Environment Stats: compare key data on British Virgin Islands & United Kingdom

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STAT	British Virgin Islands	United Kingdom	HISTORY
Current issues	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)	continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16 Ranked 191st.	147,199 Ranked 6th. 9200 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	2.68% Ranked 170th.	23.37% Ranked 44th. 9 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land area under protection	8.96% Ranked 137th.	27.91% Ranked 36th. 3 times more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5% Ranked 51st.	100% Ranked 17th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	97.5 Ranked 61st.	100 Ranked 19th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	97.5 Ranked 57th.	100 Ranked 18th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Local garbage collected	36,697 tonnes Ranked 76th.	32.6 million tonnes Ranked 5th. 888 times more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Population served by local garbage collection	97.2% Ranked 28th.	100% Ranked 12th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	94.85 Ranked 78th.	100 Ranked 14th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	94.85 Ranked 134th.	100 Ranked 20th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	94.85 Ranked 98th.	100 Ranked 14th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater collecting system	24.5% Ranked 46th.	97.7% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater treatment	24.5% Ranked 37th.	97.5% Ranked 4th. 4 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry	48.4% Ranked 46th.	99% Ranked 12th. 2 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	2% Ranked 105th.	16.61% Ranked 35th. 8 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5 Ranked 51st.	100 Ranked 17th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands

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