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Southeast Asia > Hong Kong > Environment

HONG KONG ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.16 % of GNI Time series [146th of 179]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.21 kg/PPP$ Time series [118th of 170]
Source: World Development Indicators database
CO2 emissions > kt 37,791.17 kt Time series [65th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Current issues
air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
Source: World Development Indicators database
Groundwater withdrawals 0 [106th of 188]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
International agreements > Party to
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 34,281.4 kg/day Time series [19th of 115]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.2 kg per day per worker Time series [9th of 115]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 11,242 [56th of 199]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.88 % Time series [27th of 114]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.05 % Time series [31st of 112]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 30.47 % Time series [29th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.22 % Time series [25th of 94]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.56 % Time series [15th of 107]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 43.5 % Time series [4th of 111]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 16.17 % Time series [10th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.16 % Time series [32nd of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu, Xianggang, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, hong kong sar, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong, China (SAR), Hong Kong China (SAR)

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