Climate | We have tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in 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: 4,063,910 tons (2015 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 23.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 860 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 660 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 7.56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 7.59 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 25.26 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 8.1 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 51.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 16.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 24.8% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 40.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 7.7% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 84.4% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.524 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2023). |
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