France - Environment
As far as the environment of France is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of France
| Climate | We have metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as the mistral French Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average Mayotte: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April) |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 33.399 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 211 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 5.31 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 17.78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 10.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 55.99 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 51.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 34.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.9% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 15.7% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 31.8% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 16.5% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 81.8% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 11.208 million PARIS (capital), 1.761 million Lyon, 1.628 million Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, 1.079 million Lille, 1.060 million Toulouse, 1.000 million Bordeaux (2023). |
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