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Acidification	0%		[116th of 141]
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.26 % of GNI		[117th of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	2.62 % of GNI		[8th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.82 % of GNI		[37th of 165]
Areas under protection	6		[127th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	0.493299 per 1 million people		[129th of 146]
Biosphere reserves area	25,128 thousand hectares		[5th of 86]
Biosphere reserves area (per capita)	2,065.94 thousand hectares per 1		[3rd of 86]
Breeding birds threatened	1%		[117th of 136]
Carbon efficiency	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[116th of 141]
CFC consumption	356.53		[69th of 107]
CFC consumption (per capita)	0.0293127 per 1,000 people		[79th of 107]
CO2 Emissions	1,195.9		[136th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	0.0983228 per 1,000 people		[160th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.13 kg/PPP$		[143rd of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	1,205.13 kt		[150th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	0.092 kt per 1,000 people		[182nd of 196]
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating	3		[48th of 75]
Current issues overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
Ecological footprint	0.97		[115th of 141]
Endangered species protection	50%		[90th of 141]
Fertiliser consumption	1.86 hundred grams/hectare		[139th of 141]
Forest area > % of land area	1 % of land area		[185th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	12,660 km²		[115th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	907.073 km² per 1,000 people		[152nd of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	2.18		[64th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	95%		[18th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	4%		[103rd of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	0%		[120th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	17.9		[75th of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
International agreements > Signed but not ratified	Law of the Sea
Known breeding bird species	125		[128th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	10.2771 per 1 million people		[96th of 146]
Known mammal species	131		[69th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	10.7704 per 1 million people		[77th of 145]
Marine fish catch	0 tons		[129th of 141]
Marine fish catch (per capita)	0 tons per 1,000 people		[129th of 141]
Non-wildness	0.03%		[138th of 141]
NOx emissions per populated area	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ		[104th of 141]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	386.25 kg/day		[33rd of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.32 kg per day per worker		[2nd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	144.16 mcg/m³		[3rd of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	310		[144th of 199]
Protected area	7.7		[53rd of 147]
SO2 emissions per populated area	90 thousand metric tons/squ		[127th of 141]
SO2 exports	1,649.03 hundred metric tons		[54th of 141]
Threatened species	15		[117th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	11		[75th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	33.7 cu km		[14th of 31]
Urban NO2 concentration	54.95 micrograms/m3		[58th of 141]
Urban SO2 concentration	146.57 micrograms/m3		[5th of 141]
Water > Availability	-0.33 thousand cubic metres		[134th of 141]
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	5.4 mls/litre		[129th of 141]
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.69 mls/litre		[10th of 141]
Water > Salinisation	247.69		[116th of 141]
Water > Severe water stress	40.5		[39th of 140]
Water > Suspended solids	5.29 mls/litre		[63rd of 141]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.45 %		[26th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.27 %		[17th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	76.89 %		[2nd of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	16.95 %		[9th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	21.29 %		[16th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.8 %		[31st of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	715 thousand hectares		[23rd of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	58.7848 thousand hectares per 1 m		[22nd of 112]
Wildness	73.54%		[7th of 141]

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