Environment Stats: compare key data on Australia & British Virgin Islands

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STAT	Australia	British Virgin Islands	HISTORY
Current issues	soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources	limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	94,008 Ranked 13th. 5876 times more than British Virgin Islands	16 Ranked 191st.
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	15.05% Ranked 85th. 6 times more than British Virgin Islands	2.68% Ranked 170th.
Proportion of land area under protection	12.85% Ranked 115th. 43% more than British Virgin Islands	8.96% Ranked 137th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100% Ranked 23th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands	97.5% Ranked 51st.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	100 Ranked 25th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands	97.5 Ranked 61st.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 23th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands	97.5 Ranked 57th.
Waste > Local garbage collected	8.9 million tonnes Ranked 14th. 243 times more than British Virgin Islands	36,697 tonnes Ranked 76th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	100 Ranked 22nd. 5% more than British Virgin Islands	94.85 Ranked 78th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	100 Ranked 30th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands	94.85 Ranked 134th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 21st. 5% more than British Virgin Islands	94.85 Ranked 98th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100 Ranked 23th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands	97.5 Ranked 51st.
Water > Population connected to wastewater collecting system	87% Ranked 15th. 4 times more than British Virgin Islands	24.5% Ranked 46th.
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry	95% Ranked 19th. 96% more than British Virgin Islands	48.4% Ranked 46th.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	33.24% Ranked 15th. 17 times more than British Virgin Islands	2% Ranked 105th.

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