Environment > Water > Suspended solids: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Suspended solids
Units: Natural Log of Milligrams/Liter
Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. Data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of majorwatersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries. The data in this table was transformed using the natural logarithm.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	UzbekistanUzbekistan	8.09 mls/litre	1994
2	KuwaitKuwait	8.08 mls/litre	1994
3	United Arab EmiratesUAE	8.04 mls/litre	1994
=4	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	8.01 mls/litre	1994
=4	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	8.01 mls/litre	1994
=6	EstoniaEstonia	7.97 mls/litre	1994
=6	ChinaChina	7.97 mls/litre	1994
8	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	7.86 mls/litre	1994
9	North KoreaNorth Korea	7.85 mls/litre	1994
10	AustraliaAustralia	7.64 mls/litre	1994
11	LiberiaLiberia	7.6 mls/litre	1994
12	BelarusBelarus	7.54 mls/litre	1994
13	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	7.44 mls/litre	1994
=14	IraqIraq	7.22 mls/litre	1994
=14	KazakhstanKazakhstan	7.22 mls/litre	1994
16	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	7.17 mls/litre	1994
17	NamibiaNamibia	7.01 mls/litre	1994
18	OmanOman	6.96 mls/litre	1994
19	TajikistanTajikistan	6.93 mls/litre	1994
20	SomaliaSomalia	6.88 mls/litre	1994
21	DominicaDominica	6.85 mls/litre	1994
22	PakistanPakistan	6.76 mls/litre	1994
23	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	6.61 mls/litre	1994
24	IndiaIndia	6.56 mls/litre	1994
=25	MoldovaMoldova	6.52 mls/litre	1994
=25	VietnamVietnam	6.52 mls/litre	1994
27	BurmaBurma	6.41 mls/litre	1994
=28	SudanSudan	6.38 mls/litre	1994
=28	ParaguayParaguay	6.38 mls/litre	1994
=28	HondurasHonduras	6.38 mls/litre	1994
31	LibyaLibya	6.32 mls/litre	1994
32	GabonGabon	6.26 mls/litre	1994
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	6.23 mls/litre	1994
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	6.21 mls/litre	1994
33	HaitiHaiti	6.16 mls/litre	1994
34	MadagascarMadagascar	6.13 mls/litre	1994
35	CroatiaCroatia	6.12 mls/litre	1994
36	LebanonLebanon	6.1 mls/litre	1994
37	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	6.09 mls/litre	1994
38	NigeriaNigeria	5.99 mls/litre	1994
39	The GambiaThe Gambia	5.97 mls/litre	1994
=40	TogoTogo	5.92 mls/litre	1994
=40	IranIran	5.92 mls/litre	1994
42	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	5.9 mls/litre	1994
43	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	5.89 mls/litre	1994
44	MauritaniaMauritania	5.86 mls/litre	1994
=45	BeninBenin	5.81 mls/litre	1994
=45	Sri LankaSri Lanka	5.81 mls/litre	1994
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	5.8 mls/litre	1994
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	5.8 mls/litre	1994
47	RwandaRwanda	5.77 mls/litre	1994
48	MalaysiaMalaysia	5.7 mls/litre	1994
49	JamaicaJamaica	5.66 mls/litre	1994
50	KenyaKenya	5.64 mls/litre	1994
51	ItalyItaly	5.63 mls/litre	1994
=52	MongoliaMongolia	5.61 mls/litre	1994
=52	IcelandIceland	5.61 mls/litre	1994
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	5.61 mls/litre	1994
54	ThailandThailand	5.6 mls/litre	1994
55	BurundiBurundi	5.57 mls/litre	1994
56	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	5.55 mls/litre	1994
57	BoliviaBolivia	5.48 mls/litre	1994
58	CameroonCameroon	5.42 mls/litre	1994
59	NepalNepal	5.41 mls/litre	1994
=60	IndonesiaIndonesia	5.37 mls/litre	1994
=60	CambodiaCambodia	5.37 mls/litre	1994
62	AngolaAngola	5.32 mls/litre	1994
63	NigerNiger	5.29 mls/litre	1994
64	TunisiaTunisia	5.24 mls/litre	1994
65	NicaraguaNicaragua	5.19 mls/litre	1994
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	5.19 mls/litre	1994
66	MexicoMexico	5.17 mls/litre	1994
67	El SalvadorEl Salvador	5.16 mls/litre	1994
68	LaosLaos	5.13 mls/litre	1994
=69	AlgeriaAlgeria	5.11 mls/litre	1994
=69	ZambiaZambia	5.11 mls/litre	1994
71	ChileChile	5.1 mls/litre	1994
72	BhutanBhutan	5.03 mls/litre	1994
73	SyriaSyria	5.01 mls/litre	1994
74	PeruPeru	4.96 mls/litre	1994
75	PanamaPanama	4.94 mls/litre	1994
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	4.82 mls/litre	1994
76	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	4.82 mls/litre	1994
77	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	4.78 mls/litre	1994
=78	MalawiMalawi	4.77 mls/litre	1994
=78	ColombiaColombia	4.77 mls/litre	1994
=78	ArgentinaArgentina	4.77 mls/litre	1994
81	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	4.68 mls/litre	1994
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	4.67 mls/litre	1994
82	ZimbabweZimbabwe	4.62 mls/litre	1994
=83	GhanaGhana	4.55 mls/litre	1994
=83	MaliMali	4.55 mls/litre	1994
85	TanzaniaTanzania	4.52 mls/litre	1994
86	JordanJordan	4.5 mls/litre	1994
87	South AfricaSouth Africa	4.44 mls/litre	1994
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	4.44 mls/litre	1994
88	UkraineUkraine	4.42 mls/litre	1994
89	MoroccoMorocco	4.4 mls/litre	1994
90	RomaniaRomania	4.38 mls/litre	1994
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	4.33 mls/litre	1994
=91	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4.33 mls/litre	1994
=91	CubaCuba	4.33 mls/litre	1994
93	UruguayUruguay	4.32 mls/litre	1994
94	UgandaUganda	4.22 mls/litre	1994
95	United StatesUnited States	4.19 mls/litre	1994
96	BotswanaBotswana	4.18 mls/litre	1994
97	EcuadorEcuador	4.1 mls/litre	1994
=98	GuineaGuinea	4.09 mls/litre	1994
=98	ArmeniaArmenia	4.09 mls/litre	1994
=100	BangladeshBangladesh	4.08 mls/litre	1994
=100	BrazilBrazil	4.08 mls/litre	1994
102	SpainSpain	4.04 mls/litre	1994
103	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	3.98 mls/litre	1994
104	IrelandIreland	3.97 mls/litre	1994
105	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	3.94 mls/litre	1994
=106	VenezuelaVenezuela	3.93 mls/litre	1994
=106	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3.93 mls/litre	1994
108	GuatemalaGuatemala	3.91 mls/litre	1994
109	EgyptEgypt	3.88 mls/litre	1994
110	SloveniaSlovenia	3.87 mls/litre	1994
111	ChadChad	3.86 mls/litre	1994
112	SlovakiaSlovakia	3.75 mls/litre	1994
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	3.7 mls/litre	1994
113	PhilippinesPhilippines	3.62 mls/litre	1994
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	3.6 mls/litre	1994
=114	EthiopiaEthiopia	3.59 mls/litre	1994
=114	AlbaniaAlbania	3.59 mls/litre	1994
=114	MozambiqueMozambique	3.59 mls/litre	1994
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	3.59 mls/litre	1994
117	GreeceGreece	3.57 mls/litre	1994
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	3.53 mls/litre	1994
118	BelgiumBelgium	3.53 mls/litre	1994
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	3.5 mls/litre	1994
119	HungaryHungary	3.42 mls/litre	1994
120	JapanJapan	3.27 mls/litre	1994
=121	NetherlandsNetherlands	3.26 mls/litre	1994
=121	SenegalSenegal	3.26 mls/litre	1994
=123	FranceFrance	3.24 mls/litre	1994
=123	PolandPoland	3.24 mls/litre	1994
125	RussiaRussia	3.23 mls/litre	1994
126	BulgariaBulgaria	3.09 mls/litre	1994
127	GermanyGermany	3.06 mls/litre	1994
128	NorwayNorway	3.02 mls/litre	1994
129	LithuaniaLithuania	2.98 mls/litre	1994
130	LatviaLatvia	2.9 mls/litre	1994
131	CanadaCanada	2.84 mls/litre	1994
132	IsraelIsrael	2.83 mls/litre	1994
133	DenmarkDenmark	2.62 mls/litre	1994
134	SwedenSweden	2.47 mls/litre	1994
135	New ZealandNew Zealand	2.32 mls/litre	1994
136	TurkeyTurkey	2.3 mls/litre	1994
137	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	2.26 mls/litre	1994
138	AustriaAustria	1.95 mls/litre	1994
139	PortugalPortugal	1.94 mls/litre	1994
140	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.69 mls/litre	1994
141	FinlandFinland	1.17 mls/litre	1994

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