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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
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."
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."
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.
Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
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."
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."
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons.
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."
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people: Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Threatened species: Number of Threatened Species (1990-99)
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)."
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."
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
Proportion of land and marine area under protection: Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage.
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.
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.
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).
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 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 > 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 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 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.
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.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$: Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production.
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI: Energy depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of energy extracted. It covers crude oil, natural gas, and coal."
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI: Mineral depletion is equal to the product of unit resource rents and the physical quantities of minerals extracted. It refers to bauxite, copper, iron, lead, nickel, phosphate, tin, zinc, gold, and silver."
Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt: CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt). Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$: 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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
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.
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.
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.

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STAT	Palau	United States
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened	4 Ranked 178th.	78 Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Palau
Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened	15 Ranked 131st.	236 Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Palau
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened	4 Ranked 157th.	36 Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Palau
CO2 Emissions per 1000	12.27 Ranked 11th.	19.86 Ranked 4th. 62% more than Palau
CO2 emissions > Kt	241.76 kt Ranked 178th.	5.79 million kt Ranked 1st. 23942 times more than Palau
CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000	12.27 kt Ranked 17th.	19.95 kt Ranked 9th. 63% more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt	216.35 Ranked 184th.	5.43 million Ranked 2nd. 25112 times more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita	10.57 Ranked 26th.	17.56 Ranked 10th. 66% more than Palau
Current issues	inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing	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
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita	10.54 Ranked 25th.	19.34 Ranked 10th. 83% more than Palau
Endangered species > Bird species	2 Ranked 175th.	74 Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Palau
Endangered species > Mammal species > Number	4 Ranked 149th.	37 Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Palau
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita	19.9 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 95% more than United States	10.22 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Proportion of land area under protection	15.95% Ranked 97th. 15% more than United States	13.82% Ranked 111th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	95.26 Ranked 100th.	98.76 Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Palau
CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita	12.27 kt per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	19.9 kt per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 62% more than Palau
Endangered species > Fish species > Number	12 Ranked 126th.	164 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Palau
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number	4 Ranked 115th.	244 Ranked 12th. 61 times more than Palau
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption	0.17 Ranked 144th.	1,627.68 Ranked 4th. 9575 times more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000	10.57 Ranked 26th.	17.56 Ranked 10th. 66% more than Palau
Forest area > Sq. km	400 kmÂ² Ranked 166th.	3.03 million kmÂ² Ranked 4th. 7577 times more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP	$1.26 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United States	$0.40 Ranked 107th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	100 Ranked 24th. About the same as United States	99.59 Ranked 40th.
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt	212.51 Ranked 174th.	5.83 million Ranked 2nd. 27444 times more than Palau
Pollution > Ozone depleting substance consumption per million people	8.25 Ranked 30th. 58% more than United States	5.22 Ranked 48th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	86.02 Ranked 116th.	94.03 Ranked 85th. 9% more than Palau
Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened	4 Ranked 143th.	270 Ranked 13th. 68 times more than Palau
Threatened species	11 Ranked 129th.	854 Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Palau
Biodiversity > Number	1.25 Ranked 111th.	94.22 Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Palau
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum	1.25 Ranked 116th.	94.22 Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Palau
Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP	$1.58 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United States	$0.51 Ranked 109th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number	6 Ranked 173th.	6,770 Ranked 5th. 1128 times more than Palau
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	28.2% Ranked 28th. 86% more than United States	15.14% Ranked 83th.
Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million	61.76 Ranked 1st. 199 times more than United States	0.31 Ranked 97th.
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100% Ranked 24th. 1% more than United States	98.6% Ranked 40th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	96.99 Ranked 116th.	99.77 Ranked 56th. 3% more than Palau
Forest area > Sq. km per 1000	20.09 kmÂ² Ranked 31st. 96% more than United States	10.26 kmÂ² Ranked 44th.
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	66 Ranked 174th.	1.5 million Ranked 1st. 22725 times more than Palau
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000	10.57 Ranked 8th. 52% more than United States	6.97 Ranked 13th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt	0.0 Ranked 181st.	1.29 million Ranked 1st.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt	0.0 Ranked 182nd.	1.95 million Ranked 2nd.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000	0.0 Ranked 182nd.	6.29 Ranked 8th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000	0.0 Ranked 181st.	4.17 Ranked 16th.
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number	15 Ranked 51st.	787 Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Palau
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	100 Ranked 26th. About the same as United States	99.8 Ranked 43th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$	$20.99 million Ranked 163th.	$1.99 trillion Ranked 1st. 94981 times more than Palau
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	30.28% Ranked 20th.	30.4% Ranked 19th. About the same as Palau
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000	3.5 Ranked 13th.	5.38 Ranked 8th. 54% more than Palau
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI	0.0 Ranked 145th.	1.93% Ranked 52nd.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI	0.0 Ranked 141st.	0.11% Ranked 53th.
Forest area > % of land area	86.96% of land area Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States	33.08% of land area Ranked 83th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt	216.35 Ranked 183th.	2.16 million Ranked 1st. 9965 times more than Palau
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$	0.0 Ranked 170th.	$276.06 billion Ranked 3rd.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$	0.0 Ranked 169th.	$16.10 billion Ranked 7th.
Total natural resources rents > % of GDP	0.0 Ranked 181st.	1.73% Ranked 104th.
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
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.5% Ranked 44th. 61% more than United States	0.31% Ranked 80th.
Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI	11.47% Ranked 68th.	13.96% Ranked 18th. 22% more than Palau
Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters	7.41% Ranked 57th. 4 times more than United States	2% Ranked 95th.
Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	1.15% of GNI Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States	0.34% of GNI Ranked 93th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total	0.0 Ranked 182nd.	35.82% Ranked 33th.
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	100 Ranked 24th. 1% more than United States	98.6 Ranked 40th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total	0.0 Ranked 181st.	23.72% Ranked 58th.
Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total	100% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United States	39.68% Ranked 152nd.
CO2 Emissions	241.8 Ranked 159th.	5.76 million Ranked 1st. 23830 times more than Palau
Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area	8.74% Ranked 22nd.	67.57% Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Palau
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area	1.3% Ranked 169th.	27.08% Ranked 26th. 21 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. 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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.; United Nations Statistics Division. 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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 Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in Arundhati Kunte and others' ""Estimating National Wealth: Methodology and Results"" (1998).; The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium; World Bank staff estimates based on Samuel Fankhauser's ""Valuing Climate Change: The Economics of the Greenhouse"" (1995).; 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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