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Environment Stats: compare key data on Greenland & Philippines

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STAT Greenland Philippines HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 1
Ranked 200th.
74
Ranked 10th. 74 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 7
Ranked 174th.
72
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 7
Ranked 122nd.
38
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Greenland
CO2 emissions > Kt 567.77 kt
Ranked 162nd.
76,948.64 kt
Ranked 40th. 136 times more than Greenland

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 10 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Philippines
0.96 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 10 kt
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Philippines
0.932 kt
Ranked 125th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 634.39
Ranked 163th.
81,590.75
Ranked 41st. 129 times more than Greenland

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 11.15
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Philippines
0.873
Ranked 139th.

Current issues protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 9.2
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Philippines
0.8
Ranked 136th.

Endangered species > Bird species 0.0
Ranked 192nd.
67
Ranked 10th.

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 6
Ranked 168th.
60
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Greenland
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 6
Ranked 122nd.
39
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Greenland
Proportion of land area under protection 41.09%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Philippines
10.91%
Ranked 125th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Philippines
92.39
Ranked 118th.

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 1
Ranked 152nd.
216
Ranked 16th. 216 times more than Greenland

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 11.15
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Philippines
0.873
Ranked 139th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.31
Ranked 140th.
$0.62
Ranked 66th. 99% more than Greenland

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Philippines
74.15
Ranked 119th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 520.29
Ranked 160th.
70,858.1
Ranked 41st. 136 times more than Greenland

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Philippines
92.06
Ranked 96th.

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 1
Ranked 172nd.
229
Ranked 16th. 229 times more than Greenland
Biodiversity > Number 1.05
Ranked 117th.
32.33
Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Greenland

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 1.05
Ranked 122nd.
32.33
Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Greenland

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.42
Ranked 130th.
$0.66
Ranked 82nd. 57% more than Greenland

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 603
Ranked 16th. 26% more than Philippines
479
Ranked 18th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 10.66 million
Ranked 1st. 2011 times more than Philippines
5,301.7
Ranked 65th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 7
Ranked 165th.
204
Ranked 52nd. 29 times more than Greenland
Proportion of land and marine area under protection 40.59%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Philippines
5.06%
Ranked 145th.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 18.65
Ranked 9th. 52 times more than Philippines
0.358
Ranked 90th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100%
Ranked 14th. 44% more than Philippines
69.35%
Ranked 110th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Philippines
92.74
Ranked 155th.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 147
Ranked 158th.
19,982
Ranked 39th. 136 times more than Greenland
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 158th.
0.267
Ranked 65th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 161st.
0.0757
Ranked 99th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 161st.
7,073.64
Ranked 67th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 11.15
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Philippines
0.446
Ranked 145th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 158th.
24,946.6
Ranked 36th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 2
Ranked 121st.
212
Ranked 6th. 106 times more than Greenland
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 16th. 26% more than Philippines
79.19
Ranked 129th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $302.45 million
Ranked 135th.
$15.55 billion
Ranked 46th. 51 times more than Greenland

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 36.69%
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Philippines
2.49%
Ranked 96th.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 2.62
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Philippines
0.263
Ranked 123th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 116th.
0.81%
Ranked 33th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 41.91%
Ranked 5th. 57 times more than Philippines
0.73%
Ranked 83th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 39.73%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Philippines
17.15%
Ranked 57th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100
Ranked 14th. 44% more than Philippines
69.35
Ranked 110th.

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 186th.
3.58%
Ranked 83th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 133th.
0.53%
Ranked 67th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 16.49%
Ranked 7th. 97% more than Philippines
8.38%
Ranked 125th.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.24% of GNI
Ranked 131st.
0.57% of GNI
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Greenland

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 0.0923%
Ranked 142nd.
52.77%
Ranked 10th. 571 times more than Greenland

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
$1.50 billion
Ranked 20th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 26th. 96% more than Philippines
51.04%
Ranked 122nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 161st.
8.67%
Ranked 89th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 158th.
30.58%
Ranked 39th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 634.39
Ranked 158th.
41,642.45
Ranked 37th. 66 times more than Greenland

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 149th.
$982.12 million
Ranked 65th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.22%
Ranked 124th.
0.35%
Ranked 68th. 59% more than Greenland

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

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