Estonia - Environment
As far as the environment of Estonia is concerned, there have been air pollution from sulfur dioxide from oil-shale-burning power plants; coastal seawater pollution. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Estonia
| Climate | We have maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 473,000 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.81 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 790 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 4.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 6.35 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 16.59 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.99 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 23.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 16.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 6.4% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 57.1% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 19.9% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 69.8% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 454,000 TALLINN (capital) (2023). |
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