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STAT Saint Kitts and Nevis United Kingdom HISTORY
Biodiversity > Bird species, threatened 1
Ranked 198th.
4
Ranked 174th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Biodiversity > Mammal species, threatened 2
Ranked 177th.
5
Ranked 148th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
CO2 Emissions per 1000 2.15
Ranked 85th.
9.37
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
CO2 emissions > Kt 124.54 kt
Ranked 188th.
558,461 kt
Ranked 8th. 4484 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 2.61 kt
Ranked 92nd.
9.38 kt
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita 4.76
Ranked 74th.
7.93
Ranked 39th. 66% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Current issues NA 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 5.11
Ranked 68th.
8.84
Ranked 39th. 73% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Endangered species > Bird species 1
Ranked 182nd.
2
Ranked 172nd. Twice as much as Saint Kitts and Nevis

Endangered species > Mammal species > Number 2
Ranked 170th.
5
Ranked 139th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita 1.04 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.472 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.

Proportion of land area under protection 3.57%
Ranked 180th.
27.91%
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Total renewable water resources 0.02 cu km
Ranked 26th.
160.6 cu km
Ranked 7th. 8030 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Total renewable water resources per million 0.439 cu km
Ranked 25th.
2.67 cu km
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural 98.3
Ranked 71st.
100
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Biodiversity > Fish species, threatened 20
Ranked 109th.
43
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt 249.36
Ranked 182nd.
493,504.86
Ranked 11th. 1979 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita 2.67 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
9.37 kt per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Endangered species > Fish species > Number 14
Ranked 105th.
34
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Endangered species > Higher plant species > Number 2
Ranked 132nd.
14
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kt per 1000 4.76
Ranked 74th.
7.93
Ranked 39th. 66% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Forest area > Sq. km 50 km²
Ranked 184th.
28,450 km²
Ranked 90th. 569 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Climate change > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.45
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
$0.21
Ranked 165th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural 87.27
Ranked 103th.
100
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kt 249.15
Ranked 172nd.
539,175.92
Ranked 9th. 2164 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural 98.3
Ranked 59th.
100
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Biodiversity > Plant species > Higher, threatened 2
Ranked 159th.
15
Ranked 91st. 8 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Threatened species 6
Ranked 146th.
17
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Biodiversity > Number 0.06
Ranked 184th.
3.55
Ranked 65th. 59 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum 0.0568
Ranked 188th.
3.55
Ranked 66th. 63 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 US$ of GDP $0.60
Ranked 92nd. 94% more than United Kingdom
$0.31
Ranked 155th.

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources > Total > Billion cubic meters 0.02
Ranked 164th.
145
Ranked 46th. 7250 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Freshwater > Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters 487.9
Ranked 145th.
2,361.3
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Pollution > PM10, country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 15.41
Ranked 151st. 21% more than United Kingdom
12.78
Ranked 163th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number 2
Ranked 187th.
778
Ranked 27th. 389 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
CO2 emissions > Kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.23 kg/PPP$
Ranked 110th.
0.34 kg/PPP$
Ranked 77th. 48% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Proportion of land and marine area under protection 0.769%
Ranked 193th.
23.37%
Ranked 44th. 30 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Biodiversity > GEF benefits index for biodiversity > 0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum per million 1.11
Ranked 56th. 19 times more than United Kingdom
0.0578
Ranked 154th.

Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 87.27%
Ranked 89th.
100%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban 98.3
Ranked 99th.
100
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Forest area > Sq. km per 1000 1.02 km²
Ranked 142nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.472 km²
Ranked 161st.

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 28
Ranked 186th.
147,199
Ranked 6th. 5257 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 145th.
3.12
Ranked 21st.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 0.0
Ranked 141st.
1.89
Ranked 32nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt per 1000 4.76
Ranked 28th. 70% more than United Kingdom
2.81
Ranked 58th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 145th.
194,251.99
Ranked 7th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > Kt 0.0
Ranked 141st.
117,677.7
Ranked 16th.

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number 1
Ranked 135th.
149
Ranked 7th. 149 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban 87.27
Ranked 112th.
100
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > Current US$ $64.81 million
Ranked 152nd.
$368.16 billion
Ranked 6th. 5680 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Water > Proportion of marine area under protection 0.527%
Ranked 140th.
16.61%
Ranked 35th. 31 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 0.623
Ranked 93th.
2.51
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Emissions > PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 15.36
Ranked 157th.
15.49
Ranked 154th. 1% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Total natural resources rents > % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 173th.
1.53%
Ranked 110th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 117th.
2.14%
Ranked 49th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > % of GNI -0.74%
Ranked 112th.
1.15%
Ranked 108th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per PPP $ of GDP $0.35
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than United Kingdom
$0.25
Ranked 96th.

Emissions > CO2 emissions > Kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP $0.37
Ranked 53th. 42% more than United Kingdom
$0.26
Ranked 99th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Net national savings > Current US$ $-3,786,844.03
Ranked 109th.
$31.06 billion
Ranked 29th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.0
Ranked 100th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Gross savings > % of GNI 11.94%
Ranked 109th.
14.8%
Ranked 97th. 24% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Forest area > % of land area 13.89% of land area
Ranked 133th. 18% more than United Kingdom
11.76% of land area
Ranked 142nd.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > Kt 249.36
Ranked 181st.
174,897.57
Ranked 17th. 701 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Energy depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 133th.
$57.72 billion
Ranked 12th.

PM10 > Country level > Micrograms per cubic meter 16.33 mcg/m³
Ranked 160th. 8% more than United Kingdom
15.06 mcg/m³
Ranked 169th.

Pollution > Greenhouse gas emissions > United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change sign date June 12, 1992 June 12, 1992
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent per million -2.12
Ranked 69th. 32 times more than United Kingdom
-0.066
Ranked 7th.

Adjusted savings > Carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.18% of GNI
Ranked 140th. The same as United Kingdom
0.18% of GNI
Ranked 141st.

Marine protected areas > % of territorial waters 0.158%
Ranked 138th.
18.21%
Ranked 28th. 115 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.07% of GNI
Ranked 153th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.03% of GNI
Ranked 151st.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Mineral depletion > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
0.0
Ranked 155th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.01%
Ranked 153th.
0.0
Ranked 156th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Particulate emission damage > Current US$ $26,238.50
Ranked 151st.
$99.83 million
Ranked 55th. 3805 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Climate change > CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption > % of total 100%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
35.44%
Ranked 157th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 145th.
39.36%
Ranked 29th.

Climate change > CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption > % of total 0.0
Ranked 141st.
23.85%
Ranked 46th.

Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural 87.27
Ranked 89th.
100
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface area 0.41%
Ranked 94th.
4.56%
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface area 5.06%
Ranked 137th.
22.35%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Climate change > GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF > Mt of CO2 equivalent -0.0898
Ranked 31st.
-4.079
Ranked 17th. 45 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 0.23%
Ranked 110th. 44% more than United Kingdom
0.16%
Ranked 139th.

Adjusted savings > Adjusted savings > Consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 12.68%
Ranked 44th.
13.65%
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

CO2 Emissions 102.6
Ranked 170th.
558,225
Ranked 7th. 5441 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis

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