| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 23.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 7.17 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 4.71 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes |
| 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 474 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 213 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 1.431 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.6% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,648,996 tons (2010 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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