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Middle East > Jordan > Environment

JORDANIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.02 % of GNI Time series [54th of 57]
Areas under protection 11 [112nd of 146]
Definition: Environment > Areas under protection
Carbon efficiency 2.16 CO2 emissions/$ GDP [31st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions 15,535.4 [76th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Current issues
limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Ecological footprint 1.71 [80th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Endangered species protection 35% [100th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Forest area > % of land area 0.94 % of land area Time series [187th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Forest area > sq. km 830 km² Time series [161st of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Known mammal species 71 [120th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
NOx emissions per populated area 0.3 thousand metric tons/squ [54th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 3,977 [80th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Protected area 3.4 [97th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
SO2 emissions per populated area 2,710 thousand metric tons/squ [21st of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Threatened species 15 [115th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Threatened species > Mammal 7 [108th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Water > Availability 0.07 thousand cubic metres [131st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Water > Freshwater pollution 11.53 tons/cubic km [2nd of 69]
Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.34 % Time series [14th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Wildness 2.08% [81st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). via ciesin.org; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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