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

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STAT	British Virgin Islands	United States	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)	air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; the US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural fresh water resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16 Ranked 191st.	1.5 million Ranked 1st. 93741 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	2.68% Ranked 170th.	15.14% Ranked 83th. 6 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land area under protection	8.96% Ranked 137th.	13.82% Ranked 111th. 54% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5% Ranked 51st.	98.6% Ranked 40th. 1% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	97.5 Ranked 61st.	99.8 Ranked 43th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	97.5 Ranked 57th.	99.59 Ranked 40th. 2% more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Local garbage collected	36,697 tonnes Ranked 76th.	222.86 million tonnes Ranked 1st. 6073 times more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Population served by local garbage collection	97.2% Ranked 28th.	100% Ranked 24th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	94.85 Ranked 78th. 1% more than United States	94.03 Ranked 85th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	94.85 Ranked 134th.	99.77 Ranked 56th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	94.85 Ranked 98th.	98.76 Ranked 62nd. 4% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater collecting system	24.5% Ranked 46th.	71.4% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry	48.4% Ranked 46th.	85% Ranked 25th. 76% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	2% Ranked 105th.	30.4% Ranked 19th. 15 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5 Ranked 51st.	98.6 Ranked 40th. 1% more than British Virgin Islands

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