Barbados - Environment
As far as the environment of Barbados is concerned, there have been pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers. 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, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Barbados
Climate We have tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Revenue from forest resources 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 174,815 tons (2011 est.)
Total renewable water resources 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 5 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 9.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 1.28 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 2.35 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 32.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 25.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 4.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 19.4% (2018 est.)
Other 48% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 31.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018).
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