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Environment Stats: compare key data on Comoros & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Emissions > 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."
  • Endangered species > Bird species: 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."
  • Endangered species > Mammal species > Number: 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."
  • 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.
  • Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • 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.
  • Total renewable water resources per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Endangered species > Fish species > Number: 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."
  • Water > Percent of water resources used: Proportion of total water resources used, percentage.
  • Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number: 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."
  • 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.
  • Emissions > 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 > 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$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Biodiversity > Number: GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential)."
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum: GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum). GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential).
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ 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."
  • Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.
  • Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
  • 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.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
  • 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)
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • 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).
  • 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 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 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 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 > 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.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number: 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.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage."
  • 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.
  • Emissions > 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."
  • 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 savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI: Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers."
  • Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage."
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$: Energy depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of energy extracted. It covers crude oil, natural gas, and coal."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI: Energy depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of energy extracted. It covers crude oil, natural gas, and coal."
  • Adjusted savings > 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.
  • CO2 Emissions: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 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."
  • Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area: 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % 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$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
  • PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter: Particulate matter concentrations refer to fine suspended particulates less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) that are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing significant health damage. Data for countries and aggregates for regions and income groups are urban-population weighted PM10 levels in residential areas of cities with more than 100,000 residents. The estimates represent the average annual exposure level of the average urban resident to outdoor particulate matter. The state of a countryÂ’s technology and pollution controls is an important determinant of particulate matter concentrations.
STAT Comoros United Kingdom HISTORY
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $344.78 million
Ranked 160th.
$2.04 trillion
Ranked 5th. 5917 times more than Comoros
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 9
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
4
Ranked 174th.
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 5
Ranked 140th. The same as United Kingdom
5
Ranked 148th.
CO2 Emissions per 1000 0.155
Ranked 151st.
9.37
Ranked 25th. 60 times more than Comoros
CO2 emissions > Kt 87.91 kt
Ranked 192nd.
558,461 kt
Ranked 8th. 6353 times more than Comoros

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.154 kt
Ranked 169th.
9.38 kt
Ranked 31st. 61 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.204
Ranked 173th.
7.93
Ranked 39th. 39 times more than Comoros

Current issues soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation 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
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.19
Ranked 165th.
8.84
Ranked 39th. 47 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Bird species 8
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
2
Ranked 172nd.

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 5
Ranked 129th. The same as United Kingdom
5
Ranked 139th.
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 0.083 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 183th.
0.472 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th. 6 times more than Comoros

Proportion of land area under protection 10.1%
Ranked 134th.
27.91%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Comoros

Total renewable water resources 1.2 cu km
Ranked 20th.
160.6 cu km
Ranked 7th. 134 times more than Comoros
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 95.05
Ranked 101st.
100
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Comoros

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $573.93
Ranked 124th.
$33,876.64
Ranked 9th. 59 times more than Comoros
Total renewable water resources per million 2.1 cu km
Ranked 13th.
2.67 cu km
Ranked 18th. 27% more than Comoros
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 7
Ranked 171st.
43
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Comoros
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 139.35
Ranked 191st.
493,504.86
Ranked 11th. 3542 times more than Comoros

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 0.153 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 175th.
9.37 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 61 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 7
Ranked 159th.
34
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Comoros
Water > Percent of water resources used 0.833%
Ranked 114th.
8.84%
Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Comoros

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 5
Ranked 102nd.
14
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.204
Ranked 173th.
7.93
Ranked 39th. 39 times more than Comoros

Forest area > Sq. km 50 km²
Ranked 182nd.
28,450 km²
Ranked 90th. 569 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.34
Ranked 133th. 61% more than United Kingdom
$0.21
Ranked 165th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 35.39
Ranked 155th.
100
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 120.91
Ranked 183th.
539,175.92
Ranked 9th. 4459 times more than Comoros

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 96.73
Ranked 74th.
100
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Comoros

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 6
Ranked 116th.
15
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Comoros
Threatened species 16
Ranked 107th.
17
Ranked 104th. 6% more than Comoros
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita $788.16
Ranked 123th.
$33,451.41
Ranked 17th. 42 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > Number 2.3
Ranked 85th.
3.55
Ranked 65th. 54% more than Comoros

Adjusted net national income > Current US$ $551.88 million
Ranked 149th.
$2.10 trillion
Ranked 7th. 3804 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 2.3
Ranked 89th.
3.55
Ranked 66th. 54% more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.51
Ranked 108th. 65% more than United Kingdom
$0.31
Ranked 155th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 1.2
Ranked 147th.
145
Ranked 46th. 121 times more than Comoros

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 1,864.6
Ranked 104th.
2,361.3
Ranked 92nd. 27% more than Comoros

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 29.83
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
12.78
Ranked 163th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 0.0
Ranked 194th.
778
Ranked 27th.
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.09 kg/PPP$
Ranked 147th.
0.34 kg/PPP$
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Comoros

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 3.99%
Ranked 157th.
23.37%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Comoros

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 3.54
Ranked 35th. 61 times more than United Kingdom
0.0578
Ranked 154th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 29.73%
Ranked 148th.
100%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Comoros

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 90.72
Ranked 165th.
100
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Comoros

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 0.0832 km²
Ranked 179th.
0.472 km²
Ranked 161st. 6 times more than Comoros

Threatened species > Mammal 3
Ranked 144th.
4
Ranked 136th. 33% more than Comoros
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters 0.01
Ranked 1st.
9.54
Ranked 46th. 954 times more than Comoros

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 22
Ranked 188th.
147,199
Ranked 6th. 6691 times more than Comoros
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 116th.
1.89
Ranked 32nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.204
Ranked 164th.
2.81
Ranked 58th. 14 times more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 115th.
3.12
Ranked 21st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 116th.
117,677.7
Ranked 16th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 115th.
194,251.99
Ranked 7th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 1
Ranked 128th.
149
Ranked 7th. 149 times more than Comoros
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 49.96
Ranked 163th.
100
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $43.14 million
Ranked 157th.
$368.16 billion
Ranked 6th. 8534 times more than Comoros

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 3.17%
Ranked 87th.
16.61%
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$ $37.39 million
Ranked 89th.
$105.29 billion
Ranked 10th. 2816 times more than Comoros

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.0427
Ranked 159th.
2.51
Ranked 26th. 59 times more than Comoros
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 33.19
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
15.49
Ranked 154th.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements none of the selected agreements
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 8.12%
Ranked 131st.
13.65%
Ranked 28th. 68% more than Comoros

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 5%
Ranked 1st.
75.37%
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Comoros

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 48%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
21.7%
Ranked 48th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$ $37.59 million
Ranked 94th.
$105.39 billion
Ranked 10th. 2803 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 71st.
0.0
Ranked 126th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources 0.83%
Ranked 126th.
6.58%
Ranked 74th. 8 times more than Comoros
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 11.22%
Ranked 110th.
14.8%
Ranked 97th. 32% more than Comoros

Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 11, 1992 June 12, 1992
Forest area > % of land area 2.24% of land area
Ranked 176th.
11.76% of land area
Ranked 142nd. 5 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > % of GNI 7.04%
Ranked 67th. 81% more than United Kingdom
3.9%
Ranked 78th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 29.73
Ranked 148th.
100
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$ $464,797.41
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 121st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI 7.08%
Ranked 71st. 81% more than United Kingdom
3.91%
Ranked 81st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 96th.
$57.72 billion
Ranked 12th.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -0.895
Ranked 41st.
-4.079
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Comoros

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 1.13%
Ranked 118th.
1.53%
Ranked 110th. 36% more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.08% of GNI
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.03% of GNI
Ranked 151st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 89th.
2.14%
Ranked 49th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.13%
Ranked 148th.
0.16%
Ranked 139th. 23% more than Comoros

CO2 Emissions 88.7
Ranked 173th.
558,225
Ranked 7th. 6293 times more than Comoros
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -1.969
Ranked 68th. 30 times more than United Kingdom
-0.066
Ranked 7th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 33.5%
Ranked 14th. 84% more than United Kingdom
18.21%
Ranked 28th.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.16% of GNI
Ranked 144th.
0.18% of GNI
Ranked 141st. 13% more than Comoros

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 115th.
39.36%
Ranked 29th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 116th.
23.85%
Ranked 46th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
35.44%
Ranked 157th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 47%
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than United Kingdom
2.94%
Ranked 131st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI 3.1%
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.15%
Ranked 108th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.17
Ranked 131st.
$0.25
Ranked 96th. 47% more than Comoros

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.18
Ranked 132nd.
$0.26
Ranked 99th. 44% more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $16.47 million
Ranked 107th.
$31.06 billion
Ranked 29th. 1885 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $199,411.81
Ranked 138th.
$99.83 million
Ranked 55th. 501 times more than Comoros

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.04%
Ranked 128th.
0.0
Ranked 156th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.0
Ranked 136th.
4.56%
Ranked 38th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 86th.
0.0
Ranked 155th.

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 89.08%
Ranked 27th. About the same as United Kingdom
88.86%
Ranked 29th.
Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP 90.42%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United Kingdom
85.86%
Ranked 54th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.09%
Ranked 45th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 139.35
Ranked 190th.
174,897.57
Ranked 17th. 1255 times more than Comoros

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 46.19 mcg/m³
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
15.06 mcg/m³
Ranked 169th.

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