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1360. Selected Environmental Data--OECD Countries
[Figures are for 1997 or the latest available year.Varying definitions and survey methods can limit the comparability across countries]
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AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS
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WASTE GENERATED
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PER CAPITA
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COUNTRY
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Nuclear 3
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Municipal 2,
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Sulfur
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Nitrogen
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Carbon
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(kilograms
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Amount
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Per unit
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Per
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oxides
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oxides
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dioxide 1
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per capita)
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(tons)
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of energy
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1,000
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(kilo-
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(kilo-
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(tons)
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(tons per
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persons
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grams)
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grams)
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Mtoe 4)
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(kilograms)
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United States
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69.0
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79.9
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20.4
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720
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2,100
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1.0
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7.8
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Australia
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100.7
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118.5
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16.6
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690
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0
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0
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0
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Austria
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7.1
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21.2
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7.9
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510
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0
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0
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0
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Belgium
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23.7
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32.9
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12.0
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480
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80
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1.4
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7.9
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Canada
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88.9
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67.1
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15.8
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490
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1,340
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5.6
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44.2
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Czech Republic
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68.0
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41.1
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11.7
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310
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45
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1.1
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4.4
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Denmark
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20.7
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47.0
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11.8
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560
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0
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0
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0
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Finland
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19.5
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50.6
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12.5
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410
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71
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2.1
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13.8
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France
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16.2
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29.1
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6.2
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590
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1,130
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4.6
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19.3
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Germany
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17.9
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22.0
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10.8
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460
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450
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1.3
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5.5
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Greece
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48.2
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35.1
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7.7
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370
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0
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0
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0
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Hungary
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64.5
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19.4
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5.7
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500
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55
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2.2
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5.4
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Iceland
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32.2
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105.9
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8.9
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560
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0
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0
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0
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Ireland
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45.1
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33.9
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10.3
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560
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0
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Italy
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23.1
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30.9
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7.4
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460
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0
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Japan
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7.3
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11.3
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9.3
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400
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964
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1.9
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7.6
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Korea, South
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32.9
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27.6
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9.2
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400
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364
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2.1
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7.9
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Luxembourg
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14.3
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47.5
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20.5
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460
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0
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0
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Mexico
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23.2
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16.4
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3.5
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300
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42
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0.3
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0.4
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Netherlands
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8.0
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28.5
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11.8
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560
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12
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0.2
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0.8
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New Zealand
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12.5
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46.9
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9.0
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6
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350
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0
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0
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0
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Norway
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6.9
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50.5
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7.8
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630
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0
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0
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0
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Poland
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61.3
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29.9
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9.1
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320
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0
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0
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0
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Portugal
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36.2
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37.6
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5.2
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380
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0
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0
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0
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Spain
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49.1
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31.7
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6.4
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390
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192
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1.8
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4.8
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Sweden
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10.3
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38.1
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6.0
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360
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238
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4.6
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26.9
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Switzerland
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4.5
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18.0
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6.3
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600
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64
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2.4
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8.9
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Turkey
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29.8
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14.5
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2.9
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330
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0
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0
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United Kingdom
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34.5
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35.0
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9.4
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480
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820
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3.6
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13.9
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1 Carbon dioxide from energy use only. Excludes international marine bunkers.
2 Municipal waste is that which is collected and treated by or formunicipalities: household waste and bulky waste as well as comparablewaste from small communities or
industrial enterprises; and market and garden residue.
3 Wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal.
4 Mtoe=million tons of oil equivalent (primary energy supply).
5 Household waste only.
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France,OECD Environmental Data, Compendium 1999.
http://www.oecd.org/std/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/1360_selected_environmental_data_oecd_countries.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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