Guinea - Environment
As far as the environment of Guinea is concerned, there have been deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices lead to environmental damage; water pollution; improper waste disposal. 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Guinea
Climate We have generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Revenue from forest resources 4.81% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 596,911 tons (1996 est.)
Total renewable water resources 226 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Niger river source (shared with Mali, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Gambie (Gambia) river source (shared with Senegal and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 600 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 37.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 3 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 11.13 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 58.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 11.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 43.5% (2018 est.)
Forest 26.5% (2018 est.)
Other 15.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 38.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023).
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Guinea is found in Western Africa