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Environment > Pollution > Nuclear waste per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal. Data for 1998 or latest available year. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Canada 44.3 1998
2 Sweden 26.89 1998
3 France 18.78 1998
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.3 1998
4 United Kingdom 14.02 1998
5 Finland 13.78 1998
6 Switzerland 9 1998
7 South Korea 7.86 1998
8 Belgium 7.84 1998
9 Japan 7.63 1998
10 United States 7.61 1998
11 Germany 5.48 1998
12 Hungary 5.36 1998
13 Spain 4.83 1998
14 Czech Republic 4.37 1998
15 Netherlands 0.764 1998
16 Mexico 0.417 1998

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Environment > Pollution > Nuclear waste per million: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Environment > Pollution > Nuclear waste per million

  • All of the top 3 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are Christian.
  • United States ranked second last for pollution > nuclear waste per million amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 1998.
  • All of the top 2 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are Cold countries'.
  • All of the top 4 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are High income OECD.
  • All of the top 2 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are Non-religious.
  • 5 of the top 6 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are European.
  • Sweden ranked first for pollution > nuclear waste per million amongst European Union in 1998.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by pollution > nuclear waste per million are Heavily indebted.
  • Canada ranked first for pollution > nuclear waste per million amongst NATO countries in 1998.
  • France ranked first for pollution > nuclear waste per million amongst Eurozone in 1998.
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