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3a More than three-fourths of the 1.4 billion people living on fragile lands are in Asia and Africa
3b Water withdrawal is skewed toward agriculture in every developing region
3c Many more people lack access to an improved water source in rural than in urban areas
3d Sustainable management of forests is spreading
3e Use of fossil fuels continues to rise faster than that of other sources of energy
3f High-income countries are the leading source of carbon dioxide emissions
3g Sub-Sarahan Africa has the highest death rate from respiratory disease
3h More efficient use of traditional biomass is improving the lives of women
3i Use of renewable sources of energy is growing, but is still small
3.1a Ten countries with the largest forest area, 2005
3.1b Five countries had more than half the world’s forest in 2005
3.2a Irrigated lands have increased in all income groups and most regions, putting further pressure on water resources
3.3a The 10 countries with the highest cereal yield in 2002–04—and the 10 with the lowest
3.5a Agriculture uses 70 percent of freshwater globally
3.6a Emission of organic water pollutants declined in most countries from 1990 to 2003
3.7a In 2003 high-income economies, with 15 percent of world population,used 52 percent of world energy—and produced 41 percent
3.8a The five largest producers of carbon dioxide . . .
3.8b . . . differ significantly in per capita emissions
3.9a Electricity sources have shifted since 1990 . . .
3.9b . . . with a more profound shift in low-income countries
3.10a The urban population in developing countries hasincreased substantially since 1990
3.11a Selected housing indicators for smaller economies
3.12a The 15 countries with the fewest passenger cars per 1,000 people in 2003—and the 15 with the most