| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 38.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 5.32 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 1.13 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation (the forests that cover three-quarters of the country are threatened by excessive logging); burgeoning population exacerbating disposal of solid waste; oil industry contributing to water pollution; wildlife poaching |
| 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, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 84.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 14.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 40.3 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 2.6% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 238,102 tons (1995 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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