| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 24.49 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 17.76 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 9 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Environment - current issues | unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; water pollution, most of the population does not have access to potable water |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 130 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 170 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 7.02 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 1.48% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 351,900 tons (2015 est.) municipal solid waste recycled annually: 35,190 tons (2015 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10% (2015 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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