Climate | We have varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north |
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Revenue from forest resources | 2.5% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3,270,617 tons (2013 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 283.15 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 250 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 740 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 56.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 8.29 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 30.71 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 20.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 13.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.2% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 41.7% (2018 est.) |
Other | 37.7% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 59.3% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 4.509 million YAOUNDE (capital), 4.063 million Douala (2023). |
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