Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution: Countries Compared

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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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
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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