Jamaica - Environment
As far as the environment of Jamaica is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Jamaica
| Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.052 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 10.823 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 339.867 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Industrial | 43.989 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural | 78.972 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 38.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 11.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 6.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 21.1% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 55.8% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 5.7% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 57.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 597,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2023). |
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