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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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."
  • 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
  • Marine fish catch per 1000: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • 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.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
  • National parks > Number of parks: Number of parks.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • National parks > Proportion of country area: Country area.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Total renewable water resources per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • National parks > Total area: Total area km².

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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?"
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
  • 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.
  • Biosphere > Reserves area: Biosphere reserves area 2002.
  • 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 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
  • 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."
  • Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million: Wetlands of international importance 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Known mammal species per million: Known mammal species (1992-2002). 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)
  • Biosphere > Reserves area per million: Biosphere reserves area 2002. 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.
  • Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
  • Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: paper and pulp (34). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
  • Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI: Particulate emissions damage is calculated as the willingness to pay to avoid mortality attributable to particulate emissions.
  • Known breeding bird species: Known breeding bird mammal species (1992-2002).
  • Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (current US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$: 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Emissions > Industrial methane emissions > % of total: Industrial methane emissions are emissions from the handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
  • 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.
  • CO2 Emissions: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
  • 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.
  • Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Natural gas rents > % of GDP: Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at world prices and total costs of production.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Oil rents > % of GDP: Oil rents (% of GDP). Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at world prices and total costs of production.
  • 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 savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI: Carbon dioxide damage is estimated to be $20 per ton of carbon (the unit damage in 1995 U.S. dollars) times the number of tons of carbon emitted.
STAT Nigeria Spain HISTORY
Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $66.85 billion
Ranked 51st.
$955.14 billion
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Nigeria
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 26
Ranked 34th. 63% more than Spain
16
Ranked 53th.
CO2 Emissions per 1000 0.363
Ranked 135th.
7.26
Ranked 39th. 20 times more than Nigeria
CO2 emissions > Kt 52,175.77 kt
Ranked 53th.
309,160.9 kt
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons 18.11
Ranked 61st.
101.11
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons per million 0.11
Ranked 115th.
2.19
Ranked 54th. 20 times more than Nigeria

Current issues soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution; desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil and gas; water quality and quantity nationwide; air pollution; deforestation; desertification
Ecological footprint 1.31
Ranked 93th.
5.5
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 27
Ranked 34th. 69% more than Spain
16
Ranked 50th.
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 0.784 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.
4.13 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Marine fish catch 280,941 tons
Ranked 36th.
1.02 million tons
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Marine fish catch per 1000 2.34 tons
Ranked 80th.
25.48 tons
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Proportion of land area under protection 14.11%
Ranked 109th.
29.01%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Nigeria

Total renewable water resources 286.2 cu km
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Spain
111.1 cu km
Ranked 9th.
Water > Severe water stress 17.8
Ranked 55th.
72.3
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 61.08
Ranked 178th.
99.95
Ranked 34th. 64% more than Nigeria

National parks > Number of parks 8
Ranked 17th.
14
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Nigeria
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.64
Ranked 139th.
8
Ranked 45th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 0.494
Ranked 156th.
5.85
Ranked 63th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 18
Ranked 55th. 50% more than Spain
12
Ranked 103th.
Carbon efficiency 2.12 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Spain
1 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
Ranked 81st.
CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.394 kt
Ranked 150th.
7.36 kt
Ranked 45th. 19 times more than Nigeria

Endangered species > Bird species 12
Ranked 78th.
15
Ranked 53th. 25% more than Nigeria

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $478.89
Ranked 129th.
$22,008.69
Ranked 24th. 46 times more than Nigeria
National parks > Proportion of country area 3%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Spain
0.7%
Ranked 32nd.
Total renewable water resources per million 2.16 cu km
Ranked 12th.
2.56 cu km
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Nigeria
SO2 emissions per populated area 190 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 99th.
1,310 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 60
Ranked 27th.
70
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 78,910.17
Ranked 42nd.
269,674.85
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Nigeria

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 0.387 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 153th.
7.36 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 19 times more than Nigeria

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 21
Ranked 57th.
52
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Pollution > Climate change > Agrees climate change is caused by human activity 27%
Ranked 124th.
71%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Water > Percent of water resources used 4.58%
Ranked 59th.
29.02%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria

Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 171
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Spain
49
Ranked 42nd.

NOx emissions per populated area 0.24 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 70th.
0.44 thousand metric tons/squ
Ranked 41st. 83% more than Nigeria
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration 6.77 mls/litre
Ranked 93th.
8.35 mls/litre
Ranked 54th. 23% more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 0.494
Ranked 156th.
5.85
Ranked 63th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Forest area > Sq. km 110,890 km²
Ranked 46th.
179,150 km²
Ranked 32nd. 62% more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.50
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Spain
$0.23
Ranked 163th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 30.61
Ranked 164th.
99.99
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 95,194.38
Ranked 37th.
358,965.74
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Water > Availability 2.26 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 78th.
2.33 thousand cubic metres
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Nigeria
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 47.28
Ranked 176th.
100
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 169
Ranked 22nd.
213
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Nigeria
Adjusted net national income > Current US$ per capita $879.98
Ranked 121st.
$26,987.49
Ranked 23th. 31 times more than Nigeria

National parks > Total area 20,156
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Spain
3,447
Ranked 14th.
Biodiversity > Number 6.01
Ranked 44th.
6.84
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Nigeria

Adjusted net national income > Current US$ $144.49 billion
Ranked 47th.
$1.25 trillion
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Pollution > Climate change > Climate change awareness 28%
Ranked 120th.
85%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Nigeria
Protected area 3.3%
Ranked 97th.
8.4%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 6.01
Ranked 45th.
6.84
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Nigeria

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $1.36
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Spain
$0.49
Ranked 113th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 221
Ranked 34th. 99% more than Spain
111.2
Ranked 51st.

Acidification 0.0
Ranked 124th.
3.65%
Ranked 34th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal 8.01
Ranked 46th.
37.22
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Nigeria
Emissions > Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 78,290
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Spain
38,010
Ranked 34th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 1,461.52
Ranked 109th.
2,440.97
Ranked 91st. 67% more than Nigeria

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 37.93
Ranked 59th. 60% more than Spain
23.72
Ranked 108th.

Wetlands of intl importance > Area 58 thousand hectares
Ranked 76th.
158 thousand hectares
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 972
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Spain
468
Ranked 36th.
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.41 kg/PPP$
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Spain
0.32 kg/PPP$
Ranked 82nd.

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 13.82%
Ranked 93th.
25.32%
Ranked 36th. 83% more than Nigeria

Endangered species protection 45.8%
Ranked 95th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 4.5
Ranked 31st.
7.67
Ranked 21st. 70% more than Nigeria

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 0.0397
Ranked 165th.
0.15
Ranked 117th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 28.06%
Ranked 151st.
99.99%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 75.09
Ranked 193th.
99.94
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Nigeria

Pollution > Climate change > Perceived as threat 18%
Ranked 125th.
69%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Emissions > Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 39,030
Ranked 20th.
48,520
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Nigeria

Wildness 0.55%
Ranked 95th.
3.43%
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Nigeria
Biosphere > Reserves area 131 thousand hectares
Ranked 64th.
1,181 thousand hectares
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 0.794 km²
Ranked 152nd.
4.13 km²
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Threatened species > Mammal 26
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Spain
19
Ranked 36th.
Known mammal species 274
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Spain
82
Ranked 104th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons 2.33
Ranked 64th.
24.95
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Nigeria

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > Billion cubic meters 8.01
Ranked 50th.
35.63
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 11,023
Ranked 59th.
74,691
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Breeding birds threatened 1.32%
Ranked 104th.
2.52%
Ranked 68th. 91% more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.19
Ranked 167th.
3.38
Ranked 48th. 18 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 29.34
Ranked 106th.
31,033.82
Ranked 27th. 1058 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.103
Ranked 94th.
1.55
Ranked 44th. 15 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.000184
Ranked 115th.
0.674
Ranked 52nd. 3667 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 16,402.49
Ranked 52nd.
71,429.49
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 6.41
Ranked 89th.
263.48
Ranked 29th. 41 times more than Nigeria

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 0.0
Ranked 180th.
47
Ranked 18th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 33.2
Ranked 176th.
99.99
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Emissions > Other greenhouse gas emissions > HFC > PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 80
Ranked 69th.
15,050
Ranked 9th. 188 times more than Nigeria

Urban SO2 concentration 149.5 micrograms/m3
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Spain
11 micrograms/m3
Ranked 125th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $2.34 billion
Ranked 82nd.
$218.52 billion
Ranked 8th. 93 times more than Nigeria

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 0.21%
Ranked 152nd.
9.37%
Ranked 58th. 45 times more than Nigeria

Environmental agreement compliance 3.38
Ranked 55th.
4.87
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Nigeria
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.092
Ranked 145th.
1.87
Ranked 49th. 20 times more than Nigeria
Freshwater > Withdrawal per million 0.0652
Ranked 105th.
0.901
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Nigeria
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 44.99
Ranked 61st. 42% more than Spain
31.61
Ranked 97th.

Wetlands of intl importance > Area per million 0.449 thousand hectares
Ranked 103th.
3.82 thousand hectares
Ranked 78th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Known mammal species per million 2.12
Ranked 128th. 7% more than Spain
1.98
Ranked 129th.
Areas under protection per million 0.204
Ranked 140th.
7.81
Ranked 48th. 38 times more than Nigeria
Water > Salinisation 1,157.79
Ranked 33th. 25% more than Spain
927.14
Ranked 45th.
Areas under protection 27
Ranked 80th.
328
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Nigeria
Biosphere > Reserves area per million 1.01 thousand hectares
Ranked 80th.
28.59 thousand hectares
Ranked 48th. 28 times more than Nigeria
Fertiliser > Consumption 66.77 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 116th.
1,475.35 hundred grams/hectare
Ranked 36th. 22 times more than Nigeria
Urban NO2 concentration 28.68 micrograms/m3
Ranked 124th.
32.36 micrograms/m3
Ranked 114th. 13% more than Nigeria
Non-wildness 1.6%
Ranked 90th.
10.33%
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Water pollution > Textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 23.49%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Spain
8.58%
Ranked 21st.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.48% of GNI
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Spain
0.2% of GNI
Ranked 136th.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 1.22%
Ranked 110th.
1.34%
Ranked 106th. 9% more than Nigeria

Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 15.4%
Ranked 31st.
20.57%
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.81% of GNI
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Spain
0.4% of GNI
Ranked 72nd.

Known breeding bird species 286
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Spain
281
Ranked 24th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Domestic 21%
Ranked 43th. 62% more than Spain
13%
Ranked 8th.
Adjusted net national income > Current US$, % of GDP 59.22%
Ranked 141st.
84.38%
Ranked 69th. 42% more than Nigeria

Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 59.55%
Ranked 149th.
84.47%
Ranked 76th. 42% more than Nigeria
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ $694,483.17
Ranked 80th.
$21.62 million
Ranked 69th. 31 times more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.49%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Spain
0.17%
Ranked 76th.

Water pollution > Clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.08%
Ranked 85th.
0.39%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Emissions > Industrial methane emissions > % of total 45.54%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Spain
11.29%
Ranked 85th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 21.1%
Ranked 49th. 57% more than Spain
13.44%
Ranked 79th.

Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 10.11%
Ranked 62nd.
18.52%
Ranked 38th. 83% more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > Million metric tons per million 0.0142
Ranked 126th.
0.54
Ranked 35th. 38 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0372%
Ranked 114th.
11.51%
Ranked 69th. 310 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,023
Ranked 52nd.
12,139
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 28.06
Ranked 151st.
99.99
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Water > Suspended solids 5.99 mls/litre
Ranked 38th. 48% more than Spain
4.04 mls/litre
Ranked 102nd.
CO2 Emissions 48,145.7
Ranked 51st.
304,882
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.0
Ranked 178th.
5.27%
Ranked 29th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 15.96%
Ranked 68th. 69% more than Spain
9.47%
Ranked 100th.
Forest area > % of land area 12.18% of land area
Ranked 138th.
35.89% of land area
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Water pollution > Food industry > % of total BOD emissions 40.17%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Spain
39.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Emissions > CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 0.89
Ranked 112th.
2.49
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 67 mcg/m³
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Spain
33.25 mcg/m³
Ranked 112th.

Water pollution > Other industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.47%
Ranked 50th.
9.61%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 35.77%
Ranked 18th. 387 times more than Spain
0.0924%
Ranked 152nd.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million 0.993
Ranked 7th.
-0.624
Ranked 19th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 8.51%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Spain
2.84%
Ranked 58th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 1.2%
Ranked 163th.
13.98%
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.32
Ranked 65th. 28% more than Spain
$0.25
Ranked 94th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.34
Ranked 65th. 21% more than Spain
$0.28
Ranked 88th.

Emissions > Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 87.06%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Spain
85.72%
Ranked 66th.

Emissions > Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 33.72%
Ranked 83th.
44.15%
Ranked 63th. 31% more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $959.67 million
Ranked 19th.
$2.61 billion
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 140th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

Natural gas rents > % of GDP 2.1%
Ranked 20th. 4773 times more than Spain
0.00044%
Ranked 82nd.

Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 13, 1992 June 13, 1992
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Total > % of internal resources 3.62%
Ranked 92nd.
32.04%
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > % of total fuel combustion 34.27%
Ranked 85th.
37.4%
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Nigeria

Water pollution > Metal industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.39%
Ranked 72nd.
7.47%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.18%
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 104th.

Known breeding bird species per million 2.21
Ranked 138th.
6.8
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 30,344.42
Ranked 49th.
155,506.47
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Climate change > CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services > % of total fuel combustion 4.41%
Ranked 100th.
9.23%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net forest depletion > Current US$ $359.74 million
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ $46.48 billion
Ranked 16th. 72 times more than Spain
$646.92 million
Ranked 70th.

Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent 105.01
Ranked 3rd.
-28.628
Ranked 30th.

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Industrial 10%
Ranked 45th.
19%
Ranked 7th. 90% more than Nigeria
Water pollution > Wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 4.75%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Spain
4.31%
Ranked 7th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 20.79%
Ranked 66th.
26.49%
Ranked 53th. 27% more than Nigeria

Water > Phosphorus concentration 0.66 mls/litre
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Spain
0.5 mls/litre
Ranked 30th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 38.45%
Ranked 154th.
57.66%
Ranked 113th. 50% more than Nigeria

Water pollution > Chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 11.26%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Spain
9.47%
Ranked 12th.

Organic water pollutant > BOD emissions > Kg per day per worker 0.17 kg per day per worker
Ranked 61st. 13% more than Spain
0.15 kg per day per worker
Ranked 24th.

Freshwater > Withdrawal > Agricultural 69%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Spain
68%
Ranked 4th.
Freshwater > Annual freshwater withdrawals > Agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 68.79%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Spain
68.03%
Ranked 69th.

International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Oil rents > % of GDP 32.92%
Ranked 11th. 7966 times more than Spain
0.00413%
Ranked 80th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 23.82%
Ranked 17th. 596 times more than Spain
0.04%
Ranked 83th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.46%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Spain
0.18%
Ranked 129th.

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