Climate | We have tropical; always hot, humid |
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Revenue from forest resources | 2.6% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 238,102 tons (1995 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 166 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 26.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 5.32 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 1.13 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 19% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 17.2% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 81% (2018 est.) |
Other | 0% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 91% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 870,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2023). |
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