Climate | We have temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,692,537 tons (2012 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 52 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 990 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 520 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 37.71 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 13.67 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 66.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 15.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 50.7% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 10.9% (2018 est.) |
Other | 23% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 64.5% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023). |
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