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Environment Stats: compare key data on Palau & United Kingdom

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STAT Palau United Kingdom HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 4
Ranked 178th. The same as United Kingdom
4
Ranked 174th.
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 15
Ranked 131st.
43
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Palau
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 4
Ranked 157th.
5
Ranked 148th. 25% more than Palau
CO2 Emissions per 1000 12.27
Ranked 11th. 31% more than United Kingdom
9.37
Ranked 25th.
CO2 emissions > Kt 241.76 kt
Ranked 178th.
558,461 kt
Ranked 8th. 2310 times more than Palau

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 12.27 kt
Ranked 17th. 31% more than United Kingdom
9.38 kt
Ranked 31st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 216.35
Ranked 184th.
493,504.86
Ranked 11th. 2281 times more than Palau

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 10.57
Ranked 26th. 33% more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 39th.

Current issues inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 10.54
Ranked 25th. 19% more than United Kingdom
8.84
Ranked 39th.

Endangered species > Bird species 2
Ranked 175th. The same as United Kingdom
2
Ranked 172nd.

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 4
Ranked 149th.
5
Ranked 139th. 25% more than Palau
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 19.9 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 42 times more than United Kingdom
0.472 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.

Proportion of land area under protection 15.95%
Ranked 97th.
27.91%
Ranked 36th. 75% more than Palau

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 95.26
Ranked 100th.
100
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Palau

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 12.27 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 31% more than United Kingdom
9.37 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 12
Ranked 126th.
34
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Palau
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 4
Ranked 115th.
14
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Palau

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 10.57
Ranked 26th. 33% more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 39th.

Forest area > Sq. km 400 km²
Ranked 166th.
28,450 km²
Ranked 90th. 71 times more than Palau

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $1.26
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
$0.21
Ranked 165th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 100
Ranked 24th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 18th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 212.51
Ranked 174th.
539,175.92
Ranked 9th. 2537 times more than Palau

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 86.02
Ranked 116th.
100
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Palau

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 4
Ranked 143th.
15
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Palau
Threatened species 11
Ranked 129th.
17
Ranked 104th. 55% more than Palau
Biodiversity > Number 1.25
Ranked 111th.
3.55
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Palau

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 1.25
Ranked 116th.
3.55
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Palau

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $1.58
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
$0.31
Ranked 155th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 6
Ranked 173th.
778
Ranked 27th. 130 times more than Palau
Proportion of land and marine area under protection 28.2%
Ranked 28th. 21% more than United Kingdom
23.37%
Ranked 44th.

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 61.76
Ranked 1st. 1068 times more than United Kingdom
0.0578
Ranked 154th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 96.99
Ranked 116th.
100
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Palau

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100%
Ranked 24th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 17th.

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 20.09 km²
Ranked 31st. 43 times more than United Kingdom
0.472 km²
Ranked 161st.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 66
Ranked 174th.
147,199
Ranked 6th. 2230 times more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 182nd.
117,677.7
Ranked 16th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 10.57
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
2.81
Ranked 58th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 181st.
194,251.99
Ranked 7th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 182nd.
1.89
Ranked 32nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 181st.
3.12
Ranked 21st.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 15
Ranked 51st.
149
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Palau
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 100
Ranked 26th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 19th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $20.99 million
Ranked 163th.
$368.16 billion
Ranked 6th. 17541 times more than Palau

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 30.28%
Ranked 20th. 82% more than United Kingdom
16.61%
Ranked 35th.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 3.5
Ranked 13th. 39% more than United Kingdom
2.51
Ranked 26th.
Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 181st.
1.53%
Ranked 110th.

Sea > Planned marine protected area 30% of nearby marine ecosystem by 2020. Establish an ecologically coherent network of marine protected areas by 2012.
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements none of the selected agreements
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.5%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.16%
Ranked 139th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 141st.
0.0
Ranked 126th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 169th.
0.0
Ranked 155th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 216.35
Ranked 183th.
174,897.57
Ranked 17th. 808 times more than Palau

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 170th.
$57.72 billion
Ranked 12th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 8.74%
Ranked 22nd. 92% more than United Kingdom
4.56%
Ranked 38th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 1.3%
Ranked 169th.
22.35%
Ranked 37th. 17 times more than Palau
Forest area > % of land area 86.96% of land area
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
11.76% of land area
Ranked 142nd.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 145th.
2.14%
Ranked 49th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 11.47%
Ranked 68th.
13.65%
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Palau

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 7.41%
Ranked 57th.
18.21%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Palau

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 1.15% of GNI
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.18% of GNI
Ranked 141st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 181st.
39.36%
Ranked 29th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 182nd.
23.85%
Ranked 46th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
35.44%
Ranked 157th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 100
Ranked 24th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 17th.

CO2 Emissions 241.8
Ranked 159th.
558,225
Ranked 7th. 2309 times more than Palau

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 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. 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 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org. version (07/2008). Accessed: 28 September 2008.; 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; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; 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).; 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.; The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium; Wikipedia: Marine protected area (International efforts); World Bank staff estimates based on Samuel Fankhauser's ""Valuing Climate Change: The Economics of the Greenhouse"" (1995).; 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; 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

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