| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 40.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 2.74 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 6.16 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Environment - current issues | overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural freshwater resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation |
| 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, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 95.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 31.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 1.223 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 1.3% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 454,000 tons (2009 est.) municipal solid waste recycled annually: 36,320 tons (2009 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 8% (2009 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
