Climate | We have tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 13,176 tons (2013 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 200 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 | 1 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 8.22 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.18 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 0.04 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 34.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 24% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 2.7% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 59.2% (2018 est.) |
Other | 6.1% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 72% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 15,000 ROSEAU (capital) (2018). |
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