Climate | We have varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.14% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 1.15% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 168,403,240 tons (2001 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 1.91 trillion cubic meters (2019 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Brahmaputra (shared with China [s] and Bangladesh [m]) - 3,969 km; Indus (shared with China [s] and Pakistan [m]) - 3,610 km; Ganges river source (shared with Bangladesh [m]) - 2,704 km; Godavari - 1,465 km; Sutlej (shared with China [s] and Pakistan [m]) - 1,372 km; Yamuna - 1,370 km; Narmada - 1,289 km; Chenab river source (shared with Pakistan [m]) - 1,086 km; Ghaghara river mouth (shared with China [s] and Nepal) - 1,080 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 688 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 50.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 2,407.67 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 559.11 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 60.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 52.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 4.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 23.1% (2018 est.) |
Other | 16.4% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 36.4% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 32.941 million NEW DELHI (capital), 21.297 million Mumbai, 15.333 million Kolkata, 13.608 million Bangalore, 11.776 million Chennai, 10.801 million Hyderabad (2023). |
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