LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
 
LAND AND SOIL
 
Total surface
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 (000 000) ha
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Land area
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 (000 000) ha
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Area of inland waters
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 (000 000) ha
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Proportion of land area covered by forest
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 %
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Agricultural area
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 (000 000) ha
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Arable land
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 (000 000) ha
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Permanent crops
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 (000 000) ha
...
Permanent meadows and pastures
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 (000 000) ha
...
Fertilizer use intensity (Tn per 1,000 hectares of agricultural area)
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 T
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Harvest area by type of cultivation

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BIOTA, WATER, SEAS
 
Fish capture production

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Proportion of terrestrial and marine protected areas
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 %
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Surface area of Ramsar designated wetlands
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 (000) ha
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Fish capture production
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 (000) T
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Aquaculture production
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 (000) T
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Sea area
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 (000) T
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Inland waters
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 (000) T
...
 
ENERGY
 
Energy intensity of GDP (barrels of oil equivalent for each million dollars of GDP in constant 2005 prices)
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 (000)
...
Energy Production (barrels of oil equivalent)
Primary
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 (000 000)
...
Secondary
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 (000 000)
...
Energy consumption / production
Primary
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 -
...
Secondary
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 -
...
Proportion of renewable energy supply
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 %
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Consuption of electric power (Gigawatts-hour)
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 (000) Gw
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Installed capacity for producing electricity (Megawatts)
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 (000) Mw
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Energy Production by type of energy

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AIR AND ATMOSPHERE
 
Consumption of all ozone-depleting substances (ODPT)

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Consumption of all ozone-depleting substances
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 ODPT
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Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
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 ODPT
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Methyl Bromide
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 ODPT
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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 ODPT
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Methyl chloroform
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 ODPT
...
Greenhouse gases (GHG)      
Tonnes of CO2 per capita
...
 T
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Tonnes of CO2 per US$ 1,000 of GDP at constant 2005 prices
...
 T
...
 
NATURAL DISASTERS
 
Number of persons affected during the last decade
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 (000) inhabitants
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
 
Number of ISO 14001-certified enterprises
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 enterprises
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Multilateral environmental agreements: Number of ECLAC member countries that became party to the agreement through ratification, acceptance, approval or adhesion (out of a total of 33 countries)

 

Ramsar
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 countries
Heritage
...
 countries
CITES
...
 countries
Migratory Species (CMS)
...
 countries
The Law of Sea
...
 countries
Vienna
...
 countries
Montreal
...
 countries
Basel
...
 countries
Biological Diversity
...
 countries
Climate Change
...
 countries
Desertification (UNCCD)
...
 countries
Kyoto
...
 countries
Rotterdam
...
 countries
Cartagena
...
 countries
Stockholm
...
 countries
 
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