Ethiopia - Environment
As far as the environment of Ethiopia is concerned, there have been deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; loss of biodiversity; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management; industrial pollution and pesticides contribute to air, water, and soil pollution. 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, Ozone Layer Protection.
About the environment of Ethiopia
| Climate | We have tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 5.81% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 6,532,787 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 122 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Blue Nile river source (shared with Sudan [m]) - 1,600 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 810 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 9.69 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 21.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 14.87 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 114.21 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 36.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 15.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 20% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 12.2% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 51.5% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 23.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 5.461 million ADDIS ABABA (capital) (2023). |
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