Climate | We have tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.82% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.46 million tons (2014 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 113 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 830 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 2.08 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 14.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 8.02 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 5.61 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 37.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 51.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 11.4% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 82.6% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.462 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2023). |
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