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Environment Stats: compare key data on Niue & United States

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STAT Niue United States HISTORY
CO2 Emissions 3.7
Ranked 178th.
5.76 million
Ranked 1st. 1557311 times more than Niue
Current issues increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; the US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural fresh water resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 1
Ranked 198th.
1.5 million
Ranked 1st. 1499850 times more than Niue
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption 0.0
Ranked 160th.
1,627.68
Ranked 4th.

Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people 0.0
Ranked 159th.
5.22
Ranked 48th.

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 1.87%
Ranked 179th.
15.14%
Ranked 83th. 8 times more than Niue

Proportion of land area under protection 9.08%
Ranked 136th.
13.82%
Ranked 111th. 52% more than Niue

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United States
98.6%
Ranked 40th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 15th. About the same as United States
99.8
Ranked 43th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 14th. About the same as United States
99.59
Ranked 40th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 98.58
Ranked 55th. 5% more than United States
94.03
Ranked 85th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 98.58
Ranked 91st.
99.77
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Niue

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 98.58
Ranked 65th.
98.76
Ranked 62nd. About the same as Niue

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 1.22%
Ranked 123th.
30.4%
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Niue

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United States
98.6
Ranked 40th.

SOURCES: World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division Original html

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