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DEFINITION:
Suspended solids
Units: Natural Log of Milligrams/Liter
Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. Data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of majorwatersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries. The data in this table was transformed using the natural logarithm.
Units: Natural Log of Milligrams/Liter
Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, exceptwhere data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of bodies of water; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. Data from "The Wellbeing of Nations" included a smaller subset of stations representing outfalls of majorwatersheds. An analysis of a sample of countries with numerous stations found that the data for stations in the subset is broadly comparable to the data for all GEMS stations in those countries. The data in this table was transformed using the natural logarithm.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 8.09 mls/litre | 1994 | |
2 | Kuwait | 8.08 mls/litre | 1994 | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 8.04 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.01 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=4 | Saudi Arabia | 8.01 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=6 | Estonia | 7.97 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=6 | China | 7.97 mls/litre | 1994 | |
8 | Turkmenistan | 7.86 mls/litre | 1994 | |
9 | North Korea | 7.85 mls/litre | 1994 | |
10 | Australia | 7.64 mls/litre | 1994 | |
11 | Liberia | 7.6 mls/litre | 1994 | |
12 | Belarus | 7.54 mls/litre | 1994 | |
13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.44 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=14 | Iraq | 7.22 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=14 | Kazakhstan | 7.22 mls/litre | 1994 | |
16 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.17 mls/litre | 1994 | |
17 | Namibia | 7.01 mls/litre | 1994 | |
18 | Oman | 6.96 mls/litre | 1994 | |
19 | Tajikistan | 6.93 mls/litre | 1994 | |
20 | Somalia | 6.88 mls/litre | 1994 | |
21 | Dominica | 6.85 mls/litre | 1994 | |
22 | Pakistan | 6.76 mls/litre | 1994 | |
23 | Azerbaijan | 6.61 mls/litre | 1994 | |
24 | India | 6.56 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=25 | Moldova | 6.52 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=25 | Vietnam | 6.52 mls/litre | 1994 | |
27 | Burma | 6.41 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=28 | Sudan | 6.38 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=28 | Paraguay | 6.38 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=28 | Honduras | 6.38 mls/litre | 1994 | |
31 | Libya | 6.32 mls/litre | 1994 | |
32 | Gabon | 6.26 mls/litre | 1994 | |
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 6.23 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 6.21 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
33 | Haiti | 6.16 mls/litre | 1994 | |
34 | Madagascar | 6.13 mls/litre | 1994 | |
35 | Croatia | 6.12 mls/litre | 1994 | |
36 | Lebanon | 6.1 mls/litre | 1994 | |
37 | Papua New Guinea | 6.09 mls/litre | 1994 | |
38 | Nigeria | 5.99 mls/litre | 1994 | |
39 | The Gambia | 5.97 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=40 | Togo | 5.92 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=40 | Iran | 5.92 mls/litre | 1994 | |
42 | Sierra Leone | 5.9 mls/litre | 1994 | |
43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.89 mls/litre | 1994 | |
44 | Mauritania | 5.86 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=45 | Benin | 5.81 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=45 | Sri Lanka | 5.81 mls/litre | 1994 | |
failed states average (profile) | 5.8 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.8 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
47 | Rwanda | 5.77 mls/litre | 1994 | |
48 | Malaysia | 5.7 mls/litre | 1994 | |
49 | Jamaica | 5.66 mls/litre | 1994 | |
50 | Kenya | 5.64 mls/litre | 1994 | |
51 | Italy | 5.63 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=52 | Mongolia | 5.61 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=52 | Iceland | 5.61 mls/litre | 1994 | |
South Asia average (profile) | 5.61 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
54 | Thailand | 5.6 mls/litre | 1994 | |
55 | Burundi | 5.57 mls/litre | 1994 | |
56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.55 mls/litre | 1994 | |
57 | Bolivia | 5.48 mls/litre | 1994 | |
58 | Cameroon | 5.42 mls/litre | 1994 | |
59 | Nepal | 5.41 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=60 | Indonesia | 5.37 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=60 | Cambodia | 5.37 mls/litre | 1994 | |
62 | Angola | 5.32 mls/litre | 1994 | |
63 | Niger | 5.29 mls/litre | 1994 | |
64 | Tunisia | 5.24 mls/litre | 1994 | |
65 | Nicaragua | 5.19 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.19 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
66 | Mexico | 5.17 mls/litre | 1994 | |
67 | El Salvador | 5.16 mls/litre | 1994 | |
68 | Laos | 5.13 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=69 | Algeria | 5.11 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=69 | Zambia | 5.11 mls/litre | 1994 | |
71 | Chile | 5.1 mls/litre | 1994 | |
72 | Bhutan | 5.03 mls/litre | 1994 | |
73 | Syria | 5.01 mls/litre | 1994 | |
74 | Peru | 4.96 mls/litre | 1994 | |
75 | Panama | 4.94 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4.82 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
76 | Central African Republic | 4.82 mls/litre | 1994 | |
77 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.78 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=78 | Malawi | 4.77 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=78 | Colombia | 4.77 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=78 | Argentina | 4.77 mls/litre | 1994 | |
81 | Burkina Faso | 4.68 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 4.67 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
82 | Zimbabwe | 4.62 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=83 | Ghana | 4.55 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=83 | Mali | 4.55 mls/litre | 1994 | |
85 | Tanzania | 4.52 mls/litre | 1994 | |
86 | Jordan | 4.5 mls/litre | 1994 | |
87 | South Africa | 4.44 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Cold countries average (profile) | 4.44 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
88 | Ukraine | 4.42 mls/litre | 1994 | |
89 | Morocco | 4.4 mls/litre | 1994 | |
90 | Romania | 4.38 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.33 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
=91 | Costa Rica | 4.33 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=91 | Cuba | 4.33 mls/litre | 1994 | |
93 | Uruguay | 4.32 mls/litre | 1994 | |
94 | Uganda | 4.22 mls/litre | 1994 | |
95 | United States | 4.19 mls/litre | 1994 | |
96 | Botswana | 4.18 mls/litre | 1994 | |
97 | Ecuador | 4.1 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=98 | Guinea | 4.09 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=98 | Armenia | 4.09 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=100 | Bangladesh | 4.08 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=100 | Brazil | 4.08 mls/litre | 1994 | |
102 | Spain | 4.04 mls/litre | 1994 | |
103 | Switzerland | 3.98 mls/litre | 1994 | |
104 | Ireland | 3.97 mls/litre | 1994 | |
105 | Republic of Macedonia | 3.94 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=106 | Venezuela | 3.93 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=106 | Czech Republic | 3.93 mls/litre | 1994 | |
108 | Guatemala | 3.91 mls/litre | 1994 | |
109 | Egypt | 3.88 mls/litre | 1994 | |
110 | Slovenia | 3.87 mls/litre | 1994 | |
111 | Chad | 3.86 mls/litre | 1994 | |
112 | Slovakia | 3.75 mls/litre | 1994 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 3.7 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
113 | Philippines | 3.62 mls/litre | 1994 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 3.6 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
=114 | Ethiopia | 3.59 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=114 | Albania | 3.59 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=114 | Mozambique | 3.59 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 3.59 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
117 | Greece | 3.57 mls/litre | 1994 | |
European Union average (profile) | 3.53 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
118 | Belgium | 3.53 mls/litre | 1994 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.5 mls/litre | 1994 | ||
119 | Hungary | 3.42 mls/litre | 1994 | |
120 | Japan | 3.27 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=121 | Netherlands | 3.26 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=121 | Senegal | 3.26 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=123 | France | 3.24 mls/litre | 1994 | |
=123 | Poland | 3.24 mls/litre | 1994 | |
125 | Russia | 3.23 mls/litre | 1994 | |
126 | Bulgaria | 3.09 mls/litre | 1994 | |
127 | Germany | 3.06 mls/litre | 1994 | |
128 | Norway | 3.02 mls/litre | 1994 | |
129 | Lithuania | 2.98 mls/litre | 1994 | |
130 | Latvia | 2.9 mls/litre | 1994 | |
131 | Canada | 2.84 mls/litre | 1994 | |
132 | Israel | 2.83 mls/litre | 1994 | |
133 | Denmark | 2.62 mls/litre | 1994 | |
134 | Sweden | 2.47 mls/litre | 1994 | |
135 | New Zealand | 2.32 mls/litre | 1994 | |
136 | Turkey | 2.3 mls/litre | 1994 | |
137 | United Kingdom | 2.26 mls/litre | 1994 | |
138 | Austria | 1.95 mls/litre | 1994 | |
139 | Portugal | 1.94 mls/litre | 1994 | |
140 | South Korea | 1.69 mls/litre | 1994 | |
141 | Finland | 1.17 mls/litre | 1994 |