Chad - Environment
As far as the environment of Chad is concerned, there have been inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas and poor farming practices contribute to soil and water pollution; desertification. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Chad
| Climate | We have tropical in south, desert in north |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 3.81% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,358,851 tons (2010 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 45.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 670 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 41.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.02 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 30.69 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 39.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 3.9% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 35.7% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 9.1% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 51.3% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 24.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.592 million N'DJAMENA (capital) (2023). |
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