| Climate | We have cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.28 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 57.9 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 600 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Industrial | 430 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Agricultural | 385 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 39.9% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 27.6% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 11.8% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 43.3% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 16.8% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 80.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.057 million MINSK (capital) (2023). |
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