Environment Stats: compare key data on Japan & Tokelau

Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Proportion of land and marine area under protection: Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage.
Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.

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STAT	Japan	Tokelau
Current issues	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	limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	10.97% Ranked 107th. 72 times more than Tokelau	0.153% Ranked 209th.
Proportion of land area under protection	16.54% Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Tokelau	6.09% Ranked 157th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100% Ranked 8th. 8% more than Tokelau	92.91% Ranked 73th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 9th. 8% more than Tokelau	92.91 Ranked 86th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	100 Ranked 7th. 3% more than Tokelau	97.44 Ranked 68th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 8th. 3% more than Tokelau	97.44 Ranked 80th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Tokelau	92.91 Ranked 73th.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	5.59% Ranked 71st. 40 times more than Tokelau	0.14% Ranked 155th.

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