Antigua and Barbuda - Environment
As far as the environment of Antigua and Barbuda is concerned, there have been water management - a major concern because of limited natural freshwater resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; 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, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Antigua and Barbuda
Climate We have tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Revenue from forest resources 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 30,585 tons (2012 est.)
Total renewable water resources 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 2.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Agricultural 1.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 8.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 0.56 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 0.22 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 20.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 9% (2018 est.)
Forest 18.8% (2018 est.)
Other 60.8% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 24.3% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018).
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