Climate | We have dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0.21% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,113,300 tons (2015 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 23.62 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Syr Darya river source (shared with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan [m] ) - 3,078 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 220 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 340 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 7.1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 37.58 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 9.79 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 4.47 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 55.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 6.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 48.3% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 5.1% (2018 est.) |
Other | 39.5% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 37.8% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.105 million BISHKEK (capital) (2023). |
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