| SAINT VINCENTIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.33 % of GNI
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[98th of 179]
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
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0.15 % of GNI
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[121st of 165]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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CO2 Emissions
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164.9 |
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[166th of 178]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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0.29 kg/PPP$
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[95th of 170]
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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 |
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CO2 emissions > kt
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194.14 kt
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[182nd of 195]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Coral reefs > Area
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140 sq km |
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[26th of 28]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Current issues
pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive |
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Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program |
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Forest area > % of land area
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28.21 % of land area
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[103rd of 195]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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110 km²
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[176th of 195]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day
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311.37 kg/day
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[69th of 115]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker
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0.3 kg per day per worker
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[4th of 115]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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33.6 mcg/m³
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[111st of 185]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Threatened species
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7 |
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[141st of 158]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.08 %
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[67th of 114]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
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71.31 %
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[9th of 114]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.38 %
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[46th of 107]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
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20.27 %
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[17th of 111]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.7 %
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[63rd of 114]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.26 %
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[31st of 114]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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