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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: textiles (32). 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 > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Macau :
76.59 %
2003
Environment in Macau
# 2
Bangladesh :
64.18 %
1998
Environment in Bangladesh
# 3
Mauritius :
55.37 %
1999
Environment in Mauritius
# 4
Lesotho :
51.32 %
1998
Environment in Lesotho
# 5
Tunisia :
43.32 %
2003
Environment in Tunisia
# 6
Thailand :
35.4 %
1994
Environment in Thailand
# 7
Morocco :
35.34 %
2003
Environment in Morocco
# 8
El Salvador :
34.07 %
1998
Environment in El Salvador
# 9
Sri Lanka :
31.64 %
2001
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 10
Pakistan :
30.33 %
1996
Environment in Pakistan
# 11
Fiji :
30.18 %
1998
Environment in Fiji
# 12
Qatar :
29.03 %
2003
Environment in Qatar
# 13
Romania :
28.66 %
2000
Environment in Romania
# 14
Honduras :
26.8 %
1995
Environment in Honduras
# 15
Turkey :
26.36 %
2001
Environment in Turkey
# 16
Portugal :
26.07 %
2003
Environment in Portugal
# 17
Botswana :
24.97 %
2003
Environment in Botswana
# 18
Cambodia :
24.71 %
1991
Environment in Cambodia
# 19
Mongolia :
24.61 %
1995
Environment in Mongolia
# 20
Togo :
24.11 %
1984
Environment in Togo
# 21
Nigeria :
23.49 %
1996
Environment in Nigeria
# 22
Armenia :
22.36 %
2001
Environment in Armenia
# 23
Hungary :
22.35 %
2002
Environment in Hungary
# 24
Bulgaria :
22.15 %
2003
Environment in Bulgaria
# 25
Nepal :
21.73 %
2002
Environment in Nepal
# 26
Niger :
21.29 %
1982
Environment in Niger
# 27
Macedonia, Republic of :
20.87 %
1996
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 28
Indonesia :
19.42 %
2003
Environment in Indonesia
# 29
Syria :
19.37 %
1998
Environment in Syria
# 30
Haiti :
19.19 %
1988
Environment in Haiti
# 31
Lithuania :
18.12 %
2003
Environment in Lithuania
# 32
Egypt :
17.72 %
2002
Environment in Egypt
# 33
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
17.59 %
1996
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 34
Ethiopia :
17.33 %
2002
Environment in Ethiopia
# 35
Bahrain :
17.16 %
1992
Environment in Bahrain
# 36
Iraq :
16.71 %
1992
Environment in Iraq
# 37
Burundi :
16.69 %
1991
Environment in Burundi
# 38
Swaziland :
16.52 %
1995
Environment in Swaziland
# 39
Philippines :
16.44 %
1997
Environment in Philippines
# 40
Zimbabwe :
16.28 %
1996
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 41
Hong Kong :
16.17 %
2003
Environment in Hong Kong
# 42
China :
15.47 %
2001
Environment in China
# 43
Italy :
14.97 %
2003
Environment in Italy
# 44
Malta :
14.26 %
2002
Environment in Malta
# 45
Colombia :
14.23 %
2000
Environment in Colombia
# 46
Tanzania :
14.02 %
1999
Environment in Tanzania
# 47
Central African Republic :
13.81 %
1993
Environment in Central African Republic
# 48
Korea, South :
13.62 %
2002
Environment in Korea, South
# 49
Afghanistan :
13.19 %
2002
Environment in Afghanistan
# 50
Kenya :
12.78 %
2003
Environment in Kenya
# 51
India :
12.75 %
2002
Environment in India
# 52
Serbia and Montenegro :
12.69 %
2001
Environment in Serbia and Montenegro
# 53
Madagascar :
12.41 %
1988
Environment in Madagascar
# 54
Greece :
12.36 %
1998
Environment in Greece
= 55
Benin :
12.21 %
1981
Environment in Benin
= 55
Slovakia :
12.21 %
2003
Environment in Slovakia
# 57
Croatia :
12.01 %
2003
Environment in Croatia
# 58
Peru :
11.7 %
1996
Environment in Peru
# 59
Kuwait :
11.56 %
2001
Environment in Kuwait
= 60
Azerbaijan :
11.03 %
2003
Environment in Azerbaijan
= 60
Kyrgyzstan :
11.03 %
2003
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 62
South Africa :
10.88 %
2002
Environment in South Africa
# 63
Jordan :
10.84 %
2003
Environment in Jordan
# 64
Moldova :
10.79 %
1995
Environment in Moldova
# 65
Slovenia :
10.76 %
2002
Environment in Slovenia
# 66
Czech Republic :
10.38 %
1998
Environment in Czech Republic
# 67
Nicaragua :
10.25 %
1985
Environment in Nicaragua
# 68
Lebanon :
10.24 %
1998
Environment in Lebanon
# 69
Costa Rica :
10.22 %
2002
Environment in Costa Rica
# 70
Puerto Rico :
9.77 %
2003
Environment in Puerto Rico
# 71
Jamaica :
9.76 %
1996
Environment in Jamaica
# 72
Brazil :
9.75 %
1995
Environment in Brazil
# 73
Latvia :
9.63 %
2003
Environment in Latvia
# 74
Libya :
9.58 %
1980
Environment in Libya
# 75
Iran :
9.48 %
2003
Environment in Iran
# 76
Belize :
9.42 %
1992
Environment in Belize
# 77
Zambia :
9.34 %
1994
Environment in Zambia
# 78
Cape Verde :
9.31 %
1991
Environment in Cape Verde
= 79
Ghana :
9.1 %
1995
Environment in Ghana
= 79
Poland :
9.1 %
2002
Environment in Poland
# 81
Bolivia :
8.66 %
2001
Environment in Bolivia
# 82
Côte d'Ivoire :
8.62 %
1997
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 83
Spain :
8.58 %
2003
Environment in Spain
# 84
Oman :
8.29 %
2003
Environment in Oman
# 85
Malaysia :
8.27 %
2002
Environment in Malaysia
# 86
Uganda :
7.98 %
1989
Environment in Uganda
# 87
Barbados :
7.81 %
1997
Environment in Barbados
# 88
Malawi :
7.76 %
1998
Environment in Malawi
# 89
Algeria :
7.63 %
1997
Environment in Algeria
# 90
Yemen :
7.62 %
2003
Environment in Yemen
# 91
Grenada :
7.6 %
1996
Environment in Grenada
# 92
Argentina :
7.59 %
2001
Environment in Argentina
# 93
Venezuela :
7.51 %
1998
Environment in Venezuela
# 94
Mexico :
7.47 %
2000
Environment in Mexico
# 95
Uruguay :
7.4 %
2001
Environment in Uruguay
# 96
Guatemala :
6.95 %
1998
Environment in Guatemala
# 97
Paraguay :
6.73 %
1991
Environment in Paraguay
# 98
Bhutan :
6.59 %
1989
Environment in Bhutan
# 99
Cuba :
6.09 %
1989
Environment in Cuba
# 100
Israel :
5.98 %
2002
Environment in Israel
# 101
Russia :
5.92 %
2003
Environment in Russia
# 102
Belgium :
5.87 %
2001
Environment in Belgium
# 103
Ecuador :
5.77 %
2003
Environment in Ecuador
# 104
Mozambique :
5.76 %
2000
Environment in Mozambique
# 105
Canada :
5.75 %
2002
Environment in Canada
# 106
Angola :
5.53 %
1993
Environment in Angola
# 107
United States :
5.42 %
2002
Environment in United States
# 108
Ukraine :
5.37 %
2001
Environment in Ukraine
# 109
United Kingdom :
5.24 %
2003
Environment in United Kingdom
# 110
Australia :
5.14 %
2001
Environment in Australia
# 111
Chile :
4.99 %
2000
Environment in Chile
# 112
Japan :
4.81 %
2002
Environment in Japan
# 113
New Zealand :
4.64 %
2000
Environment in New Zealand
# 114
Albania :
4.63 %
1997
Environment in Albania
# 115
Senegal :
4.23 %
2002
Environment in Senegal
# 116
Cyprus :
4.18 %
2003
Environment in Cyprus
# 117
Burkina Faso :
4.14 %
1998
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 118
Singapore :
3.93 %
2003
Environment in Singapore
# 119
Cameroon :
3.85 %
2002
Environment in Cameroon
# 120
Trinidad and Tobago :
3.78 %
2000
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 121
Saudi Arabia :
3.76 %
1992
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 122
Liechtenstein :
3.41 %
1991
Environment in Liechtenstein
# 123
Switzerland :
3.22 %
1996
Environment in Switzerland
# 124
Panama :
3.21 %
2000
Environment in Panama
# 125
Sudan :
3.16 %
2001
Environment in Sudan
# 126
Ireland :
3.06 %
2001
Environment in Ireland
# 127
Tonga :
3.01 %
1994
Environment in Tonga
= 128
France :
2.94 %
2003
Environment in France
= 128
Burma :
2.94 %
2002
Environment in Burma
= 130
Somalia :
2.7 %
1986
Environment in Somalia
= 130
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
2.7 %
2001
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 132
Gambia, The :
2.65 %
1993
Environment in Gambia, The
# 133
Netherlands :
2.61 %
1993
Environment in Netherlands
# 134
Netherlands Antilles :
2.58 %
1993
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 135
Rwanda :
2.36 %
1986
Environment in Rwanda
# 136
Finland :
2.35 %
2002
Environment in Finland
# 137
Bahamas, The :
2.34 %
2001
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 138
Germany :
2.32 %
2003
Environment in Germany
# 139
Iceland :
2.3 %
1996
Environment in Iceland
# 140
Dominican Republic :
2.28 %
1985
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 141
Denmark :
2.17 %
1998
Environment in Denmark
# 142
Suriname :
2.14 %
1993
Environment in Suriname
# 143
Sierra Leone :
2 %
1993
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 144
United Arab Emirates :
1.67 %
1985
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 145
Norway :
1.43 %
2001
Environment in Norway
# 146
Bermuda :
1.36 %
2003
Environment in Bermuda
# 147
Solomon Islands :
1.34 %
1984
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 148
Equatorial Guinea :
1.33 %
1990
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 149
Luxembourg :
1.32 %
1993
Environment in Luxembourg
# 150
Sweden :
1.28 %
2000
Environment in Sweden
# 151
Gabon :
1.21 %
1995
Environment in Gabon
# 152
Namibia :
1.16 %
1994
Environment in Namibia
# 153
Seychelles :
1.14 %
1986
Environment in Seychelles
# 154
Papua New Guinea :
1.08 %
1989
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 155
Congo, Republic of the :
0.95 %
1988
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 156
Austria :
0.93 %
2003
Environment in Austria
# 157
Guyana :
0.8 %
1982
Environment in Guyana
# 158
Liberia :
0.55 %
1985
Environment in Liberia
Weighted average:
12.0 %
DEFINITION: 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: textiles (32). 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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"Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/env_wat_pol_tex_ind_of_tot_bod_emi-textile-industry-total-bod-emissions
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