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Environmental Indicators of each city

Table 1. Land Use:
Items Unit Chittagong Weihai Chennai Surabaya Kuantan Faisalabad Olongapo Khon Kaen Danang
a. Total surface area as of December 2004 km2 157 5,436 176 327.37 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,255.53
b. Forest area Forest area in 1990 km2 1.34 1,565.6
(as of 2000)
2.7 16.82
(as of 2000)
N/A N/A 65.21 N/A 518.54
(as of 2000)
Forest area in 2004 km2 1.21 1,891.7 2.7 15.99 N/A N/A 65.21 N/A 514.21
% change since 1990 % 9 6
(since 2000)
0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 99.16
(since 2000)
% of land area covered by forest in 1990 % 0.85 28.8
(as of 2000)
0.02 N/A N/A N/A 49.68 N/A 41.28
(as of 2000)
% of land area covered by forest in 2004 % 0.77 34.8 0.02 N/A N/A N/A 49.68 N/A 40.96
c. Agricultural land Agricultural area in 1990 km2 47.1 1,721.89
(as of 2000)
N/A 21.25
(as of 2000)
N/A N/A 8.35 N/A 123.854
(as of 2000)
Agricultural area in 2004 km2 34.54 1,649.69 N/A 15.29 N/A N/A 8.35 N/A 117.22
% change since 1990 % 8 31.68
(since 2000)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 94.65
(since 2000)
Agricultural area as a % of total land area in 2004 % 22 30.35 5.7 4.67 N/A N/A 4.51 N/A 9.34
Arable land in 2004 km2 43.96 N/A N/A 129.43 N/A N/A N/A N/A 81.77
Land under permanent crops in 2004 km2 15.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.27
Land under permanent pastures in 2004 km2 9.42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.34
Source CCC,2005 Weihai Statistics TNPCB Forestry, Agriculture, Farm, Sea and Fishery Department N/A N/A Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office N/A N/A

Table 2. Waste:
Items Unit Chittagong Weihai Chennai Surabaya Kuantan Faisalabad Olongapo Khon Kaen Danang
a. Municipal waste collection Latest year available year 2005 N/A 2005 N/A N/A N/A 2004 N/A 2005
Municipal waste collected tons 438,000 217,000 3,440 8,700 (m3/day) N/A N/A 26.842 N/A 209,452
Population served by municipal waste collection % 60 100 100 70 N/A N/A 85 N/A 85
Municipal waste collected per capita served kg 0.50 1.3 0.69 930 (g/day) N/A N/A 0.35 N/A 273.6
b. Municipal waste treatment Latest year available year 2006 N/A 2005 N/A N/A N/A 2004 N/A 2005
Municipal waste collected tons 37,600 217,000 3,440 (per day) 8,700 (m3/day) N/A N/A 26.842 N/A 209,452
Municipal waste land filled % 20 100 3.27 (per day) N/A N/A N/A 80.56 N/A 99.96
Municipal waste incinerated % 20 N/A N/A 4.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0004
Municipal waste recycled/ composted % 65 N/A 0.17 (per day) 15 N/A N/A 19.44 N/A N/A
c. Hazardous waste generation 1990 tons N/A N/A 1,520 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1995 tons N/A N/A 1,794 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2000 tons N/A 900 1,973 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 tons N/A 1,000 2,165 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 950
2005 tons N/A 1,000 2,691 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,090
Source CCC,2005 Weihai Statistics TNPCB Landscaping and Cleansing Department N/A N/A Environmental Sanitation and Management Office N/A N/A


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