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Acidification	0%		[77th of 141]
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.44 % of GNI		[74th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.91 % of GNI		[33rd of 165]
Areas under protection	14		[99th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	1.19597 per 1 million people		[100th of 146]
Biosphere reserves area	1,094 thousand hectares		[37th of 86]
Biosphere reserves area (per capita)	93.4563 thousand hectares per 1		[27th of 86]
Breeding birds threatened	1.04%		[113rd of 136]
Carbon efficiency	0.73 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[98th of 141]
CFC consumption	1,867.71		[59th of 107]
CFC consumption (per capita)	0.159552 per 1,000 people		[52nd of 107]
CO2 Emissions	3,928.2		[108th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	0.335571 per 1,000 people		[137th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.29 kg/PPP$		[94th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	4,835.16 kt		[110th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	0.435 kt per 1,000 people		[150th of 196]
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating	3.5		[18th of 75]
Current issues wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
Ecological footprint	1.06		[108th of 141]
Endangered species protection	81.8%		[52nd of 141]
Fertiliser consumption	120.18 hundred grams/hectare		[109th of 141]
Forest area > % of land area	45.05 % of land area		[54th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	86,730 km²		[59th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	7,439.418 km² per 1,000 people		[59th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	2.22		[7th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	93%		[2nd of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	4%		[11th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	3%		[10th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	39.2		[72nd of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Known breeding bird species	175		[98th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	14.9496 per 1 million people		[85th of 146]
Known mammal species	192		[44th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	16.4018 per 1 million people		[54th of 145]
Marine areas under protection	6		[48th of 95]
Marine areas under protection (per capita)	0.512558 per 1 million people		[47th of 95]
Marine fish catch	319,900 tons		[35th of 141]
Marine fish catch (per capita)	27.3279 tons per 1,000 people		[22nd of 141]
Non-wildness	2.21%		[80th of 141]
NOx emissions per populated area	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ		[83rd of 141]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	6,602.5 kg/day		[45th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.3 kg per day per worker		[3rd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	75.75 mcg/m³		[33rd of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	1,021		[114th of 199]
Protected area	11.3		[33rd of 147]
SO2 emissions per populated area	150 thousand metric tons/squ		[110th of 141]
SO2 exports	2,635.64 hundred metric tons		[23rd of 141]
Threatened species	26		[77th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	13		[59th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	39.4 cu km		[12th of 31]
Urban NO2 concentration	69.4 micrograms/m3		[22nd of 141]
Urban SO2 concentration	47.25 micrograms/m3		[71st of 141]
Water > Availability	0.96 thousand cubic metres		[107th of 141]
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	4.43 mls/litre		[136th of 141]
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.48 tons/cubic km		[42nd of 69]
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.34 mls/litre		[72nd of 141]
Water > Salinisation	380.8		[97th of 141]
Water > Severe water stress	5		[68th of 140]
Water > Suspended solids	3.26 mls/litre		[122nd of 141]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	10.66 %		[17th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.1 %		[48th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	70.12 %		[4th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.84 %		[27th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.3 %		[44th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	8.41 %		[41st of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.23 %		[44th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.35 %		[49th of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	100 thousand hectares		[65th of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	8.54263 thousand hectares per 1 m		[65th of 112]
Wildness	4.13%		[69th of 141]

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