Climate | We have mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.53 million tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 937 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 497.37 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 36.88 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 570.61 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 11.6% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.3% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.9% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 8.4% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 1.1% (2022 est.) |
Other | 87.3% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 92% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.232 million AMMAN (capital) (2023). |
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