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Biodiversity richness	1		[45th of 53]
Carbon efficiency	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[115th of 141]
CO2 Emissions	2,695.2		[118th of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade, especially for ivory
Source: 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
Ecological footprint	1.02		[110th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	84.2%		[47th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	39.9 % of land area		[63rd of 195]
Source: 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
Forest area > sq. km	352,570 km²		[18th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	47,020 tons		[66th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ		[89th of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Protected area	15.6		[21st of 147]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
SO2 emissions per populated area	100 thousand metric tons/squ		[125th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	33		[19th of 160]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	3.64 thousand cubic metres		[60th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	6.87 mls/litre		[90th of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water > Severe water stress	0		[115th of 140]
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.71 %		[68th of 114]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	14.02 %		[23rd of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.52 %		[51st of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Wildness	9.3%		[64th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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