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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.27 % of GNI		[112nd of 179]
CO2 Emissions	2,140.1		[123rd of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	5.36993 per 1,000 people		[53rd of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.36 kg/PPP$		[73rd of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	2,461.54 kt		[128th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	6.175 kt per 1,000 people		[57th of 196]
Current issues limited natural fresh water resources; increasing reliance on desalination
Freshwater withdrawal	0.02		[123rd of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	25%		[114th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	74%		[4th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	1%		[108th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	65.2		[61st of 188]
International agreements > Party to Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	4,121.86 kg/day		[51st of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.14 kg per day per worker		[43rd of 115]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	934		[116th of 199]
Threatened species	5		[150th of 158]
Total renewable water resources	0.07 cu km		[26th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	8.33 %		[30th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.22 %		[30th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	42.8 %		[30th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.51 %		[44th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.99 %		[13th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	20.85 %		[13th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	14.26 %		[15th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.03 %		[23rd of 114]

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