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[Geography] Surface area (square km)
[Geography] Land area (sq. km)
[Geography] Agricultural land (% of land area)
[Geography] Forest area (sq. km)
[Geography] Forest area (% of land area)
[Geography] Coastline (km)
[Geography] Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
[Geography] Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
[Geography] Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
[Geography] % of those who think that water shortage is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Geography] % of those who think that water shortage is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Geography] % of those who think that using up natural resources is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Geography] % of those who think that using up natural resources is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Biodiversity] Bird species, threatened
[Biodiversity] Fish species, threatened
[Biodiversity] Mammal species, threatened
[Biodiversity] Plant species (higher), threatened
[Biodiversity] Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
[Biodiversity] Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
[Biodiversity] % of those who think that gene modification is very dangerous for the environment
[Biodiversity] % of those who think that genetically modified foods are the most important environmental problem for their country
[Biodiversity] % of those who think that genetically modified foods are the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that human beings developed from animals
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that animal testing is right
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that modern life harms the environment
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that environmental problems have a direct effect on their everyday life
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that people worry too much about human progress harming the environment
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that there are more important things in life than environment
[Animals, environment and mankind] % of those who think that modern science will solve our environmental problems
[Environment and economy] % of those who would cut standard of living for the environment
[Environment and economy] % of those who would pay much higher prices for the environment
[Environment and economy] % of those who agree to an increase in taxes for the environment (5 choices)
[Environment and economy] % of those who think that economic growth harms the environment
[Environment and economy] % of those who think that people prioritize the environment too much over the economy
[Environment and economy] % of those who think that economic growth is nexessary to protect the environment
[Environment and economy] % of those who think that economic progress will slow down unless we look after the environment
[Environment and economy] % of those who would spend more money and time for the environment
[Environmental protection] Degree of concern about environmental issues
[Environmental protection] Degree of knowledge about the causes of environmental problems
[Environmental protection] % of those who find it hard to know whether the way they live is helpful or harmful to the environment
[Environmental protection] Degree of knowledge about the solutions of environmental problems
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that it is too difficult for them to do about the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who cut back car driving for the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who often reduce the energy or fuel you use at home for environmental reasons
[Environmental protection] % of those who often save or re-use water for environmental reasons
[Environmental protection] % of those who often avoid buying certain products for environmental reasons
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that they cannot protect the environment without cooperation
[Environmental protection] % of those who belong to environmental organization
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the environment is the most important issue for their country
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the government should regulate ordinary people for the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the best way of getting people to protect the environment is heavy fines
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the government should regulate businesses for the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who would like to see more government spending in the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for imposing strict laws to make industry do less damage to the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the best way of getting business and industry to protect the environment is heavy fines
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that the government is successful in environmental protection
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that their country does too little to protect the world environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that international cooperation is necessary for the environment (5 choices)
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that richer countries should make more effort to protect the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who think that international bodies should have the right to enforce solutions to protect the environment
[Environmental protection] % of those who have contributed to environmental groups in the last 5 years
[Environmental protection] % of those who have signed a petition about an environmental issue in the last 5 years
[Environmental protection] % of those who have taken part in a protest or demonstration about an environmental issue in the last 5 years
[CO2 and energy] CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
[CO2 and energy] CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
[CO2 and energy] CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that their country should prioritize solar, wind or water power in order to meet its future energy needs
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that their country should prioritize nuclear power in order to meet its future energy needs
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that their country should prioritize fuels made from crops in order to meet its future energy needs
[CO2 and energy] Primary energy sufficiency ratio
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that global warming is very dangerous for the environment
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that climate change is the most important environmental problem for their country
[CO2 and energy] % of those who think that climate change is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Energy] Coal supply per capita (kg)
[Energy] Crude oil supply per capita (kg)
[Energy] Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
[Energy] Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
[Energy] Renewable energy, % of primary energy supply
[Energy] Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
[Energy] Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
[Nuclear and radioactivity] Electricity production from nuclear sources, % of total
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who think that radioactivity results to death
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who think that all radioactivity is made by humans
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who strongly feel the danger of a nuclear accident
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who think that nuclear power station is very dangerous for the environment
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who think that nuclear waste is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Nuclear and radioactivity] % of those who think that nuclear waste is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Environmental pollution] Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population)
[Environmental pollution] Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population)
[Environmental pollution] Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)
[Environmental pollution] Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that air pollution is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that air pollution is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that air pollution caused by cars is very dangerous for the environment
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that air pollution caused by industry is very dangerous for the environment
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that water pollution is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that water pollution is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that water pollution is very dangerous for the environment
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that chemicals and pesticides is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that chemicals and pesticides is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that pesticides and chemicals are very dangerous for the environment
[Environmental pollution] % of those who think that many claims of environmental threats are exaggerated
[Waste and cleanness] Municipal waste (kg per capita)
[Waste and cleanness] Municipal waste, % of recycling
[Waste and cleanness] % of those who think that domestic waste disposal is the most important environmental problem for their country
[Waste and cleanness] % of those who think that domestic waste disposal is the most important environmental problem for them and their family
[Waste and cleanness] % of those who always sort things for recycling
Period:
2018-2020
Area:
World
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Major advanced countries
\n
Nordic and major advanced countries
\n
OECD members
\n
EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
37 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkiye
United Kingdom
United States
1
Denmark
851
2020
2
United States
811
2018
3
Luxembourg
795
2020
4
New Zealand
781
2018
5
Iceland
735
2018
6
Norway
720
2020
7
Switzerland
704
2020
8
Israel
691
2020
9
Ireland
632
2019
10
Germany
627
2020
11
Finland
595
2020
12
Austria
583
2019
13
Netherlands
544
2020
14
France
536
2020
14
Greece
536
2019
16
Portugal
518
2020
17
Czech Republic
506
2020
18
Australia
499
2019
19
Italy
496
2019
19
Lithuania
496
2020
21
Slovenia
493
2020
22
Latvia
482
2020
23
Spain
460
2020
24
United Kingdom
457
2020
25
Sweden
442
2020
26
Chile
437
2018
27
Slovakia
433
2020
28
Canada
424
2018
29
Turkiye
420
2019
30
Belgium
414
2020
31
Republic of Korea
413
2019
32
Estonia
384
2020
33
Hungary
367
2020
34
Poland
347
2020
35
Japan
337
2019
36
Costa Rica
286
2020
37
Colombia
243
2018
No data for 201 countries.
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Source
OECD.StatExtracts>Environment>Waste>Municipal waste - Generation and Treatment
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
37
Regression equation
Y = 0.002887 X +
5.202
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.669
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.448
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
37
Regression equation
Y = 135.141895 X
-25973.304
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.729
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.531
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
37
Regression equation
Y = 0.005399 X +
77.725
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.324
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.105
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
37
Regression equation
Y = 0.000318 X +
1.398
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.160
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.026
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
37
Regression equation
Y = -0.000711 X +
12.985
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.020
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.000
