Chile - Environment
As far as the environment of Chile is concerned, there have been air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; noise pollution; improper garbage disposal; soil degradation; widespread deforestation and mining threaten the environment; wildlife conservation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Chile
Climate We have temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
Revenue from forest resources 0.49% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.517 million tons (2009 est.)
Total renewable water resources 923.1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 1.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 1.66 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 29.42 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 20.49 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 85.82 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 15.97 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 21.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 1.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est.)
Forest 21.9% (2018 est.)
Other 57% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 88% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion (2023).
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Chile is found in South America