Israel - Environment
As far as the environment of Israel is concerned, there have been limited arable land and restricted natural freshwater resources; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Israel
Climate We have temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
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: 5.4 million tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 1.78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 19.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 65.17 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 13.02 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 23.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 13.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 3.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 6.3% (2018 est.)
Forest 7.1% (2018 est.)
Other 69.1% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 92.9% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 4.421 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.174 million Haifa, 970,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2023).
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Israel is found in Western Asia