NationMaster Stats Feed: Environment Category

Environment > Total renewable water resources

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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 31

Environment > International agreements > Signed but not ratified

Definition: The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 190

Environment > International agreements > Party to

Definition: The various international environmental agreements to which a country is a party. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 201

Environment > Current issues

Definition: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 227

Environment > Freshwater withdrawal

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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 124

Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural

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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 124

Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic

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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 124

Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial

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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 124

Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions

Definition: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: wood (33). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 114

Environment > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions

Definition: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 114