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Acidification	0%		[139th of 141]
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.15 % of GNI		[152nd of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	4.64 % of GNI		[4th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.01 % of GNI		[162nd of 165]
Areas under protection	54		[66th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	1.98027 per 1 million people		[88th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	2		[34th of 53]
Biosphere reserves area	247 thousand hectares		[56th of 86]
Biosphere reserves area (per capita)	9.0579 thousand hectares per 1		[59th of 86]
Breeding birds threatened	1.57%		[94th of 136]
Carbon efficiency	0.15 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[136th of 141]
CFC consumption	6.05		[98th of 107]
CFC consumption (per capita)	0.000221864 per 1,000 people		[98th of 107]
CO2 Emissions	1,441.8		[131st of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	0.0528732 per 1,000 people		[169th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.05 kg/PPP$		[158th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	1,710.62 kt		[143rd of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	0.064 kt per 1,000 people		[188th of 196]
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating	4		[8th of 75]
Current issues draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
Ecological footprint	0.88		[125th of 141]
Endangered species protection	50%		[93rd of 141]
Fertiliser consumption	3.68 hundred grams/hectare		[136th of 141]
Forest area > % of land area	18.4 % of land area		[129th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	36,270 km²		[81st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	1,258.666 km² per 1,000 people		[138th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	0.3		[11th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	40%		[6th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	43%		[2nd of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	17%		[8th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[188th 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, Wetlands
International agreements > Signed but not ratified Environmental Modification
Known breeding bird species	243		[45th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	8.91122 per 1 million people		[106th of 146]
Known mammal species	345		[11th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	12.6517 per 1 million people		[66th of 145]
Marine fish catch	0 tons		[141st of 141]
Marine fish catch (per capita)	0 tons per 1,000 people		[141st of 141]
Non-wildness	1.66%		[89th of 141]
NOx emissions per populated area	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ		[67th of 141]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	16,727.85 kg/day		[75th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.3 kg per day per worker		[5th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	16.52 mcg/m³		[160th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	374		[139th of 199]
Protected area	9.6		[43rd of 147]
SO2 emissions per populated area	160 thousand metric tons/squ		[108th of 141]
SO2 exports	382.62 hundred metric tons		[115th of 141]
Threatened species	67		[27th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	18		[42nd of 160]
Urban NO2 concentration	66.8 micrograms/m3		[29th of 141]
Urban SO2 concentration	79.53 micrograms/m3		[39th of 141]
Water > Availability	1 thousand cubic metres		[106th of 141]
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.04 mls/litre		[88th of 141]
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.16 mls/litre		[106th of 141]
Water > Salinisation	1,195.79		[32nd of 141]
Water > Severe water stress	0		[140th of 140]
Water > Suspended solids	4.22 mls/litre		[94th of 141]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	1 %		[102nd of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.12 %		[85th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	81.58 %		[4th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.6 %		[77th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	1 %		[85th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.23 %		[88th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.98 %		[76th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.49 %		[70th of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	15 thousand hectares		[95th of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	0.550075 thousand hectares per 1 m		[101st of 112]
Wildness	12.55%		[60th of 141]

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