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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 (1995) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
7,558,407 kg/day
1995
Environment in China
# 2
United States :
2,571,356 kg/day
1995
Environment in United States
# 3
Russia :
1,695,074 kg/day
1995
Environment in Russia
# 4
India :
1,686,876 kg/day
1995
Environment in India
# 5
Japan :
1,452,191 kg/day
1995
Environment in Japan
# 6
Germany :
845,520.9 kg/day
1995
Environment in Germany
# 7
Indonesia :
749,872.4 kg/day
1995
Environment in Indonesia
# 8
United Kingdom :
682,403.7 kg/day
1995
Environment in United Kingdom
# 9
Brazil :
629,405.8 kg/day
1995
Environment in Brazil
# 10
France :
593,052 kg/day
1995
Environment in France
# 11
Ukraine :
551,833.9 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ukraine
# 12
Italy :
499,480.3 kg/day
1995
Environment in Italy
# 13
Poland :
452,845.5 kg/day
1995
Environment in Poland
# 14
Korea, South :
353,640.8 kg/day
1995
Environment in Korea, South
# 15
Spain :
338,801.3 kg/day
1995
Environment in Spain
# 16
Canada :
275,826.2 kg/day
1995
Environment in Canada
# 17
Mexico :
269,202 kg/day
1995
Environment in Mexico
# 18
South Africa :
258,144.9 kg/day
1995
Environment in South Africa
# 19
Bangladesh :
250,976.1 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bangladesh
# 20
Egypt :
211,181 kg/day
1995
Environment in Egypt
# 21
Argentina :
178,935.9 kg/day
1995
Environment in Argentina
# 22
Turkey :
170,944.2 kg/day
1995
Environment in Turkey
# 23
Philippines :
164,228.1 kg/day
1995
Environment in Philippines
# 24
Malaysia :
158,534.7 kg/day
1995
Environment in Malaysia
# 25
Portugal :
136,590 kg/day
1995
Environment in Portugal
# 26
Hungary :
131,401.5 kg/day
1995
Environment in Hungary
# 27
Switzerland :
129,050.1 kg/day
1995
Environment in Switzerland
# 28
Iran :
125,822.4 kg/day
1995
Environment in Iran
# 29
Serbia and Montenegro :
123,680 kg/day
1995
Environment in Serbia and Montenegro
# 30
Colombia :
111,378.4 kg/day
1995
Environment in Colombia
# 31
Belgium :
103,915.2 kg/day
1995
Environment in Belgium
# 32
Australia :
103,617.4 kg/day
1995
Environment in Australia
# 33
Sweden :
96,239.45 kg/day
1995
Environment in Sweden
# 34
Bulgaria :
93,668.94 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bulgaria
# 35
Algeria :
92,090.62 kg/day
1995
Environment in Algeria
# 36
Denmark :
87,097.48 kg/day
1995
Environment in Denmark
# 37
Morocco :
84,076.54 kg/day
1995
Environment in Morocco
# 38
Nigeria :
84,023.49 kg/day
1995
Environment in Nigeria
# 39
Sri Lanka :
83,850.2 kg/day
1995
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 40
Austria :
83,346.88 kg/day
1995
Environment in Austria
# 41
Venezuela :
78,395.12 kg/day
1995
Environment in Venezuela
# 42
Chile :
77,623.71 kg/day
1995
Environment in Chile
# 43
Finland :
70,112.66 kg/day
1995
Environment in Finland
# 44
Romania :
65,382.93 kg/day
1995
Environment in Romania
# 45
Croatia :
55,249.67 kg/day
1995
Environment in Croatia
# 46
Israel :
54,935.48 kg/day
1995
Environment in Israel
# 47
Hong Kong :
51,576.84 kg/day
1995
Environment in Hong Kong
# 48
Norway :
50,906.45 kg/day
1995
Environment in Norway
# 49
Peru :
50,679.33 kg/day
1995
Environment in Peru
# 50
New Zealand :
49,969.52 kg/day
1995
Environment in New Zealand
# 51
Kenya :
48,354.37 kg/day
1995
Environment in Kenya
# 52
Greece :
46,199.54 kg/day
1995
Environment in Greece
# 53
Tunisia :
44,289.02 kg/day
1995
Environment in Tunisia
# 54
Azerbaijan :
41,311.74 kg/day
1995
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 55
Slovenia :
41,044.86 kg/day
1995
Environment in Slovenia
# 56
Moldova :
34,234.21 kg/day
1995
Environment in Moldova
# 57
Honduras :
34,036.28 kg/day
1995
Environment in Honduras
# 58
Singapore :
33,872.93 kg/day
1995
Environment in Singapore
# 59
Zimbabwe :
33,549.82 kg/day
1995
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 60
Ireland :
32,363.07 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ireland
# 61
Costa Rica :
32,339.47 kg/day
1995
Environment in Costa Rica
# 62
Tanzania :
31,732.89 kg/day
1995
Environment in Tanzania
# 63
Ecuador :
28,712.59 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ecuador
# 64
Uruguay :
27,769.66 kg/day
1995
Environment in Uruguay
# 65
Latvia :
26,412.86 kg/day
1995
Environment in Latvia
# 66
Macedonia, Republic of :
24,561.17 kg/day
1995
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 67
Ethiopia :
19,495.6 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ethiopia
# 68
Guatemala :
19,052.32 kg/day
1995
Environment in Guatemala
# 69
Puerto Rico :
18,202.47 kg/day
1995
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 70
Jamaica :
17,874.21 kg/day
1995
Environment in Jamaica
# 71
Mauritius :
17,779.92 kg/day
1995
Environment in Mauritius
# 72
Kyrgyzstan :
16,386.33 kg/day
1995
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 73
Jordan :
15,188.92 kg/day
1995
Environment in Jordan
# 74
Armenia :
14,832.58 kg/day
1995
Environment in Armenia
# 75
Syria :
14,790.78 kg/day
1995
Environment in Syria
# 76
Ghana :
14,448.73 kg/day
1995
Environment in Ghana
# 77
Cameroon :
12,180 kg/day
1995
Environment in Cameroon
# 78
Côte d'Ivoire :
11,816.24 kg/day
1995
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 79
Trinidad and Tobago :
11,787.39 kg/day
1995
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 80
Mozambique :
11,716.99 kg/day
1995
Environment in Mozambique
# 81
Senegal :
10,314.84 kg/day
1995
Environment in Senegal
# 82
Bolivia :
10,250.93 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bolivia
# 83
El Salvador :
10,185.3 kg/day
1995
Environment in El Salvador
# 84
Kuwait :
10,058.99 kg/day
1995
Environment in Kuwait
# 85
Malawi :
9,669.44 kg/day
1995
Environment in Malawi
# 86
Mongolia :
7,939.19 kg/day
1995
Environment in Mongolia
# 87
Yemen :
7,719.79 kg/day
1995
Environment in Yemen
# 88
Cyprus :
7,439.93 kg/day
1995
Environment in Cyprus
# 89
Iceland :
6,406.87 kg/day
1995
Environment in Iceland
# 90
Macau :
4,996.94 kg/day
1995
Environment in Macau
# 91
Albania :
4,653.59 kg/day
1995
Environment in Albania
# 92
Botswana :
4,543.98 kg/day
1995
Environment in Botswana
# 93
Burma :
4,402.01 kg/day
1995
Environment in Burma
# 94
Oman :
4,274.43 kg/day
1995
Environment in Oman
# 95
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4,101.04 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 96
Malta :
4,050.05 kg/day
1995
Environment in Malta
# 97
Barbados :
2,194.17 kg/day
1995
Environment in Barbados
# 98
Swaziland :
2,009.23 kg/day
1995
Environment in Swaziland
# 99
Gabon :
1,886.23 kg/day
1995
Environment in Gabon
# 100
Bahamas, The :
661.63 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 101
Grenada :
423.8 kg/day
1995
Environment in Grenada
# 102
Bermuda :
305.99 kg/day
1995
Environment in Bermuda
# 103
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
266.16 kg/day
1995
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Weighted average:
250,179.7 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 (1995) 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=1995
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