Landsat images of the Saloum River, Senegal Slums next to an open sewer in Bombay, India Firemen trying to extinguish a burning oil rig in Kuwait in 1991 Sea levels during the 1997-98 El Niño One of the world's largest dams - the Itaipu hydroelectric plant in Brazil
Progress in human development over the past 30 years World population (millions) by region, 1972-2000 Gross domestic product per capita (US$1995/year), 1972-99 Number of countries connected to the Internet Number of Internet users (millions) Fixed and mobile telephone subscribers (millions) Colour image of the Earth A hand through the Berlin Wall Population (millions) by sub-region: Africa GDP per capita (US$1995) by sub-region: Africa Population (millions) by sub-region: Asia and the Pacific Traditional agriculture in Asia and the Pacific GDP per capita (US$1995) by sub-region: Asia and the Pacific Population (millions) by sub-region: Europe GDP per capita (US$1995) by sub-region: Europe Population (millions) by sub-region: Latin America and the Caribbean GDP per capita (US$1995) by sub-region: Latin America and the Caribbean Population pyramids 1990 and 2000: United States GDP per capita (US$1995/year), with service sector share: North America Traditional market in West Asia GDP per capita (US$1995/year): West Asia Population (millions) by sub-region: West Asia Total GDP (US$1995 billion) by sub-region: West Asia Population pyramid for Nunavut and Canada Indigenous populations in the Arctic
Area under arable and permanent crops (million ha) Area under irrigation (million ha) Fertilizer consumption (kg per capita/year) Extent and severity of land degradation Agricultural land threatened by chemical pollution in China Land utilization (percentage of total land area): Africa Desertification vulnerability: Africa Land utilization (percentage of total land area): Asia and the Pacific Salinization in Western Australia Desertification vulnerability: Asia and the Pacific Flooding in Portugal Floods and landslides in Italy (number of events) Water erosion in Europe Irrigated area (1 000 hectares): Latin America and the Caribbean Vulnerability to water and wind: Latin America and the Caribbean Water and wind erosion vulnerability: North America Land degradation in West Asia: severity and causes (%) Irrigated area (million ha): West Asia Ecosystems in the Arctic
Forest cover 2000 Causes of forest area change (percentage of total) by region Forest fire in Indonesia Forest extent: Africa Forest extent: Asia and the Pacific Commercial logging in Myanmar Forest extent: Europe Forest extent: Latin America and the Caribbean Timber increments and removals (million m3/year): North America Forest extent: North America Decline of old growth forest (percentage of total) Forest extent: West Asia Dragon's blood tree Arctic treeline
Global number and area of protected sites by year Cumulative number of aquatic introductions Numbers of threatened vertebrates: Africa Protected areas: Africa Numbers of threatened vertebrates: Asia and the Pacific Protected areas: Asia and the Pacific Numbers of threatened vertebrates: Europe Protected areas: Europe Numbers of threatened vertebrates: Latin America and the Caribbean Protected areas: Latin America and the Caribbean Numbers of threatened vertebrates: North America Numbers of threatened vertebrates: West Asia Protected areas: West Asia Polar bear populations in the Arctic
Precipitation, evaporation and run-off by region (km3/year) Water availability by sub-region in 2000 (1 000 m3 per capita/year) Global irrigated area and water withdrawals Numbers of international river basins Water supply and sanitation coverage: Africa Improved water supply and sanitation coverage: Asia and the Pacific Water stress in Europe (withdrawals as % of renewable resources) Water availability in 2000 (1 000 m3 per capita/year) Areas of Concern (AOC) in the Great Lakes Water uses in West Asia Major river systems in the Arctic The decline of Barrow's goldeneye
Seasonal zones of oxygen-depleted waters Annual fish, mollusc and crustacean catch (million tonnes) by region Annual fish, mollusc and crustacean catch per capita (kg) by region Annual aquaculture production (million tonnes) by region Global trends in world fisheries stocks (%) Seal ensnared in broken fishing net Africa's coral reefs Annual fish catch per capita (kg): Africa Annual fish catch per capita (kg): Asia and the Pacific Annual aquaculture production per capita (kg): Asia and the Pacific Marine oil transport incidents (number) in Europe Oil tanker routes in the Mediterranean Fish catch (million tonnes): Latin America and the Caribbean Wastewater discharged into the sea Annual fish catch (million tonnes): North America Pacific Northwest salmon catch value (US$million/year) Annual fish catch per capita (kg): West Asia The global ocean circulation Stocks of Arctic fisheries (thousands of adults)
World energy supply by fuel (million tonnes oil equivalent/year) Migration of persistent organic pollutants World production of major chlorofluorocarbons (tonnes/year) The Antarctic ozone hole breaks a new record Carbon dioxide concentrations at Mauna Loa, Hawaii (parts per million by volume) Carbon dioxide emissions by region, 1998 (million tonnes carbon/year) Carbon dioxide emissions per capita: Africa (tonnes carbon per capita/year) Passenger vehicles/1 000 people (1996) SO2 emissions in EMEP countries (million tonnes/year) SO2 emissions (1 000 tonnes): linking policy to emission reductions in the Netherlands Carbon dioxide emissions per capita: Latin America and the Caribbean (tonnes carbon per capita/year) Emissions of major air pollutants: United States (million tonnes/year) Average temperatures in the United States (°C) Energy consumption and production: West Asia (million tonnes oil equivalent/year) Monthly mean ozone levels at Halley Bay, Antarctica (Dobson units) Radioactive contamination after Chernobyl
Urban population (% of regional totals) by region Annual percentage increase in the urban population Satellite image of global city lights Population of selected major cities of the world by region (millions) Sifting through waste on a dump outside a city in Viet Nam Urban populations (millions) by sub-region: Africa Urbanization level (%): Africa Urban population (millions) with and without improved water and sanitation: Africa Collecting traditional fuel in Africa Urbanization level (%): Asia and the Pacific Urban populations (millions) by sub-region: Asia and the Pacific Urban population (millions) with and without improved water and sanitation: Asia and the Pacific Urban population (percentage of total): Europe Growth or urban sprawl along the French Riviera, 1975-90 Urban population (percentage of total): Latin America and the Caribbean Waste disposal in selected cities (tonnes/year/person) Private and public transport use (passenger-km per year/capita): Canada and United States Solid waste disposal (million tonnes/year) in the United States Urbanization level (%): West Asia Urban population (millions) by sub-region: West Asia Traditional village in Iran
Numbers of great natural disasters per year, 1950-2001 Economic costs of great natural disasters (US$billion), 1950-2000 Apartment block after the 1999 earthquake in Izmit, Turkey Trends in disasters (number/year): Asia and the Pacific Storm Lothar passing over Europe Spraying water on a forest fire in Europe Annual average precipitation departures from mean (mm): Canada Forest area burnt (million ha/year): North America Sheep in the Mashriq sub-region Oil wells ignited during the second Gulf War Nuclear waste dumping sites: Arctic
Extensive smoke haze over Indonesia and neighbouring areas Undernourishment by country (% of population undernourished) Effects of conserving upstream water
Carbon dioxide emissions from all sources (billion tonnes carbon/year) Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (parts per million by volume) Global temperature change (°C per ten years) Extent of built-up areas (% of total land area) Land area impacted by infrastructure (% of total land area) Ecosystems impacted by infrastructure expansion 2002 Change in selected pressures on natural ecosystems 2002-32 Population living in areas with severe water stress (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress (million persons) Population living with hunger (million persons) Population living with hunger (%) Area with high risk of water-induced soil degradation: Africa (% of total land area) Percentage of 2002 cropland severely degraded by 2032: Africa Natural forest, excluding regrowth: Africa (% of total land area) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: Africa (% of total land area) Natural Capital Index: Africa Population living in areas with severe water stress: Africa (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: Africa (million persons) Population living with hunger: Africa (%) Population living with hunger: Africa (million persons) Area with high risk of water-induced soil degradation: Asia and the Pacific (% of land areas) Percentage of 2002 cropland severely degraded by 2032: Asia and the Pacific Population living in areas with severe water stress: Asia and the Pacific (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: Asia and the Pacific (million persons) Energy-related sulphur dioxide emissions: Asia and the Pacific (million tonnes sulphur) Energy-related nitrogen oxide emissions: Asia and the Pacific (million tonnes nitrogen) Extent of built-up areas: Asia and the Pacific (% of total land area) Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions: Asia and the Pacific (million tonnes carbon) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: Asia and the Pacific (% of total land area) Municipal solid waste generation: Asia and the Pacific (index related to value of 1 for base year 1995) Natural Capital Index: Asia and the Pacific Population living with hunger: Asia and the Pacific (%) Population living with hunger: Asia and the Pacific (million persons) Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions: Europe (million tonnes carbon) Extent of built-up areas: Europe (% of total land area) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: Europe (% of total land area) Natural Capital Index: Europe Population living in areas with severe water stress: Europe (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: Europe (million persons) Area with high risk of water-induced soil degradation: Latin America and the Caribbean (% total land area) Percentage of 2002 cropland severely degraded by 2032: Latin America and the Caribbean Extent of built-up areas: Latin America and the Caribbean (% of total land area) Energy-related nitrogen oxide emissions: Latin America and the Caribbean (million tonnes nitrogen) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: Latin America and the Caribbean (% of total land area) Natural Capital Index: Latin America and the Caribbean Population living in areas with severe water stress: Latin America and the Caribbean (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: Latin America and the Caribbean (million persons) Population living with hunger: Latin America and the Caribbean (%) Population living with hunger: Latin America and the Caribbean (million persons) Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions: North America (million tonnes carbon) Extent of built-up areas: North America (% of total land area) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: North America (% of total land area) Natural Capital Index: North America Population living in areas with severe water stress: North America (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: North America (million persons) Area with high risk of water-induced soil degradation: West Asia (% of total land area) Extent of built-up areas: West Asia (% of total land area) Percentage of 2002 cropland severely degraded by 2032: West Asia Population living in areas with severe water stress: West Asia (%) Number of people living in areas with severe water stress: West Asia (million persons) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: West Asia (% of total land area) Natural Capital Index: West Asia Energy-related nitrogen oxide emissions: West Asia (million tonnes nitrogen) Population living with hunger: West Asia (million persons) Population living with hunger: West Asia (%) Change in average temperature: Polar regions (°C per ten years) Land area impacted by infrastructure expansion: Arctic (% of total land area)
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