Djibouti - Environment
As far as the environment of Djibouti is concerned, there have been inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution; limited arable land; deforestation (forests threatened by agriculture and the use of wood for fuel); desertification; endangered species. 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Djibouti
| Climate | We have desert; torrid, dry |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.26% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 114,997 tons (2002 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 300 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 19.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.62 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.52 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 73.4% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 73.3% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 0.2% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 26.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 78.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.56% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 600,000 DJIBOUTI (capital) (2023). |
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