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Air pollutantscarbon dioxide emissions: 43.64 megatons (2016 est.)
Environment - current issuesair and water pollution from rapid urbanization; urban waste pollution; industrial pollution
Revenue from forest resourcesforest revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coalcoal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recyclingmunicipal solid waste generated annually: 5,679,816 tons (2015 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually: 1,931,138 tons (2016 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34% (2016 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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