Environment Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.

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STAT	Netherlands	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Current issues	water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain	recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	31.48% Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3.49% Ranked 163th.
Proportion of land area under protection	19.54% Ranked 70th.	23.5% Ranked 50th. 20% more than Netherlands
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	61.82% Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2.09% Ranked 103th.

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