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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
    Units: Hectares per Person
  • 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.
  • Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons
  • Pollution perceptions > Air pollution: Air Pollution. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the quality of air in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution perceptions > Air quality: Air quality. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the quality of air in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution perceptions > Clean water: Water Quality. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you concerned with the water pollution in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution perceptions > Drinking water pollution: Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How do you find quality and the accessibility of drinking water?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution perceptions > Water pollution: Water Pollution. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you concerned with the water pollution in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Water > Freshwater pollution: Industrial organic pollutants per available freshwater
    Units: Metric Tons of BOD Emissions per Cubic Km of Water
    Units: Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants. The data from the World Bank, which represented BOD emissions (kilograms per day) were normalized by the combination of water availability per capita and water inflow availability per capita from the WaterGap2.1 model. In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.
  • Marine fish catch per 1000: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Water > Severe water stress: Percent of country's territory under severe water stress
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: This data is derived from the WaterGap 2.1 gridded hydrological model developed by the Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany. The modellers derived, for each country, grid cell by grid cell estimates of whether the water consumption exceeds 40 percent of the water available in that particular grid cell. These were then converted to land area equivalents in order to calculate the percentage of the territory under severe water stress.
  • CFC > Consumption: CFC consumption
    Units: Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) Tons (Metric Tons x ODP)
    Units: The indicator was obtained by multiplying the Total CFCs emissions (metric tons per ozone depletion potential) with the Per capita CFCs emissions (obtained by dividing the total CFCs emissions by the population in 1997). In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.
  • Pollution perceptions > Noise and light pollution: Noise and Light Pollution. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How concerned are you with noise pollution and light during the night in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Pollution perceptions > Drinking water quality: Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How do you find quality and the accessibility of drinking water?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Pollution perceptions > Pollution index: Pollution Index is an estimation of the overall pollution in the city. The biggest weight is given to air pollution, than to water pollution/accessibility, two main pollution factors. Small weight is given to other pollution types.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Carbon efficiency: Carbon economic efficiency (CO2 emissions per dollar GDP)
    Units: Metric Tons/US Dollar GDP
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • SO2 emissions per populated area: SO2 emissions per populated land area
    Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
    Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
  • 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."
  • Pollution perceptions > Waste management dissatisfaction: Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with a garbage disposal in the city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Agrees climate change is caused by human activity: Percentage of population who responded yes when asked if they believed global warming was a result of human activities. In this survey, global warming refers to the current rise in earth's temperature and not climate change as a whole.
  • 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."
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons.
  • NOx emissions per populated area: NOx emissions per populated land area
    Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
    Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
  • Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration: Dissolved oxygen concentration
    Units: Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.
  • 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."
  • Pollution perceptions > Clean, tidy cities: Clean and Tidy. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Do you find city clean and tidy?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Water > Availability: Water availability per capita (1961-1990 (avg.))
    Units: Thousands Cubic Meters/Person
    Units: This variable measures internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff and groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation)
  • 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$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Waste > Population served by local garbage collection: Total population served by municipal waste collection.
  • Biodiversity > Number: GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential)."
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Climate change awareness: Percentage of each country's population who claimed knowing "something" or a "great deal" about climate change when asked: "How much do you know about global warming or climate change?"
  • Pollution perceptions > Urban comfort > Low pollution: Comfortable to Spend Time in the City. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you feeling comfortable to spend time in the city because of the pollution?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • CFC > Consumption per 1000: CFC consumption
    Units: Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) Tons (Metric Tons x ODP)
    Units: The indicator was obtained by multiplying the Total CFCs emissions (metric tons per ozone depletion potential) with the Per capita CFCs emissions (obtained by dividing the total CFCs emissions by the population in 1997). In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Protected area: Environmentally protected area (1997)
  • 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).
  • Pollution perceptions > Dirty, untidy cities: Dirty and Untidy. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Do you find city clean and tidy?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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."
  • Pollution perceptions > Free of noise and light pollution: Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How concerned are you with noise pollution and light during the night in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Acidification: Percentage of country with acidification excedence
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: From a map of acidification excedence, all areas at risk within each country were added together in order to calculate the percentage of the entire country at risk of excedence. See pages 21-22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on how the acidification excedence map was produced.
  • Emissions > Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
  • 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.
  • Wetlands of intl importance > Area: Wetlands of international importance 2002
  • 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.
  • Endangered species protection: Percent of CITES reporting requirements met
    Units: Percent of Requirements Met
    Units: Countries that have not ratified the CITES convention are recorded as having zero percent of their requirements met.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Pollution perceptions > Urban discomfort from pollution: Dissatisfaction to Spend Time in the City. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you feeling comfortable to spend time in the city because of the pollution?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Pollution perceptions > Waste management satisfaction: Garbage Disposal Satisfaction. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with a garbage disposal in the city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Pollution > Climate change > Perceived as threat: Percentage of country's population that perceives climate change as a threat. Results are from a 2008 Gallop Poll.
  • Emissions > Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management."
  • Wildness: Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
  • 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)
  • Known mammal species: Known mammal species (1992-2002).
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.
  • 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).
  • Breeding birds threatened: Percentage of breeding birds threatened
    Units: Percent of Breeding Birds
    Units: The number of bird species threatened divided by known bird species in the country, expressed as a percentage.
  • 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 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 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 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.
  • 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 > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Emissions > Other greenhouse gas emissions > HFC > PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride."
  • Urban SO2 concentration: Urban SO2 concentration
    Units: Micrograms/m3
    Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • Marine areas under protection: Protected marine areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
  • Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$: 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."
  • Environmental agreement compliance: Compliance with environmental agreements (WEF survey)
    Units: Survey Responses Ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7
    Units: Response to the statement: "Compliance with international environmental agreements is a high priority.
  • 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.
  • Freshwater > Withdrawal per million: . Figures expressed per million 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."
  • Known mammal species per million: Known mammal species (1992-2002). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million: Wetlands of international importance 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Areas under protection per million: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water > Salinisation: Electrical conductivity
    Units: Micro-Siemens/Centimeter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of water bodies; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system.
  • Areas under protection: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003)
  • Marine areas under protection per million: Protected marine areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fertiliser > Consumption: Fertilizer consumption per hectare of arable land
    Units: Hundreds Grams/Hectare of Arable Land
  • Urban NO2 concentration: Urban NO2 concentration
    Units: Micrograms/m3
    Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.
  • Non-wildness: Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
    Units: Percent of Land Area
    Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker: Emissions per worker are total emissions of organic water pollutants divided by the number of industrial workers. Organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Emissions > Industrial methane emissions > % of total: Industrial methane emissions are emissions from the handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels."
  • Water pollution > Clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: stone, ceramics, and glass (36). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • 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 net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$: Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage."
  • Emissions > Agricultural methane emissions > % of total: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning."
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > 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."
  • Water > Suspended solids: Suspended solids
    Units: Natural Log of Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. Data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of majorwatersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries. The data in this table was transformed using the natural logarithm.
  • Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date: Signature.
  • 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."
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.
  • 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."
  • Pollution perceptions > Green space and parks dissatisfaction: Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with green and parks in the city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Water pollution > Wood industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: wood (33). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Water pollution > Other industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: other (38 and 39). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Known breeding bird species per million: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Water pollution > Food industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: food and beverages (31). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Emissions > CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Water > Phosphorus concentration: Phosphorus concentration
    Units: Milligrams/Liter
    Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. The data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of major watersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries.
  • Pollution perceptions > Green space and parks satisfaction: Quality of Green and Parks. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with green and parks in the city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Emissions > Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning."
  • Water pollution > Chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: chemicals (35). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$: 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."
  • 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 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Known breeding bird species: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: paper and pulp (34). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • 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.
  • Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
  • 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
  • Water pollution > Textile industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • 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.
  • Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
  • Water pollution > Metal industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: primary metals (ISIC division 37). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • 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.
STAT El Salvador United States HISTORY
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $15.62 billion
Ranked 45th.
$11.13 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 713 times more than El Salvador
CO2 Emissions per 1000 1.09
Ranked 105th.
19.86
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than El Salvador
Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons 1.45
Ranked 114th.
2,478.03
Ranked 2nd. 1709 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons per million 0.232
Ranked 106th.
7.95
Ranked 10th. 34 times more than El Salvador

Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes 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
Ecological footprint 2
Ranked 24th.
12.22
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than El Salvador
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 0.433 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th.
10.22 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 24 times more than El Salvador

Marine fish catch 1,351 tons
Ranked 102nd.
3.33 million tons
Ranked 7th. 2464 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Air pollution 84.38
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
25.04
Ranked 52nd.
Pollution perceptions > Air quality 15.62
Ranked 9th.
74.96
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Clean water 18.75
Ranked 8th.
54.13
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Drinking water pollution 43.75
Ranked 5th. 48% more than United States
29.66
Ranked 41st.
Pollution perceptions > Water pollution 81.25
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than United States
45.87
Ranked 38th.
Proportion of land area under protection 8.44%
Ranked 141st.
13.82%
Ranked 111th. 64% more than El Salvador

Water > Freshwater pollution 1.21 tons/cubic km
Ranked 28th. 6% more than United States
1.14 tons/cubic km
Ranked 30th.
Marine fish catch per 1000 0.228 tons
Ranked 98th.
11.93 tons
Ranked 42nd. 52 times more than El Salvador
Water > Severe water stress 0.0
Ranked 128th.
31.3
Ranked 42nd.
CFC > Consumption 6,433.23
Ranked 41st.
23,385.2
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Noise and light pollution 81.25
Ranked 1st. 70% more than United States
47.89
Ranked 34th.
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 5
Ranked 140th.
37
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than El Salvador
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 6
Ranked 136th.
36
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Drinking water quality 56.25
Ranked 5th.
70.34
Ranked 19th. 25% more than El Salvador
CO2 emissions > Kt 6,538.46 kt
Ranked 103th.
5.79 million kt
Ranked 1st. 885 times more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Pollution index 86.28
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
35.37
Ranked 47th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 89.66
Ranked 129th.
98.76
Ranked 62nd. 10% more than El Salvador

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 1.1
Ranked 127th.
19.34
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 1
Ranked 135th.
17.56
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than El Salvador

Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 6
Ranked 159th.
78
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than El Salvador
Carbon efficiency 0.65 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 103th.
1.77 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than El Salvador
CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 1.08 kt
Ranked 119th.
19.95 kt
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than El Salvador

Endangered species > Bird species 3
Ranked 163th.
74
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,496.38
Ranked 35th.
$37,678.22
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than El Salvador
SO2 emissions per populated area 700 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 63th.
1,680 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 14
Ranked 136th.
236
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than El Salvador
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 6,248.57
Ranked 113th.
5.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 869 times more than El Salvador

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 0.984 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
19.9 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than El Salvador

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 7
Ranked 162nd.
164
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Waste management dissatisfaction 56.25
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States
26.97
Ranked 48th.
Pollution > Climate change > Agrees climate change is caused by human activity 75%
Ranked 16th. 53% more than United States
49%
Ranked 88th.
Water > Percent of water resources used 7.3%
Ranked 57th.
15.57%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 26
Ranked 61st.
244
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than El Salvador

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption 9.55
Ranked 86th.
1,627.68
Ranked 4th. 170 times more than El Salvador

NOx emissions per populated area 0.07 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 134th.
1.29 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than El Salvador
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration 6.09 mls/litre
Ranked 114th.
9.26 mls/litre
Ranked 33th. 52% more than El Salvador
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 1
Ranked 135th.
17.56
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than El Salvador

Forest area > Sq. km 2,980 km²
Ranked 145th.
3.03 million km²
Ranked 4th. 1017 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.34
Ranked 132nd.
$0.40
Ranked 107th. 17% more than El Salvador

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 69.97
Ranked 124th.
99.59
Ranked 40th. 42% more than El Salvador

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 6,694.13
Ranked 99th.
5.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 871 times more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Clean, tidy cities 25
Ranked 6th.
60.34
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people 1.53
Ranked 93th.
5.22
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Water > Availability 1.59 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 91st.
7.09 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 81.38
Ranked 128th.
94.03
Ranked 85th. 16% more than El Salvador

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 29
Ranked 67th.
270
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than El Salvador
Threatened species 9
Ranked 135th.
854
Ranked 1st. 95 times more than El Salvador
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita $3,179.71
Ranked 82nd.
$41,448.39
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than El Salvador

Waste > Population served by local garbage collection 53%
Ranked 42nd.
100%
Ranked 24th. 89% more than El Salvador

Biodiversity > Number 0.89
Ranked 122nd.
94.22
Ranked 2nd. 106 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted net national income > Current US$ $19.89 billion
Ranked 86th.
$12.91 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 649 times more than El Salvador

Pollution > Climate change > Climate change awareness 55%
Ranked 81st.
97%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than El Salvador
Pollution perceptions > Urban comfort > Low pollution 29.17
Ranked 7th.
78.17
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than El Salvador
CFC > Consumption per 1000 1.1
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than United States
0.0858
Ranked 64th.
Protected area 0.3%
Ranked 139th.
13.4%
Ranked 26th. 45 times more than El Salvador
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 0.894
Ranked 127th.
94.22
Ranked 2nd. 105 times more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Dirty, untidy cities 75
Ranked 4th. 89% more than United States
39.66
Ranked 44th.
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.42
Ranked 131st.
$0.51
Ranked 109th. 21% more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Free of noise and light pollution 18.75
Ranked 9th.
52.11
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 17.75
Ranked 101st.
2,800
Ranked 6th. 158 times more than El Salvador

Acidification 0.0
Ranked 121st.
13.74%
Ranked 25th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal 1.28
Ranked 78th.
477
Ranked 3rd. 373 times more than El Salvador
Emissions > Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 3,200
Ranked 104th.
810,280
Ranked 2nd. 253 times more than El Salvador

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 2,893.75
Ranked 84th.
9,199.18
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 28.28
Ranked 89th. 59% more than United States
17.78
Ranked 140th.

Wetlands of intl importance > Area 2 thousand hectares
Ranked 108th.
1,190 thousand hectares
Ranked 14th. 595 times more than El Salvador
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 77
Ranked 75th.
6,770
Ranked 5th. 88 times more than El Salvador
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.21 kg/PPP$
Ranked 118th.
0.56 kg/PPP$
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 8.69%
Ranked 121st.
15.14%
Ranked 83th. 74% more than El Salvador

Endangered species protection 33.3%
Ranked 101st.
87.5%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 1.73e-17
Ranked 116th.
43.12
Ranked 3rd. 2.485698763932352e+18 times more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Urban discomfort from pollution 70.83
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
21.83
Ranked 49th.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 0.145
Ranked 120th.
0.31
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 94.16
Ranked 145th.
99.77
Ranked 56th. 6% more than El Salvador

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 52.59%
Ranked 126th.
98.6%
Ranked 40th. 87% more than El Salvador

Pollution perceptions > Waste management satisfaction 43.75
Ranked 5th.
73.03
Ranked 12th. 67% more than El Salvador
Pollution > Climate change > Perceived as threat 51%
Ranked 56th.
63%
Ranked 30th. 24% more than El Salvador
Emissions > Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,250
Ranked 102nd.
456,210
Ranked 2nd. 203 times more than El Salvador

Wildness 0.0
Ranked 137th.
35.89%
Ranked 32nd.
Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 0.491 km²
Ranked 160th.
10.26 km²
Ranked 44th. 21 times more than El Salvador

Threatened species > Mammal 2
Ranked 151st.
35
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than El Salvador
Known mammal species 135
Ranked 65th.
428
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 0.51
Ranked 100th.
530.05
Ranked 2nd. 1039 times more than El Salvador

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters 1.28
Ranked 86th.
479.29
Ranked 3rd. 374 times more than El Salvador
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 1,575
Ranked 102nd.
1.5 million
Ranked 1st. 952 times more than El Salvador
Breeding birds threatened 0.0
Ranked 136th.
8.31%
Ranked 15th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.909
Ranked 117th.
6.97
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 180th.
1.95 million
Ranked 2nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 180th.
4.17
Ranked 16th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 180th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 180th.
6.29
Ranked 8th.

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 18.65
Ranked 81st.
1,126.51
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than El Salvador

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 1
Ranked 142nd.
787
Ranked 2nd. 787 times more than El Salvador
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 79.41
Ranked 128th.
99.8
Ranked 43th. 26% more than El Salvador

Emissions > Other greenhouse gas emissions > HFC > PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0.0
Ranked 119th.
108,420
Ranked 3rd.

Urban SO2 concentration 44.13 micrograms/m3
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than United States
15.43 micrograms/m3
Ranked 114th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $2.28 billion
Ranked 83th.
$1.99 trillion
Ranked 1st. 876 times more than El Salvador

Marine areas under protection 2
Ranked 79th.
229
Ranked 1st. 115 times more than El Salvador
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 9.47%
Ranked 56th.
30.4%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > Current US$ $-26,253,601.54
Ranked 93th.
$132.56 billion
Ranked 8th.

Environmental agreement compliance 3.02
Ranked 66th.
5.22
Ranked 20th. 73% more than El Salvador
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.266
Ranked 122nd.
5.38
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than El Salvador
Freshwater > Withdrawal per million 0.215
Ranked 81st.
1.69
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than El Salvador
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 33.26
Ranked 91st. 56% more than United States
21.34
Ranked 131st.

Known mammal species per million 22.47
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than United States
1.49
Ranked 135th.
Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million 0.333 thousand hectares
Ranked 106th.
4.14 thousand hectares
Ranked 76th. 12 times more than El Salvador
Areas under protection per million 0.498
Ranked 131st.
12
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than El Salvador
Water > Salinisation 582.63
Ranked 74th. 55% more than United States
375.65
Ranked 98th.
Areas under protection 3
Ranked 137th.
3,481
Ranked 7th. 1160 times more than El Salvador
Marine areas under protection per million 0.332
Ranked 54th.
0.789
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Fertiliser > Consumption 1,475 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 37th. 32% more than United States
1,117.48 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 48th.
Urban NO2 concentration 70.5 micrograms/m3
Ranked 19th. 16% more than United States
60.57 micrograms/m3
Ranked 45th.
Non-wildness 12.17%
Ranked 36th. 85% more than United States
6.59%
Ranked 49th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons per million 0.0815
Ranked 96th.
1.7
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than El Salvador

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 15.63%
Ranked 48th.
46.05%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 25%
Ranked 36th. 97% more than United States
12.7%
Ranked 83th.

Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker 0.18 kg per day per worker
Ranked 43th. 38% more than United States
0.13 kg per day per worker
Ranked 47th.

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Agricultural 59%
Ranked 93th. 44% more than United States
41%
Ranked 108th.
Emissions > Industrial methane emissions > % of total 12.5%
Ranked 78th.
56.37%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than El Salvador

Water pollution > Clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.1%
Ranked 73th.
0.21%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 144th.
1.93%
Ranked 52nd.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > Current US$ $4.93 million
Ranked 96th.
$152.63 billion
Ranked 7th. 30965 times more than El Salvador

Emissions > Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 48.13%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than United States
18.38%
Ranked 102nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 2.88e-16%
Ranked 115th.
0.816%
Ranked 102nd. 2834925905021602 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $31.18 million
Ranked 88th.
$20.07 billion
Ranked 2nd. 644 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 139th.
0.11%
Ranked 53th.

Water > Suspended solids 5.16 mls/litre
Ranked 67th. 23% more than United States
4.19 mls/litre
Ranked 95th.
Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 13, 1992 June 12, 1992
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources 7.21%
Ranked 73th.
17.12%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than El Salvador
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 7.93%
Ranked 118th.
12.6%
Ranked 108th. 59% more than El Salvador

Forest area > % of land area 14.38% of land area
Ranked 132nd.
33.08% of land area
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 52.59
Ranked 126th.
98.6
Ranked 40th. 87% more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 8.46%
Ranked 59th.
10.03%
Ranked 47th. 19% more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$ $92.36 million
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 95th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.02%
Ranked 97th.
1.07%
Ranked 91st. 54 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 169th.
$276.06 billion
Ranked 3rd.

Pollution perceptions > Green space and parks dissatisfaction 56.25
Ranked 3rd. 99% more than United States
28.29
Ranked 49th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Industrial 16%
Ranked 30th.
46%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Water pollution > Wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.46%
Ranked 79th.
4.24%
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than El Salvador

Water pollution > Other industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.38%
Ranked 64th.
13.9%
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 116
Ranked 83th.
348,460
Ranked 1st. 3004 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 180th.
35.82%
Ranked 33th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted net savings > Including particulate emission damage > % of GNI -0.12%
Ranked 93th.
0.93%
Ranked 90th.

Known breeding bird species per million 23.47
Ranked 63th. 13 times more than United States
1.77
Ranked 140th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 5,650.85
Ranked 96th.
2.16 million
Ranked 1st. 382 times more than El Salvador

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 180th.
23.72%
Ranked 58th.

Water pollution > Food industry > % of total BOD emissions 43.47%
Ranked 59th. 3% more than United States
42.06%
Ranked 31st.

Emissions > CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 1.37
Ranked 102nd.
2.49
Ranked 52nd. 82% more than El Salvador

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 35.49 mcg/m³
Ranked 105th. 57% more than United States
22.63 mcg/m³
Ranked 140th.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent 3.94
Ranked 15th.
-990.062
Ranked 41st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 90.43%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than United States
39.68%
Ranked 152nd.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 59.38%
Ranked 88th. 44% more than United States
41.26%
Ranked 107th.

Water > Phosphorus concentration 0.22 mls/litre
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than United States
0.08 mls/litre
Ranked 127th.
Pollution perceptions > Green space and parks satisfaction 43.75
Ranked 7th.
71.71
Ranked 11th. 64% more than El Salvador
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI -2.62%
Ranked 120th. 93% more than United States
-1.36%
Ranked 115th.

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.467%
Ranked 135th.
1.73%
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than El Salvador

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.17
Ranked 135th.
$0.42
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.18
Ranked 136th.
$0.44
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Emissions > Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 95.11%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than United States
74.74%
Ranked 90th.

Water pollution > Chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 8.14%
Ranked 38th.
13.95%
Ranked 9th. 71% more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $-564,336,917.24
Ranked 125th.
$-194,522,724,898.49
Ranked 131st. 345 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.14%
Ranked 89th. The same as United States
0.14%
Ranked 86th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 168th.
$16.10 billion
Ranked 7th.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified Law of the Sea Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 67.5%
Ranked 15th.
88.62%
Ranked 31st. 31% more than El Salvador
Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP 85.97%
Ranked 53th.
86.15%
Ranked 49th. About the same as El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.24%
Ranked 109th.
0.31%
Ranked 80th. 29% more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 10.55%
Ranked 88th.
13.96%
Ranked 18th. 32% more than El Salvador

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Domestic 25%
Ranked 30th. 92% more than United States
13%
Ranked 68th.
Known breeding bird species 141
Ranked 119th.
508
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million 0.694
Ranked 10th.
-3.227
Ranked 33th.

Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.25% of GNI
Ranked 104th.
0.35% of GNI
Ranked 85th. 40% more than El Salvador

Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 10.23%
Ranked 56th.
10.61%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than El Salvador

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 2.79%
Ranked 81st. 40% more than United States
2%
Ranked 95th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > % of total fuel combustion 24.05%
Ranked 105th.
46.87%
Ranked 45th. 95% more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.27% of GNI
Ranked 111th.
0.34% of GNI
Ranked 93th. 26% more than El Salvador

CO2 Emissions 6,597.8
Ranked 94th.
5.76 million
Ranked 1st. 873 times more than El Salvador
Water pollution > Textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 34.07%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than United States
5.42%
Ranked 40th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.0
Ranked 177th.
67.57%
Ranked 3rd.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 1.33%
Ranked 168th.
27.08%
Ranked 26th. 20 times more than El Salvador
Water pollution > Metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 2.14%
Ranked 58th.
9.62%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than El Salvador

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.43%
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 87th.

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