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Environment Stats: compare key data on Canada & Greenland

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STAT Canada Greenland HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 16
Ranked 64th. 16 times more than Greenland
1
Ranked 200th.
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 36
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Greenland
7
Ranked 174th.
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 11
Ranked 85th. 57% more than Greenland
7
Ranked 122nd.
CO2 emissions > Kt 565,537.9 kt
Ranked 7th. 996 times more than Greenland
567.77 kt
Ranked 162nd.

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 17.88 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 79% more than Greenland
10 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 17.85 kt
Ranked 10th. 79% more than Greenland
10 kt
Ranked 25th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 499,137.37
Ranked 10th. 787 times more than Greenland
634.39
Ranked 163th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 14.63
Ranked 15th. 31% more than Greenland
11.15
Ranked 22nd.

Current issues air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 16.89
Ranked 12th. 84% more than Greenland
9.2
Ranked 34th.

Endangered species > Bird species 16
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 192nd.

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 26
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Greenland
6
Ranked 168th.
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 12
Ranked 70th. Twice as much as Greenland
6
Ranked 122nd.
Proportion of land area under protection 8.56%
Ranked 140th.
41.09%
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Canada

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 99.81
Ranked 39th.
100
Ranked 13th. About the same as Canada

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 2
Ranked 144th. Twice as much as Greenland
1
Ranked 152nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 14.63
Ranked 15th. 31% more than Greenland
11.15
Ranked 22nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.41
Ranked 104th. 32% more than Greenland
$0.31
Ranked 140th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 99.81
Ranked 37th.
100
Ranked 15th. About the same as Canada

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 556,884.03
Ranked 8th. 1070 times more than Greenland
520.29
Ranked 160th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 99
Ranked 51st.
100
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Canada

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 2
Ranked 168th. Twice as much as Greenland
1
Ranked 172nd.
Biodiversity > Number 21.51
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Greenland
1.05
Ranked 117th.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 21.51
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Greenland
1.05
Ranked 122nd.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.63
Ranked 89th. 50% more than Greenland
$0.42
Ranked 130th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 2,850
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Greenland
603
Ranked 16th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 85,556.3
Ranked 8th.
10.66 million
Ranked 1st. 125 times more than Canada

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 5,122
Ranked 9th. 732 times more than Greenland
7
Ranked 165th.
Proportion of land and marine area under protection 7.02%
Ranked 128th.
40.59%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Canada

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 0.646
Ranked 67th.
18.65
Ranked 9th. 29 times more than Canada

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 44th. The same as Greenland
100
Ranked 19th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 99%
Ranked 38th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Canada

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 119,713
Ranked 7th. 814 times more than Greenland
147
Ranked 158th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 6.53
Ranked 17th.
11.15
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Canada

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 2.55
Ranked 29th.
0.0
Ranked 158th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 5.28
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 161st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 180,053.37
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 161st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 87,032.58
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 158th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 563
Ranked 3rd. 282 times more than Greenland
2
Ranked 121st.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 36th. The same as Greenland
100
Ranked 16th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $194.34 billion
Ranked 10th. 643 times more than Greenland
$302.45 million
Ranked 135th.

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 1.35%
Ranked 118th.
36.69%
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Canada

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 3.93
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Greenland
2.62
Ranked 23th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ $76.92 billion
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 149th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 99
Ranked 38th.
100
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Canada

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 5.53%
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 133th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.64%
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ $8.93 billion
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 142nd.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.35% of GNI
Ranked 92nd. 46% more than Greenland
0.24% of GNI
Ranked 131st.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 1.67e-05%
Ranked 151st.
0.0923%
Ranked 142nd. 5524 times more than Canada

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 44.66%
Ranked 138th.
100%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Canada

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 36.07%
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 161st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 17.44%
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 158th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 1.06%
Ranked 76th.
41.91%
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Canada
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 8.23%
Ranked 109th.
39.73%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Canada
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 222,902.26
Ranked 12th. 351 times more than Greenland
634.39
Ranked 158th.

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 71st.
0.0
Ranked 186th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.31%
Ranked 83th. 41% more than Greenland
0.22%
Ranked 124th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 13.97%
Ranked 17th.
16.49%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Canada

SOURCES: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase database, www.fishbase.org.; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species.; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org. version (07/2008). Accessed: 28 September 2008.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, ""Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility"" (2006).; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, "Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility" (2006).; Food and Agriculture Organisation, AQUASTAT data.; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Kiran Dev Pandey, Piet Buys, Ken Chomitz, and David Wheeler's, "Biodiversity Conservation Indicators: New Tools for Priority Setting at the Global Environment Facility" (2006). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's National Accounts Statistics.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in Arundhati Kunte and others' ""Estimating National Wealth: Methodology and Results"" (1998).; United Nations Statistics Division Original html; The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium; World Bank staff estimates based on Samuel Fankhauser's ""Valuing Climate Change: The Economics of the Greenhouse"" (1995).

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