Benin - Environment
As far as the environment of Benin is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Benin
| Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 685,900 tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 26.39 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 145 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Industrial | 30 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural | 59 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 43.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 31.4% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 6.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.9% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 26.9% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 30% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 50.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.253 million Abomey-Calavi, 722,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022). |
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