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 | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 289,500 tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 31.4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 34.1 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 11.9 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 144 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 30% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 14% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 8.9% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 7.1% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 69.8% (2022 est.) |
Other | 0.1% (2022 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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