Gambia - Environment
As far as the environment of Gambia is concerned, there have been deforestation due to slash-and-burn agriculture; desertification; water pollution; water-borne diseases. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Gambia
| Climate | We have tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 2.47% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 193,441 tons (2002 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Gambia river mouth (shared with Senegal and Guinea [s]) - 1,094 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 39.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.53 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 1.96 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 56.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 41% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 14.6% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 43.9% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 0% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 64.5% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 481,000 BANJUL (capital) (2023). note: includes the local government areas of Banjul and Kanifing |
All Important Facts about Gambia
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