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DEFINITION: Industrial organic pollutants per available freshwater
Units: Metric Tons of BOD Emissions per Cubic Km of Water
Units: 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. The data from the World Bank, which represented BOD emissions (kilograms per day) were normalized by the combination of water availability per capita and water inflow availability per capita from the WaterGap2.1 model. In calculating the ESI, the base-10 logarithm of this variable was used.
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1 IsraelIsrael 27.07 tons/cubic km 2001
2 JordanJordan 11.53 tons/cubic km 2001
3 TunisiaTunisia 11.4 tons/cubic km 2001
4 AlgeriaAlgeria 8.58 tons/cubic km 2001
5 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.9 tons/cubic km 2001
6 MoroccoMorocco 7.85 tons/cubic km 2001
7 DenmarkDenmark 7.13 tons/cubic km 2001
8 PolandPoland 5.85 tons/cubic km 2001
9 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.68 tons/cubic km 2001
10 UkraineUkraine 5.52 tons/cubic km 2001
11 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.74 tons/cubic km 2001
12 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 4.7 tons/cubic km 2001
13 JapanJapan 4.27 tons/cubic km 2001
14 ChinaChina 3.78 tons/cubic km 2001
15 SpainSpain 3.7 tons/cubic km 2001
16 EgyptEgypt 3.58 tons/cubic km 2001
17 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3.34 tons/cubic km 2001
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 3.3 tons/cubic km 2001
18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.02 tons/cubic km 2001
19 PortugalPortugal 2.5 tons/cubic km 2001
20 FranceFrance 2.49 tons/cubic km 2001
21 OmanOman 2.3 tons/cubic km 2001
22 JamaicaJamaica 2.19 tons/cubic km 2001
23 ArmeniaArmenia 2.14 tons/cubic km 2001
=24 GreeceGreece 1.32 tons/cubic km 2001
=24 SloveniaSlovenia 1.32 tons/cubic km 2001
=26 LithuaniaLithuania 1.29 tons/cubic km 2001
=26 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.29 tons/cubic km 2001
28 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.21 tons/cubic km 2001
29 HungaryHungary 1.17 tons/cubic km 2001
30 United StatesUnited States 1.14 tons/cubic km 2001
31 TurkeyTurkey 1.1 tons/cubic km 2001
32 IndiaIndia 0.97 tons/cubic km 2001
33 AustriaAustria 0.88 tons/cubic km 2001
34 LatviaLatvia 0.8 tons/cubic km 2001
35 KenyaKenya 0.78 tons/cubic km 2001
36 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.76 tons/cubic km 2001
37 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.69 tons/cubic km 2001
38 IrelandIreland 0.68 tons/cubic km 2001
39 SwedenSweden 0.62 tons/cubic km 2001
40 FinlandFinland 0.61 tons/cubic km 2001
41 BulgariaBulgaria 0.51 tons/cubic km 2001
42 SenegalSenegal 0.48 tons/cubic km 2001
43 RussiaRussia 0.43 tons/cubic km 2001
=44 MexicoMexico 0.42 tons/cubic km 2001
=44 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.42 tons/cubic km 2001
46 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.4 tons/cubic km 2001
47 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.36 tons/cubic km 2001
48 CroatiaCroatia 0.32 tons/cubic km 2001
49 AlbaniaAlbania 0.27 tons/cubic km 2001
50 ChileChile 0.25 tons/cubic km 2001
51 NorwayNorway 0.2 tons/cubic km 2001
52 BotswanaBotswana 0.18 tons/cubic km 2001
=53 NepalNepal 0.17 tons/cubic km 2001
=53 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.17 tons/cubic km 2001
=55 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.16 tons/cubic km 2001
=55 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.16 tons/cubic km 2001
=55 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.16 tons/cubic km 2001
58 PanamaPanama 0.15 tons/cubic km 2001
59 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.12 tons/cubic km 2001
=60 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.11 tons/cubic km 2001
=60 CanadaCanada 0.11 tons/cubic km 2001
62 EcuadorEcuador 0.09 tons/cubic km 2001
63 IcelandIceland 0.08 tons/cubic km 2001
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.07 tons/cubic km 2001
65 CameroonCameroon 0.05 tons/cubic km 2001
=66 ColombiaColombia 0.03 tons/cubic km 2001
=66 UruguayUruguay 0.03 tons/cubic km 2001
=68 BurmaBurma 0.0 2001
=68 MozambiqueMozambique 0.0 2001

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Interesting observations about Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution

  • Israel ranked first for water > freshwater pollution amongst High income OECD countries in 2001.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for water > freshwater pollution amongst Europe in 2001.
  • Poland ranked first for water > freshwater pollution amongst Emerging markets in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by water > freshwater pollution are Former British Colonies'.
  • United States ranked second last for water > freshwater pollution amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2001.
  • Denmark ranked second for water > freshwater pollution amongst European Union in 2001.
  • Canada ranked second last for water > freshwater pollution amongst NATO countries in 2001.
  • Spain ranked first for water > freshwater pollution amongst Eurozone in 2001.
  • All of the top 2 countries by water > freshwater pollution are Heavily indebted.
  • All of the top 2 countries by water > freshwater pollution are Middle East and North African.
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