Climate | We have tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
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Revenue from forest resources | 9.24% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 289,514 tons (2015 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 31.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 30 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 140 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 34.85 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.29 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 1.46 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 44.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 8.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 6.9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 29.7% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 55.2% (2018 est.) |
Other | 0% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 45.5% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 664,000 BISSAU (capital) (2023). |
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