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  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened: Mammal species, threatened. Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • CFC > Consumption: CFC consumption
    Units: Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) Tons (Metric Tons x ODP)
    Units: The indicator was obtained by multiplying the Total CFCs emissions (metric tons per ozone depletion potential) with the Per capita CFCs emissions (obtained by dividing the total CFCs emissions by the population in 1997). In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.
  • CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
    Units: Hectares per Person
  • Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons
  • Marine fish catch per 1000: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Water > Freshwater pollution: Industrial organic pollutants per available freshwater
    Units: Metric Tons of BOD Emissions per Cubic Km of Water
    Units: 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. The data from the World Bank, which represented BOD emissions (kilograms per day) were normalized by the combination of water availability per capita and water inflow availability per capita from the WaterGap2.1 model. In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.
  • Water > Severe water stress: Percent of country's territory under severe water stress
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: This data is derived from the WaterGap 2.1 gridded hydrological model developed by the Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany. The modellers derived, for each country, grid cell by grid cell estimates of whether the water consumption exceeds 40 percent of the water available in that particular grid cell. These were then converted to land area equivalents in order to calculate the percentage of the territory under severe water stress.
  • CO2 emissions > Kt: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • National parks > Number of parks: Number of parks.

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  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita: CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita). Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
  • Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened: Bird species, threatened. Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Carbon efficiency: Carbon economic efficiency (CO2 emissions per dollar GDP)
    Units: Metric Tons/US Dollar GDP
  • CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • National parks > Proportion of country area: Country area.

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  • Total renewable water resources per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • SO2 emissions per populated area: SO2 emissions per populated land area
    Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
    Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
  • Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened: Fish species, threatened. Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt: CO2 emissions (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
  • CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pollution > Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day: Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day). 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.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Agrees climate change is caused by human activity: Percentage of population who responded yes when asked if they believed global warming was a result of human activities. In this survey, global warming refers to the current rise in earth's temperature and not climate change as a whole.
  • Water > Percent of water resources used: Proportion of total water resources used, percentage.
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons.
  • NOx emissions per populated area: NOx emissions per populated land area
    Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
    Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
  • Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration: Dissolved oxygen concentration
    Units: Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Forest area > Sq. km: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP: CO2 emissions (kg per 2000 US$ of GDP). Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total.
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Water > Availability: Water availability per capita (1961-1990 (avg.))
    Units: Thousands Cubic Meters/Person
    Units: This variable measures internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff and groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation)
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural.
  • Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened: Plant species (higher), threatened. Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.
  • Threatened species: Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • National parks > Total area: Total area km².

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  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Climate change awareness: Percentage of each country's population who claimed knowing "something" or a "great deal" about climate change when asked: "How much do you know about global warming or climate change?"
  • CFC > Consumption per 1000: CFC consumption
    Units: Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) Tons (Metric Tons x ODP)
    Units: The indicator was obtained by multiplying the Total CFCs emissions (metric tons per ozone depletion potential) with the Per capita CFCs emissions (obtained by dividing the total CFCs emissions by the population in 1997). In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Protected area: Environmentally protected area (1997)
  • Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential).
  • Acidification: Percentage of country with acidification excedence
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: From a map of acidification excedence, all areas at risk within each country were added together in order to calculate the percentage of the entire country at risk of excedence. See pages 21-22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on how the acidification excedence map was produced.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry per capita: Water supplied annually, where losses during transportation have been subtracted. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: PM10, country level (micrograms per cubic meter). Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a country's technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.
  • Wetlands of intl importance > Area: Wetlands of international importance 2002
  • CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
  • Proportion of land and marine area under protection: Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage.
  • Endangered species protection: Percent of CITES reporting requirements met
    Units: Percent of Requirements Met
    Units: Countries that have not ratified the CITES convention are recorded as having zero percent of their requirements met.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Perceived as threat: Percentage of country's population that perceives climate change as a threat. Results are from a 2008 Gallop Poll.
  • Wildness: Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
  • Forest area > Sq. km per 1000: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Threatened species > Mammal: Number of threatened mammal species (1997)
  • Water > Population supplied by water supply industry: Total population supplied by water supply industry.
  • Known mammal species: Known mammal species (1992-2002).
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.
  • Pollution > Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker: Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day per worker). Emissions per worker are total emissions of organic water pollutants divided by the number of industrial workers. 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.
  • Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).
  • Breeding birds threatened: Percentage of breeding birds threatened
    Units: Percent of Breeding Birds
    Units: The number of bird species threatened divided by known bird species in the country, expressed as a percentage.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
  • Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban.
  • Urban SO2 concentration: Urban SO2 concentration
    Units: Micrograms/m3
    Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
  • Water > Surface and Groundwater inflow: Inflow of surface and groundwaters for neighboring countries.
  • Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Freshwater > Withdrawal per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Known mammal species per million: Known mammal species (1992-2002). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million: Wetlands of international importance 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Areas under protection per million: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water > Salinisation: Electrical conductivity
    Units: Micro-Siemens/Centimeter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of water bodies; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system.
  • Areas under protection: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
  • Fertiliser > Consumption: Fertilizer consumption per hectare of arable land
    Units: Hundreds Grams/Hectare of Arable Land
  • Urban NO2 concentration: Urban NO2 concentration
    Units: Micrograms/m3
    Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
  • Non-wildness: Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
  • Water > Phosphorus concentration: Phosphorus concentration
    Units: Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.
  • Total natural resources rents > % of GDP: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker: Emissions per worker are total emissions of organic water pollutants divided by the number of industrial workers. 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.
  • Water pollution > Clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: stone, ceramics, and glass (36). 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.
  • Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Ratification/Acceptance: Date different countries ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is an international environmental treaty drafted at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1997 in Kyoto Japan. The protocol mandates signatory countries to commit themselves to reducing carbon dioxide emission. At present, there are 37 countries that have signed and ratified the protocol.
  • Water > Suspended solids: Suspended solids
    Units: Natural Log of Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. Data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of majorwatersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries. The data in this table was transformed using the natural logarithm.
  • Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Water pollution > Metal industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: primary metals (ISIC division 37). 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.
  • Adjusted net national income > Annual % growth: Adjusted net national income (annual % growth). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Water pollution > Food industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: food and beverages (31). 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.
  • Pollution > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions: Water pollution, textile industry (% of total BOD emissions). 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.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • CO2 Emissions: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.
  • PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a countryÂ’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.
  • Pollution > Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions: Water pollution, food industry (% of total BOD emissions). 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: food and beverages (31). 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.
  • Pollution > Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions: Water pollution, other industry (% of total BOD emissions). 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: other (38 and 39). 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.
  • Pollution > Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions: Water pollution, paper and pulp industry (% of total BOD emissions). 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: paper and pulp (34). 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.
  • Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent: GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent). GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • Pollution > Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions: Water pollution, clay and glass industry (% of total BOD emissions). 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: stone, ceramics, and glass (36). 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.
  • Water pollution > Wood industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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.
  • Water pollution > Other industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: other (38 and 39). 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.
  • Water pollution > Chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: chemicals (35). 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.
  • International agreements > Signed but not ratified: 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.
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Known breeding bird species: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
  • Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million: GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent). GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF refers to changes in atmospheric levels of all greenhouse gases attributable to forest and land-use change activities, including but not limited to (1) emissions and removals of CO2 from decreases or increases in biomass stocks due to forest management, logging, fuelwood collection, etc.; (2) conversion of existing forests and natural grasslands to other land uses; (3) removal of CO2 from the abandonment of formerly managed lands (e.g. croplands and pastures); and (4) emissions and removals of CO2 in soil associated with land-use change and management. For Annex-I countries under the UNFCCC, these data are drawn from the annual GHG inventories submitted to the UNFCCC by each country; for non-Annex-I countries, data are drawn from the most recently submitted National Communication where available. Because of differences in reporting years and methodologies, these data are not generally considered comparable across countries. Data are in million metric tons. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Water > Surface and Groundwater inflow per capita: Inflow of surface and groundwaters for neighboring countries. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions: 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: paper and pulp (34). 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.
  • Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
  • Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.
  • Water pollution > Textile industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry: Water supplied annually, where losses during transportation have been subtracted.
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total: CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
  • Known breeding bird species per million: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Botswana Egypt HISTORY
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $9.25 billion
Ranked 65th.
$90.70 billion
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Botswana

Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 7
Ranked 123th.
18
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Botswana
CFC > Consumption 31.81
Ranked 93th.
36,637.7
Ranked 28th. 1152 times more than Botswana
CO2 Emissions per 1000 2.2
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Egypt
1.83
Ranked 89th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons 0.66
Ranked 122nd.
86.05
Ranked 25th. 130 times more than Botswana

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons per million 0.332
Ranked 97th.
1.08
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Botswana

Current issues overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
Ecological footprint 1.68
Ranked 82nd.
1.7
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Botswana
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 67.67 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 7519 times more than Egypt
0.009 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 191st.

Marine fish catch 0.0
Ranked 123th.
155,133 tons
Ranked 47th.
Marine fish catch per 1000 0.0
Ranked 123th.
2.38 tons
Ranked 77th.
Proportion of land area under protection 37.19%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Egypt
11.23%
Ranked 122nd.

Total renewable water resources 14.7 cu km
Ranked 13th.
86.8 cu km
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Botswana
Water > Freshwater pollution 0.18 tons/cubic km
Ranked 52nd.
3.58 tons/cubic km
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Botswana
Water > Severe water stress 14.2
Ranked 58th.
88.1
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Botswana
CO2 emissions > Kt 4,113.55 kt
Ranked 114th.
139,626.2 kt
Ranked 29th. 34 times more than Botswana

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 96.8
Ranked 86th.
99.32
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Botswana

National parks > Number of parks 4
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Egypt
3
Ranked 24th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 2.66
Ranked 99th. 1% more than Egypt
2.62
Ranked 101st.

Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 10
Ranked 122nd. The same as Egypt
10
Ranked 116th.
Carbon efficiency 1.02 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 77th.
1.45 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 55th. 42% more than Botswana
CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 2.24 kt
Ranked 96th. 12% more than Egypt
2.01 kt
Ranked 101st.

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $4,877.85
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Egypt
$1,142.37
Ranked 51st.

National parks > Proportion of country area 9.67%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Egypt
4.3%
Ranked 6th.
Total renewable water resources per million 8.24 cu km
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Egypt
1.38 cu km
Ranked 20th.
SO2 emissions per populated area 1,320 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 44th.
4,090 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Botswana
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 2
Ranked 199th.
40
Ranked 48th. 20 times more than Botswana
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 5,232.81
Ranked 116th.
204,776.28
Ranked 27th. 39 times more than Botswana

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 2.32 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 19% more than Egypt
1.96 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Pollution > Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day 3,245.6
Ranked 31st.
206,539.4
Ranked 12th. 64 times more than Botswana
Pollution > Climate change > Agrees climate change is caused by human activity 26%
Ranked 125th.
60%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Botswana
Water > Percent of water resources used 1.58%
Ranked 100th.
96.56%
Ranked 9th. 61 times more than Botswana

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption 2.68
Ranked 116th.
488.78
Ranked 13th. 182 times more than Botswana

NOx emissions per populated area 2.65 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Egypt
2.18 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 6th.
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration 9.13 mls/litre
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Egypt
7.49 mls/litre
Ranked 79th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 2.66
Ranked 99th. 1% more than Egypt
2.62
Ranked 101st.

Forest area > Sq. km 119,430 km²
Ranked 44th. 178 times more than Egypt
670 km²
Ranked 161st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.43
Ranked 99th.
$1.69
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Botswana

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 64.04
Ranked 130th.
94.95
Ranked 74th. 48% more than Botswana

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people 1.35
Ranked 96th.
6.16
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Botswana

Water > Availability -7.46 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 141st. 31 times more than Egypt
-0.24 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 133th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 92.84
Ranked 92nd.
98.79
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Botswana

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 2
Ranked 162nd. The same as Egypt
2
Ranked 156th.
Threatened species 12
Ranked 126th.
33
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Botswana
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita $7,315.76
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Egypt
$2,266.29
Ranked 96th.

National parks > Total area 56,258
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Egypt
4,353
Ranked 8th.
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ $14.53 billion
Ranked 93th.
$179.93 billion
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Botswana

Pollution > Climate change > Climate change awareness 38%
Ranked 107th. 52% more than Egypt
25%
Ranked 123th.
CFC > Consumption per 1000 0.0192
Ranked 82nd.
0.581
Ranked 41st. 30 times more than Botswana
Protected area 18.5%
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Egypt
0.8%
Ranked 126th.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 1.41
Ranked 108th.
2.91
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Botswana

Acidification 0.0
Ranked 99th.
0.0
Ranked 59th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal 0.19
Ranked 108th.
68.3
Ranked 13th. 359 times more than Botswana
Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry per capita 33.4 cubic metres
Ranked 26th.
96.39 cubic metres
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Botswana

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 63.51
Ranked 23th.
77.85
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Botswana

Wetlands of intl importance > Area 6,864 thousand hectares
Ranked 3rd. 65 times more than Egypt
106 thousand hectares
Ranked 62nd.
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.27 kg/PPP$
Ranked 100th.
0.52 kg/PPP$
Ranked 41st. 93% more than Botswana

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 37.19%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Egypt
11.34%
Ranked 106th.

Endangered species protection 90.5%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Egypt
19%
Ranked 106th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 0.45
Ranked 82nd.
7
Ranked 22nd. 16 times more than Botswana

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 0.727
Ranked 64th. 19 times more than Egypt
0.0386
Ranked 167th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 99.26
Ranked 80th.
100
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Botswana

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 41.81%
Ranked 134th.
93.46%
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Botswana

Pollution > Climate change > Perceived as threat 30%
Ranked 109th. 43% more than Egypt
21%
Ranked 117th.
Wildness 67.41%
Ranked 12th.
70.06%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Botswana
Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 63.67 km²
Ranked 6th. 6821 times more than Egypt
0.00933 km²
Ranked 186th.

Threatened species > Mammal 5
Ranked 124th.
15
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Botswana
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry 96%
Ranked 14th.
98%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Botswana
Known mammal species 164
Ranked 57th. 67% more than Egypt
98
Ranked 85th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 0.14
Ranked 125th.
15.11
Ranked 29th. 108 times more than Botswana

Pollution > Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker 0.228
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Egypt
0.188
Ranked 18th.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 1,058
Ranked 112th.
33,730
Ranked 29th. 32 times more than Botswana
Breeding birds threatened 1.81%
Ranked 88th.
4.58%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Botswana
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 1.34
Ranked 38th. 25 times more than Egypt
0.0533
Ranked 89th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 168th.
1.12
Ranked 53th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 1.32
Ranked 101st. 16% more than Egypt
1.14
Ranked 107th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 168th.
87,494.62
Ranked 19th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 2,632.91
Ranked 64th.
4,158.38
Ranked 57th. 58% more than Botswana

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 0.0
Ranked 121st.
49.79
Ranked 59th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 77.86
Ranked 131st.
96.88
Ranked 72nd. 24% more than Botswana

Urban SO2 concentration 14.47 micrograms/m3
Ranked 115th.
69 micrograms/m3
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Botswana
Water > Surface and Groundwater inflow 18 million cubic metres
Ranked 27th.
62.85 billion cubic metres
Ranked 4th. 3492 times more than Botswana

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.613
Ranked 95th. 18% more than Egypt
0.518
Ranked 100th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal per million 0.108
Ranked 97th.
1.03
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Botswana
Known mammal species per million 90.66
Ranked 9th. 63 times more than Egypt
1.43
Ranked 137th.
Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million 3,794.41 thousand hectares
Ranked 1st. 2445 times more than Egypt
1.55 thousand hectares
Ranked 89th.
Areas under protection per million 6.55
Ranked 55th. 13 times more than Egypt
0.504
Ranked 130th.
Water > Salinisation 575.51
Ranked 76th.
1,977.91
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Botswana
Areas under protection 12
Ranked 108th.
35
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Botswana
Fertiliser > Consumption 122.45 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 108th.
3,926.08 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Botswana
Urban NO2 concentration 31.08 micrograms/m3
Ranked 118th.
43.83 micrograms/m3
Ranked 91st. 41% more than Botswana
Non-wildness 0.15%
Ranked 132nd.
2.37%
Ranked 78th. 16 times more than Botswana
Water > Phosphorus concentration 0.2 mls/litre
Ranked 100th.
0.6 mls/litre
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Botswana
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Industrial 18%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Egypt
6%
Ranked 59th.
Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 4.66%
Ranked 73th.
12.71%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Botswana

Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons per million 0.0705
Ranked 100th.
0.19
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Botswana

Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker 0.19 kg per day per worker
Ranked 10th.
0.2 kg per day per worker
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Botswana

Water pollution > Clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.28%
Ranked 15th.
0.3%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Botswana

Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Ratification/Acceptance 8/8/2003 1/12/2005
Water > Suspended solids 4.18 mls/litre
Ranked 96th. 8% more than Egypt
3.88 mls/litre
Ranked 109th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 12, 1992 June 9, 1992
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 41.81
Ranked 134th.
93.46
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Botswana

Water pollution > Metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.86%
Ranked 22nd.
10.76%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Botswana

Adjusted net national income > Annual % growth 15.5%
Ranked 8th.
-3.913%
Ranked 79th.

Water pollution > Food industry > % of total BOD emissions 56.32%
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Egypt
50.66%
Ranked 21st.

Pollution > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.89%
Ranked 29th.
31.11%
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Botswana
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 2,599.9
Ranked 117th.
89,181.44
Ranked 22nd. 34 times more than Botswana

CO2 Emissions 4,033.3
Ranked 106th.
127,130
Ranked 26th. 32 times more than Botswana
Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 2.99%
Ranked 114th.
8.02%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Botswana

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 168th.
42.73%
Ranked 23th.

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 68.58 mcg/m³
Ranked 41st.
134.79 mcg/m³
Ranked 6th. 97% more than Botswana

Pollution > Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 43.78%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Egypt
19.95%
Ranked 20th.
Pollution > Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 49.98%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Egypt
16.44%
Ranked 45th.
Pollution > Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.35%
Ranked 29th.
3.99%
Ranked 42nd. 69% more than Botswana
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -38.734
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Egypt
-9.9
Ranked 27th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 49.68%
Ranked 124th. 14% more than Egypt
43.55%
Ranked 142nd.

Pollution > Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.566%
Ranked 62nd.
8.21%
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Botswana
Water pollution > Wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.72%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Egypt
0.59%
Ranked 47th.

Water pollution > Other industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.45%
Ranked 22nd.
2.81%
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Botswana

Water pollution > Chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.56%
Ranked 32nd.
9%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Botswana

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Agricultural 41%
Ranked 109th.
86%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Botswana
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements none of the selected agreements
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 91.32%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Egypt
38.43%
Ranked 73th.

Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP 95.04%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Egypt
76.25%
Ranked 116th.

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Domestic 41%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Egypt
8%
Ranked 82nd.
Known breeding bird species 184
Ranked 92nd. 50% more than Egypt
123
Ranked 128th.
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -25.072
Ranked 91st. 143 times more than Egypt
-0.176
Ranked 13th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 9.59%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Egypt
3.71%
Ranked 49th.

Water > Surface and Groundwater inflow per capita 10.44 cubic metres
Ranked 26th.
818.61 cubic metres
Ranked 11th. 78 times more than Botswana

Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.83%
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Egypt
8.16%
Ranked 44th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 16.34%
Ranked 31st. 73% more than Egypt
9.47%
Ranked 51st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > % of total fuel combustion 14.07%
Ranked 121st.
45.66%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Botswana

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.34% of GNI
Ranked 94th.
1.18% of GNI
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Botswana

Water pollution > Textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 24.97%
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Egypt
17.72%
Ranked 10th.

Water > Net freshwater supplied by water supply industry 65.18 million cubic metres
Ranked 25th.
7.4 billion cubic metres
Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Botswana

Forest area > % of land area 21.07% of land area
Ranked 122nd. 301 times more than Egypt
0.07% of land area
Ranked 192nd.

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0.0
Ranked 121st.
3,887
Ranked 21st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 50.32%
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Egypt
2.03%
Ranked 96th.

Known breeding bird species per million 101.72
Ranked 15th. 56 times more than Egypt
1.8
Ranked 139th.

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