Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 25.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 0.12 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 0.04 megatons (2020 est.) |
Environment - current issues | deforestation and illegal logging; soil erosion and exhaustion; inadequate sewage treatment in cities; biodiversity preservation |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 14.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 600,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 25.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 1.9% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 25,587 tons (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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