Guinea-Bissau - Environment
As far as the environment of Guinea-Bissau is concerned, there have been deforestation (rampant felling of trees for timber and agricultural purposes); soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing. 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Guinea-Bissau
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
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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Guinea-Bissau is found in Western Africa