Latvia - Environment
As far as the environment of Latvia is concerned, there have been some soil, water, and air pollution . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands.
About the environment of Latvia
Climate We have maritime; wet, moderate winters
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 857,000 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 34.94 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 90 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 12.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 7 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 1.85 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 31.7% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 21.8% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 9.7% (2022 est.)
Forest 54.9% (2022 est.)
Other 13.4% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 68.7% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization -0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 621,000 RIGA (capital) (2023).
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Latvia is found in Northern Europe