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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.2 % of GNI		[158th of 179]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.15 kg/PPP$		[142nd of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	2,098.9 kt		[136th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	0.541 kt per 1,000 people		[146th of 196]
Current issues erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages
Forest area > % of land area	46 % of land area		[51st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	4,080 km²		[140th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	1,042.93 km² per 1,000 people		[143rd of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[183rd of 188]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	9,243.97 kg/day		[27th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.18 kg per day per worker		[13th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	20.33 mcg/m³		[143rd of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	2,757		[89th of 199]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	36.36 %		[1st of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.21 %		[37th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	49.57 %		[15th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.88 %		[53rd of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.74 %		[17th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	14.94 %		[34th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.77 %		[18th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.36 %		[17th of 114]

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