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Environment > Non-wildness: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 BelgiumBelgium 43.93% 1990
2 NetherlandsNetherlands 43.79% 1990
3 DenmarkDenmark 39.45% 1990
4 GermanyGermany 32.84% 1990
5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 32.05% 1990
6 JapanJapan 30.22% 1990
7 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 27.34% 1990
8 HungaryHungary 26.38% 1990
9 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 26.11% 1990
10 FranceFrance 24.26% 1990
11 ItalyItaly 23.85% 1990
12 PolandPoland 23.2% 1990
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 21.55% 1990
13 SlovakiaSlovakia 21.44% 1990
14 CubaCuba 21.04% 1990
15 South KoreaSouth Korea 20.92% 1990
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 20.9% 1990
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 20.43% 1990
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 18.87% 1990
16 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 18.61% 1990
17 JamaicaJamaica 18.17% 1990
18 IrelandIreland 17.95% 1990
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 17.65% 1990
19 Sri LankaSri Lanka 16.9% 1990
20 AustriaAustria 16.76% 1990
21 BangladeshBangladesh 16.34% 1990
22 LatviaLatvia 16.24% 1990
23 CroatiaCroatia 16.23% 1990
24 RomaniaRomania 15.68% 1990
25 BulgariaBulgaria 15.47% 1990
26 IsraelIsrael 14.79% 1990
27 SloveniaSlovenia 14.55% 1990
28 LebanonLebanon 14.47% 1990
29 UkraineUkraine 14.36% 1990
30 LithuaniaLithuania 13.99% 1990
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 13.99% 1990
31 EstoniaEstonia 13.63% 1990
32 The GambiaThe Gambia 13.37% 1990
33 North KoreaNorth Korea 13.31% 1990
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 13.03% 1990
34 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 12.73% 1990
35 GreeceGreece 12.28% 1990
36 El SalvadorEl Salvador 12.17% 1990
37 BelarusBelarus 10.95% 1990
38 MoldovaMoldova 10.92% 1990
39 PortugalPortugal 10.85% 1990
40 SpainSpain 10.33% 1990
41 IndiaIndia 10.24% 1990
42 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.01% 1990
43 Costa RicaCosta Rica 8.41% 1990
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 7.81% 1990
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 7.72% 1990
44 SwedenSweden 7.48% 1990
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.38% 1990
45 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.31% 1990
46 HaitiHaiti 7.22% 1990
47 KuwaitKuwait 7.02% 1990
48 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 6.99% 1990
49 United StatesUnited States 6.59% 1990
50 AlbaniaAlbania 6.09% 1990
51 PanamaPanama 6.07% 1990
52 DominicaDominica 5.93% 1990
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.5% 1990
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4.81% 1990
53 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.7% 1990
54 TunisiaTunisia 4.31% 1990
55 UruguayUruguay 4.24% 1990
56 PakistanPakistan 4.23% 1990
57 HondurasHonduras 4.09% 1990
58 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.93% 1990
59 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.9% 1990
60 NorwayNorway 3.89% 1990
61 VietnamVietnam 3.77% 1990
62 ChinaChina 3.76% 1990
63 TajikistanTajikistan 3.74% 1990
64 ArmeniaArmenia 3.73% 1990
65 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.72% 1990
66 FinlandFinland 3.7% 1990
67 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.66% 1990
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 3.61% 1990
68 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.43% 1990
69 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.37% 1990
70 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.34% 1990
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.11% 1990
71 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.92% 1990
72 TurkeyTurkey 2.87% 1990
73 ArgentinaArgentina 2.86% 1990
74 MexicoMexico 2.77% 1990
75 ThailandThailand 2.68% 1990
76 EcuadorEcuador 2.66% 1990
77 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.64% 1990
78 EgyptEgypt 2.37% 1990
79 ChileChile 2.35% 1990
80 SenegalSenegal 2.21% 1990
81 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.01% 1990
82 NepalNepal 2% 1990
83 TogoTogo 1.99% 1990
84 SyriaSyria 1.95% 1990
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.9% 1990
85 GhanaGhana 1.89% 1990
86 LiberiaLiberia 1.78% 1990
87 BurmaBurma 1.73% 1990
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.72% 1990
=88 UgandaUganda 1.66% 1990
=88 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.66% 1990
90 NigeriaNigeria 1.6% 1990
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.56% 1990
91 BrazilBrazil 1.53% 1990
92 MoroccoMorocco 1.48% 1990
93 RussiaRussia 1.46% 1990
94 ColombiaColombia 1.33% 1990
95 IraqIraq 1.2% 1990
96 GuineaGuinea 1.18% 1990
97 IranIran 1.1% 1990
98 CameroonCameroon 1.09% 1990
=99 CanadaCanada 1.03% 1990
=99 JordanJordan 1.03% 1990
101 MozambiqueMozambique 0.95% 1990
102 KenyaKenya 0.93% 1990
103 MadagascarMadagascar 0.92% 1990
104 MalawiMalawi 0.85% 1990
105 CambodiaCambodia 0.83% 1990
106 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.8% 1990
=107 OmanOman 0.79% 1990
=107 BeninBenin 0.79% 1990
109 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.78% 1990
110 BurundiBurundi 0.77% 1990
111 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.75% 1990
112 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.7% 1990
113 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.63% 1990
114 TanzaniaTanzania 0.62% 1990
115 ParaguayParaguay 0.54% 1990
116 PeruPeru 0.53% 1990
117 ZambiaZambia 0.51% 1990
118 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.5% 1990
119 AustraliaAustralia 0.48% 1990
120 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.43% 1990
121 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.31% 1990
122 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.25% 1990
123 AngolaAngola 0.22% 1990
124 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.21% 1990
=125 SudanSudan 0.19% 1990
=125 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.19% 1990
=125 BoliviaBolivia 0.19% 1990
=128 RwandaRwanda 0.18% 1990
=128 MaliMali 0.18% 1990
=130 BotswanaBotswana 0.15% 1990
=130 GabonGabon 0.15% 1990
=130 IcelandIceland 0.15% 1990
133 LibyaLibya 0.12% 1990
134 SomaliaSomalia 0.07% 1990
135 BhutanBhutan 0.06% 1990
136 NamibiaNamibia 0.04% 1990
=137 MauritaniaMauritania 0.03% 1990
=137 NigerNiger 0.03% 1990
139 MongoliaMongolia 0.02% 1990
=140 LaosLaos 0.01% 1990
=140 ChadChad 0.01% 1990

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