Climate | We have tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
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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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