| Climate | We have tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.649 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 26.27 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 433.229 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Industrial | 94.316 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Agricultural | 1.411 billion cubic meters (2022) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 57.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 34.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 7.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 15.2% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 27.7% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 14.5% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 75.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.116 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2023). |
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