Gabon - Environment
As far as the environment of Gabon is concerned, there have been deforestation (the forests that cover three-quarters of the country are threatened by excessive logging); burgeoning population exacerbating disposal of solid waste; oil industry contributing to water pollution; wildlife poaching. 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, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Gabon
Climate We have tropical; always hot, humid
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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Gabon is found in Middle Africa