Southeast Asia > Vietnam > Environment

View full size

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.46 % of GNI		[31st of 57]
Areas under protection	107		[43rd of 146]
Definition: Environment > Areas under protection
Source: World Development Indicators database
Biodiversity richness	1		[46th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.88 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[89th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	47,530.9		[53rd of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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	0.95		[117th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	40%		[98th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	41.7 % of land area		[59th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
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	129,310 km²		[41st of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	213		[34th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	777,000 tons		[18th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.56 thousand metric tons/squ		[32nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	12,710		[54th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Protected area	3.1		[101st of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	260 thousand metric tons/squ		[92nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	38		[13th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	2.8 thousand cubic metres		[70th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	9.23 mls/litre		[34th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	1.05%		[85th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
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

Related links:

• Forum discussion > Environment
• Stay updated with current stat feeds! Subscribe to the Environment RSS / Atom feeds
•  Subscribe to our popular Environment factoids RSS / Atom feeds
• Save this page on  del.icio.us / furl / your bookmarks

More facts and figures on Vietnam