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Air pollutantsparticulate matter emissions: 41.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 1.73 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 7.61 megatons (2020 est.)
Environment - current issueswater pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife conservation and loss of biodiversity; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
Environment - international agreementsparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Total water withdrawalmunicipal: 193 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

industrial: 225 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

agricultural: 240 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Revenue from forest resourcesforest revenues: 2.65% of GDP (2015 est.)
Waste and recyclingmunicipal solid waste generated annually: 2,680,681 tons (2013 est.)

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

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