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Environment Stats: compare key data on Canada & Saint Lucia

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STAT Canada Saint Lucia HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 16
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 164th.
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 36
Ranked 57th. 71% more than Saint Lucia
21
Ranked 99th.
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 11
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
2
Ranked 178th.
CO2 Emissions per 1000 16.46
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
2.75
Ranked 76th.
CO2 emissions > Kt 565,537.9 kt
Ranked 7th. 1735 times more than Saint Lucia
326.01 kt
Ranked 172nd.

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 17.85 kt
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Saint Lucia
2.02 kt
Ranked 100th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 499,137.37
Ranked 10th. 1237 times more than Saint Lucia
403.37
Ranked 177th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 14.63
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
2.27
Ranked 105th.

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 deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 16.89
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Saint Lucia
2.26
Ranked 97th.

Endangered species > Bird species 16
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 137th.

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 12
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
2
Ranked 171st.
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 96.02 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 93 times more than Saint Lucia
1.03 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Proportion of land area under protection 8.56%
Ranked 140th.
16.86%
Ranked 86th. 97% more than Canada

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 99.81
Ranked 39th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
93.8
Ranked 110th.

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 17.88 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Saint Lucia
2.03 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 26
Ranked 44th. 73% more than Saint Lucia
15
Ranked 91st.
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 2
Ranked 144th.
6
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Canada

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption 57.93
Ranked 45th. 54 times more than Saint Lucia
1.07
Ranked 129th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 14.63
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
2.27
Ranked 105th.

Forest area > Sq. km 3.1 million km²
Ranked 3rd. 18243 times more than Saint Lucia
170 km²
Ranked 172nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.41
Ranked 104th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
$0.38
Ranked 117th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 99.81
Ranked 37th. 53% more than Saint Lucia
65.22
Ranked 128th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 556,884.03
Ranked 8th. 1461 times more than Saint Lucia
381.06
Ranked 168th.

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people 1.68
Ranked 89th.
5.97
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Canada

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 99
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Saint Lucia
92.82
Ranked 93th.

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 2
Ranked 168th.
6
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Canada
Threatened species 40
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Saint Lucia
9
Ranked 132nd.
Biodiversity > Number 21.51
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Saint Lucia
1.36
Ranked 105th.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 21.51
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Saint Lucia
1.36
Ranked 110th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.63
Ranked 89th. 40% more than Saint Lucia
$0.45
Ranked 123th.

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 14.55
Ranked 156th.
30.77
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Canada

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 5,122
Ranked 9th. 183 times more than Saint Lucia
28
Ranked 120th.
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.63 kg/PPP$
Ranked 34th. 70% more than Saint Lucia
0.37 kg/PPP$
Ranked 70th.

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 7.02%
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
2.49%
Ranked 172nd.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 0.646
Ranked 67th.
7.89
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Canada

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 99%
Ranked 38th. 54% more than Saint Lucia
64.11%
Ranked 115th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98.44
Ranked 96th.

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 95.98 km²
Ranked 4th. 93 times more than Saint Lucia
1.03 km²
Ranked 141st.

World Heritage Sites (environmental) 9
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Saint Lucia
1
Ranked 80th.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 119,713
Ranked 7th. 1360 times more than Saint Lucia
88
Ranked 168th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 2.55
Ranked 29th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 5.28
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 153th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 6.53
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
2.27
Ranked 70th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 180,053.37
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 153th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 87,032.58
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 563
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Saint Lucia
29
Ranked 28th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Saint Lucia
70.42
Ranked 141st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $194.34 billion
Ranked 10th. 1773 times more than Saint Lucia
$109.63 million
Ranked 145th.

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 1.35%
Ranked 118th. 8 times more than Saint Lucia
0.158%
Ranked 154th.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 3.93
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Saint Lucia
0.567
Ranked 98th.
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 17.39
Ranked 151st.
30.57
Ranked 101st. 76% more than Canada

Kyoto Protocol signatories > Signed and ratified > Date 4/29/1998 3/16/1998
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 222,902.26
Ranked 12th. 553 times more than Saint Lucia
403.37
Ranked 175th.

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 71st.
0.0
Ranked 175th.

Forest area > % of land area 34.1% of land area
Ranked 77th. 22% more than Saint Lucia
27.87% of land area
Ranked 104th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI 9.4%
Ranked 71st.
-17.73%
Ranked 132nd.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.44
Ranked 43th. 91% more than Saint Lucia
$0.23
Ranked 105th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.47
Ranked 43th. 88% more than Saint Lucia
$0.25
Ranked 103th.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation none of the selected agreements
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.31%
Ranked 83th.
0.32%
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Canada

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 13.97%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Saint Lucia
11.99%
Ranked 56th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $130.74 billion
Ranked 9th.
$-162,063,306.23
Ranked 118th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 23.36%
Ranked 58th.
-5.74%
Ranked 132nd.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 99
Ranked 38th. 54% more than Saint Lucia
64.11
Ranked 115th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ $76.92 billion
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 140th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 17.44%
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 36.07%
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 153th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 44.66%
Ranked 138th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Canada

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 19.09 mcg/m³
Ranked 151st.
28.33 mcg/m³
Ranked 123th. 48% more than Canada

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -12.1
Ranked 23th. 35 times more than Saint Lucia
-0.345
Ranked 37th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $877.67 million
Ranked 22nd. 3673 times more than Saint Lucia
$238,920.72
Ranked 137th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.06%
Ranked 124th. Twice as much as Saint Lucia
0.03%
Ranked 132nd.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.64%
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 105th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ $8.93 billion
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 130th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 5.53%
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 121st.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -0.359
Ranked 14th.
-2.376
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Canada
Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.16% of GNI
Ranked 119th.
0.17% of GNI
Ranked 113th. 6% more than Canada

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 1.67e-05%
Ranked 151st.
2.09%
Ranked 92nd. 124880 times more than Canada

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.35% of GNI
Ranked 92nd. 35% more than Saint Lucia
0.26% of GNI
Ranked 117th.

CO2 Emissions 521,404
Ranked 8th. 1170 times more than Saint Lucia
445.5
Ranked 149th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 12, 1992 June 14, 1993
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 1.06%
Ranked 76th. 10 times more than Saint Lucia
0.11%
Ranked 117th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 8.23%
Ranked 109th.
18.53%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times 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 Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. 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 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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. 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