/day
1985
Environment in Japan
# 4
India :
1,248,165 kg/day
1985
Environment in India
# 5
Brazil :
881,252.4 kg/day
1985
Environment in Brazil
# 6
United Kingdom :
751,995.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in United Kingdom
# 7
France :
674,120.1 kg/day
1985
Environment in France
# 8
Poland :
483,866.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Poland
# 9
Italy :
388,799.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Italy
# 10
Romania :
363,089.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Romania
# 11
Indonesia :
357,574.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Indonesia
# 12
Korea, South :
315,397.2 kg/day
1985
Environment in Korea, South
# 13
Canada :
311,109.4 kg/day
1985
Environment in Canada
# 14
Spain :
299,807.2 kg/day
1985
Environment in Spain
# 15
South Africa :
246,725.6 kg/day
1985
Environment in South Africa
# 16
Argentina :
233,499.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Argentina
# 17
Hungary :
193,741.2 kg/day
1985
Environment in Hungary
# 18
Australia :
185,989.7 kg/day
1985
Environment in Australia
# 19
Egypt :
184,787.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Egypt
# 20
Mexico :
179,551.3 kg/day
1985
Environment in Mexico
# 21
Cuba :
163,495.6 kg/day
1985
Environment in Cuba
# 22
Turkey :
161,723.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Turkey
# 23
Bulgaria :
151,858.7 kg/day
1985
Environment in Bulgaria
# 24
Netherlands :
140,797.4 kg/day
1985
Environment in Netherlands
# 25
Philippines :
127,220.7 kg/day
1985
Environment in Philippines
# 26
Belgium :
121,976.6 kg/day
1985
Environment in Belgium
# 27
Sweden :
116,380.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Sweden
# 28
Austria :
99,610.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Austria
# 29
Algeria :
99,254.75 kg/day
1985
Environment in Algeria
# 30
Portugal :
97,562.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Portugal
# 31
Hong Kong :
95,897.33 kg/day
1985
Environment in Hong Kong
# 32
Iran :
91,923.68 kg/day
1985
Environment in Iran
# 33
Pakistan :
90,999.36 kg/day
1985
Environment in Pakistan
# 34
Finland :
86,526.57 kg/day
1985
Environment in Finland
# 35
Venezuela :
84,685.34 kg/day
1985
Environment in Venezuela
# 36
Colombia :
84,498.38 kg/day
1985
Environment in Colombia
# 37
Bangladesh :
75,918.49 kg/day
1985
Environment in Bangladesh
# 38
Malaysia :
73,067.21 kg/day
1985
Environment in Malaysia
# 39
Nigeria :
70,799.84 kg/day
1985
Environment in Nigeria
# 40
Denmark :
68,215.52 kg/day
1985
Environment in Denmark
# 41
Greece :
63,663.78 kg/day
1985
Environment in Greece
# 42
Norway :
60,671.57 kg/day
1985
Environment in Norway
# 43
New Zealand :
57,882.21 kg/day
1985
Environment in New Zealand
# 44
Peru :
50,567.64 kg/day
1985
Environment in Peru
# 45
Dominican Republic :
47,899.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 46
Sri Lanka :
44,594.73 kg/day
1985
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 47
Israel :
44,257.89 kg/day
1985
Environment in Israel
# 48
Chile :
43,093.76 kg/day
1985
Environment in Chile
# 49
Ireland :
35,384.43 kg/day
1985
Environment in Ireland
# 50
Zimbabwe :
35,042.53 kg/day
1985
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 51
Kenya :
35,035.14 kg/day
1985
Environment in Kenya
# 52
Morocco :
35,015.59 kg/day
1985
Environment in Morocco
# 53
Iraq :
31,704.99 kg/day
1985
Environment in Iraq
# 54
Uruguay :
29,438.85 kg/day
1985
Environment in Uruguay
# 55
Singapore :
25,734.7 kg/day
1985
Environment in Singapore
# 56
Costa Rica :
23,148.51 kg/day
1985
Environment in Costa Rica
# 57
Puerto Rico :
22,553.88 kg/day
1985
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 58
Ecuador :
21,559.64 kg/day
1985
Environment in Ecuador
# 59
Syria :
21,376.97 kg/day
1985
Environment in Syria
# 60
Tanzania :
20,099.16 kg/day
1985
Environment in Tanzania
# 61
Ethiopia :
19,709.14 kg/day
1985
Environment in Ethiopia
# 62
Guatemala :
19,022 kg/day
1985
Environment in Guatemala
# 63
Honduras :
15,036.27 kg/day
1985
Environment in Honduras
# 64
Cambodia :
14,051.22 kg/day
1985
Environment in Cambodia
# 65
Madagascar :
12,848.79 kg/day
1985
Environment in Madagascar
# 66
Mauritius :
12,621.91 kg/day
1985
Environment in Mauritius
# 67
Ghana :
11,678.58 kg/day
1985
Environment in Ghana
# 68
Mongolia :
11,607.85 kg/day
1985
Environment in Mongolia
# 69
Nicaragua :
10,464.59 kg/day
1985
Environment in Nicaragua
# 70
Panama :
9,561.32 kg/day
1985
Environment in Panama
# 71
Malawi :
9,075.67 kg/day
1985
Environment in Malawi
# 72
Iceland :
8,291.58 kg/day
1985
Environment in Iceland
# 73
Luxembourg :
8,236.35 kg/day
1985
Environment in Luxembourg
# 74
Kuwait :
7,868.26 kg/day
1985
Environment in Kuwait
# 75
Senegal :
7,414.54 kg/day
1985
Environment in Senegal
# 76
Trinidad and Tobago :
7,005.46 kg/day
1985
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 77
Bolivia :
6,996.82 kg/day
1985
Environment in Bolivia
# 78
Jordan :
6,614.12 kg/day
1985
Environment in Jordan
# 79
Cyprus :
6,568.54 kg/day
1985
Environment in Cyprus
# 80
Macau :
6,095.42 kg/day
1985
Environment in Macau
# 81
United Arab Emirates :
5,638.18 kg/day
1985
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 82
Uganda :
5,620.5 kg/day
1985
Environment in Uganda
# 83
El Salvador :
5,539.27 kg/day
1985
Environment in El Salvador
# 84
Papua New Guinea :
5,483.81 kg/day
1985
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 85
Afghanistan :
5,425.99 kg/day
1985
Environment in Afghanistan
# 86
Haiti :
5,313.93 kg/day
1985
Environment in Haiti
# 87
Malta :
4,022.96 kg/day
1985
Environment in Malta
# 88
Fiji :
3,866.9 kg/day
1985
Environment in Fiji
# 89
Swaziland :
3,758.79 kg/day
1985
Environment in Swaziland
# 90
Congo, Republic of the :
2,414.41 kg/day
1985
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 91
Botswana :
2,187.21 kg/day
1985
Environment in Botswana
# 92
Rwanda :
2,165.4 kg/day
1985
Environment in Rwanda
# 93
Suriname :
2,100.4 kg/day
1985
Environment in Suriname
# 94
Barbados :
1,815.34 kg/day
1985
Environment in Barbados
# 95
Central African Republic :
1,316.51 kg/day
1985
Environment in Central African Republic
# 96
Lesotho :
1,188.66 kg/day
1985
Environment in Lesotho
# 97
Netherlands Antilles :
872.98 kg/day
1985
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 98
Liberia :
598.93 kg/day
1985
Environment in Liberia
# 99
Liechtenstein :
578.11 kg/day
1985
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 100
Seychelles :
265.29 kg/day
1985
Environment in Seychelles
# 101
Tonga :
254.91 kg/day
1985
Environment in Tonga
# 102
Oman :
163.87 kg/day
1985
Environment in Oman
Weighted average:
183,817.9 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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"Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day (1985) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/env_org_wat_pol_bod_emi_kg_per_day-bod-emissions-kg-per-day&date=1985
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