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Environment Stats: compare key data on Greenland & Japan

Definitions

STAT Greenland Japan HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 1
Ranked 200th.
40
Ranked 22nd. 40 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 7
Ranked 174th.
66
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 7
Ranked 122nd.
27
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Greenland
CO2 emissions > Kt 567.77 kt
Ranked 162nd.
1.23 million kt
Ranked 5th. 2169 times more than Greenland

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 10 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Japan
9.64 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 10 kt
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Japan
9.64 kt
Ranked 29th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 634.39
Ranked 163th.
1.17 million
Ranked 6th. 1845 times more than Greenland

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 11.15
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Japan
9.19
Ranked 32nd.

Current issues protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 9.2
Ranked 34th.
9.81
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Greenland

Endangered species > Bird species 0.0
Ranked 192nd.
40
Ranked 18th.

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 6
Ranked 168th.
40
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Greenland
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 6
Ranked 122nd.
27
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Greenland
Proportion of land area under protection 41.09%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan
16.54%
Ranked 93th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 13th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 8th.

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 1
Ranked 152nd.
12
Ranked 83th. 12 times more than Greenland

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 11.15
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Japan
9.19
Ranked 32nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.31
Ranked 140th. 24% more than Japan
$0.25
Ranked 156th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 15th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 9th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 520.29
Ranked 160th.
1.25 million
Ranked 6th. 2409 times more than Greenland

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 12th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 7th.

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 1
Ranked 172nd.
17
Ranked 85th. 17 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Number 1.05
Ranked 117th.
35.96
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Greenland

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 1.05
Ranked 122nd.
35.96
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Greenland

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.42
Ranked 130th. 75% more than Japan
$0.24
Ranked 162nd.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 603
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Japan
430
Ranked 20th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 10.66 million
Ranked 1st. 3167 times more than Japan
3,367.16
Ranked 79th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 7
Ranked 165th.
216
Ranked 50th. 31 times more than Greenland
Proportion of land and marine area under protection 40.59%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Japan
10.97%
Ranked 107th.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 18.65
Ranked 9th. 66 times more than Japan
0.282
Ranked 99th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100%
Ranked 14th. The same as Japan
100%
Ranked 8th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 19th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 13th.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 147
Ranked 158th.
315,274
Ranked 3rd. 2145 times more than Greenland
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 161st.
1.55
Ranked 45th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 158th.
435,965.96
Ranked 6th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 158th.
3.42
Ranked 18th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 11.15
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
4.02
Ranked 36th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 161st.
197,057.25
Ranked 5th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 2
Ranked 121st.
135
Ranked 10th. 68 times more than Greenland
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 16th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 10th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $302.45 million
Ranked 135th.
$675.02 billion
Ranked 2nd. 2232 times more than Greenland

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 36.69%
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Japan
5.59%
Ranked 71st.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 2.62
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Japan
2.49
Ranked 28th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.22%
Ranked 124th. 16% more than Japan
0.19%
Ranked 124th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100
Ranked 14th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 8th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
43.73%
Ranked 141st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 149th.
$1.23 billion
Ranked 62nd.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.24% of GNI
Ranked 131st. 33% more than Japan
0.18% of GNI
Ranked 139th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 0.0923%
Ranked 142nd.
29.97%
Ranked 20th. 325 times more than Greenland

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
$83.70 million
Ranked 58th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 91st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 161st.
16.83%
Ranked 72nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 158th.
37.24%
Ranked 31st.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 41.91%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Japan
5.19%
Ranked 30th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 39.73%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan
14.12%
Ranked 82nd.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 634.39
Ranked 158th.
511,993.87
Ranked 4th. 807 times more than Greenland

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 186th.
0.0363%
Ranked 156th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 133th.
0.02%
Ranked 87th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 16.49%
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Japan
13.31%
Ranked 35th.

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

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