Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day) - Water pollution - Environment - World Development Indicators



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Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day) - Water pollution - Environment - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1United States (2005)1,889,365
2Russia (2006)1,388,069
3Japan (2005)1,122,694
4Germany (2005)954,219
5Indonesia (2005)764,028
6France (2005)578,173
7Ukraine (2006)537,408
8United Kingdom (2005)521,716
9Vietnam (2006)500,482
10Italy (2005)475,760
11Spain (2005)379,728
12Mexico (1989)370,810
13Poland (2005)364,549
14Thailand (2000)333,763
15North Korea (2006)319,604
16South Korea (2006)319,604
17Canada (2002)310,282
18Bangladesh (1998)303,022
19Sri Lanka (2006)266,109
20Romania (2006)228,075
21Malaysia (2005)208,441
22Egypt (1997)206,539
23South Africa (2006)191,581
24Turkey (2001)177,718
25Iran (2005)160,776
26Argentina (2002)155,536
27Czech Republic (2006)146,529
28Netherlands (2005)122,052
29Hungary (2005)115,075
30Portugal (2005)105,041
31Bulgaria (2006)101,206
32Philippines (2005)97,900
33Belgium (2005)97,883
34Sweden (2005)97,622
35Madagascar (2006)92,770
36Chile (2006)92,501
37Dominican Republic (1997)88,640
38Colombia (2005)86,992
39Austria (2005)84,769
40Morocco (2006)80,427
41New Zealand (2006)62,484
42Finland (2005)61,566
43Denmark (2005)60,522
44Greece (2004)58,640
45Slovakia (2005)51,428
46Norway (2004)50,535
47Ecuador (2005)44,748
48Israel (2003)42,829
49Lithuania (2006)42,625
50Croatia (2006)41,826
51Sudan (2001)38,567
52Singapore (2006)35,301
53Ireland (2005)34,146
54Malawi (2001)32,672
55Zimbabwe (1996)29,285
56Latvia (2006)29,258
57Slovenia (2006)28,157
58Jordan (2006)27,208
59Nepal (2002)26,808
60Ethiopia (2006)26,759
61Moldova (2006)21,125
62Azerbaijan (2006)18,836
63Uganda (2002)17,473
64Estonia (2006)16,443
65Tajikistan (2003)16,112
66Ghana (2003)15,419
67Lesotho (2006)15,320
68Lebanon (1998)14,701
69Panama (2005)13,719
70Kyrgyzstan (2006)11,832
71Bolivia (2001)11,539
72Paraguay (2002)10,814
73Cyprus (2006)7,852
74Iraq (1998)7,655
75Trinidad and Tobago (2003)7,624
76Rwanda (1999)7,065
77Saudi Arabia (2006)6,775
78Oman (2006)6,631
79Senegal (2002)6,621
80Fiji (2004)5,912
81Botswana (2006)5,016
82Syria (2004)4,545
83Malta (2005)4,232
84Luxembourg (2005)3,830
85Qatar (2006)3,726
86Albania (2006)3,588
87Eritrea (2006)2,775
88Kazakhstan (2003)1,740
89Yemen (2006)1,606
90Cambodia (1995)1,456
91Bahamas (2001)884.86
92Laos (1999)505.9
93Tonga (2004)366.54
94Mauritius (2005)351.39
95Aruba (1999)306.76
96Afghanistan (2002)236.26
97Haiti (1997)45.6
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