Armenia - Environment
As far as the environment of Armenia is concerned, there have been soil pollution from toxic chemicals; deforestation; river pollution; threats to drinking water supplies from use of hydropower; nuclear power plant located in earthquake zone. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Armenia
Climate We have highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 492,800 tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 7.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 650 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.99 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 34.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 5.16 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 2.91 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 58.8% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 15.6% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 41.1% (2022 est.)
Forest 11.5% (2022 est.)
Other 29.6% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 63.7% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.095 million YEREVAN (capital) (2023).
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Armenia is found in Western Asia