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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 subject to sand and dust storms in summer; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1990 scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1991 subject to sand and dust storms in summer; scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1992 subject to sand and dust storms in summer; scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1993 subject to sand and dust storms in summer; scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1994 current issues: scarcity of natural freshwater resources (shortages of potable water); overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification natural hazards: subject to sandstorms and dust storms in summer international agreements: party to - Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
1995 current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification natural hazards: sandstorms and dust storms in summer international agreements: party to - Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
1996 current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification natural hazards: sandstorms and dust storms in summer international agreements: party to - Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
1997 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1998 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
1999 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2000 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2001 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2002 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2003 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2004 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2005 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2006 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2007 very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2008 limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2009 limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2010 limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2011 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2012 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2013 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2014 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2015 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2016 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2017 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2018 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2019 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2020 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2021 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2022 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2023 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
2024 limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification