Climate | We have tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers |
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Revenue from forest resources | 8.99% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,105,983 tons (2014 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 141 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Oubangui (Ubangi) river [s] (shared with Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo [m]) - 2,270 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 400,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 27.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.3 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 22.44 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 8.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 5.1% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 36.2% (2018 est.) |
Other | 55.7% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 43.6% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 958,000 BANGUI (capital) (2023). |
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