Russia vs. Belarus
Environment
| Russia | Belarus |
|---|
| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 13.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 1,732.03 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 851.52 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 18.06 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 58.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 17.19 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 17.71 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 28.04 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 18.66 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 523 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 443 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 431 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.29% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 1.02% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0.53% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 60 million tons (2012 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 2.7 million tons (2012 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.5% (2012 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.28 million tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 684,800 tons (2016 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16% (2016 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
