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Africa > Tanzania > Environment

TANZANIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Biodiversity richness 1 [45th of 53]
Carbon efficiency 0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP [115th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions 2,695.2 [118th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
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
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Ecological footprint 1.02 [110th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Endangered species protection 84.2% [47th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Forest area > % of land area 39.9 % of land area Time series [63rd of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Forest area > sq. km 352,570 km² Time series [18th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Marine fish catch 47,020 tons [66th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
NOx emissions per populated area 0.19 thousand metric tons/squ [89th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Protected area 15.6 [21st of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
SO2 emissions per populated area 100 thousand metric tons/squ [125th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Threatened species > Mammal 33 [19th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Water > Availability 3.64 thousand cubic metres [60th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration 6.87 mls/litre [90th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Water > Severe water stress 0 [115th of 140]
Definition: Environment > Water > Severe water stress
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.71 % Time series [68th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 14.02 % Time series [23rd of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.52 % Time series [51st of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Wildness 9.3% [64th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness

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SOURCES: ; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; 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; World Development Indicators database; FAOSTAT on-line database; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Jacaranda Atlas; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; 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; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, united rep. of tanzania, Tanzania, U. Rep. of

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