Bhutan - Environment
As far as the environment of Bhutan is concerned, there have been soil erosion; limited access to potable water; wildlife conservation; industrial pollution; waste disposal. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Bhutan
| Climate | We have varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 1.89% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 111,314 tons (2007 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 3 million cubic meters (2019 est.) |
| Agricultural | 320 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 26.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.26 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 1.11 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 13.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 10.7% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 85.5% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 0.9% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 44.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 203,000 THIMPHU (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Bhutan
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