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Air pollutantsparticulate matter emissions: 42.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 0.71 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 4.48 megatons (2020 est.)
Environment - current issuesdeforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing
Environment - international agreementsparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Paris Agreement
Total water withdrawalmunicipal: 31 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

industrial: 1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

agricultural: 550 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Waste and recyclingmunicipal solid waste generated annually: 726,957 tons (2011 est.)

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

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