Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 53.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 1.02 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 30.69 megatons (2020 est.) |
Environment - current issues | inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas and poor farming practices contribute to soil and water pollution; desertification |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping-London Convention |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 103.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 103.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 672.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 3.81% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,358,851 tons (2010 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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