Iceland - Environment
As far as the environment of Iceland is concerned, there have been water pollution from fertilizer runoff. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Iceland
| Climate | We have temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 525,000 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 170 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 200 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 300,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 5.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 2.06 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.59 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 18.7% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 17.5% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 0.3% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 81% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 94% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Iceland
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