Liberia - Environment
As far as the environment of Liberia is concerned, there have been tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; hunting of endangered species for bushmeat; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage; pollution of rivers from industrial run-off; burning and dumping of household waste. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Liberia
| Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 13.27% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 564,467 tons (2007 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 232 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 35.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.39 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 6.56 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 28.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 5.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 20.8% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 44.6% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 27.3% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 53.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.678 million MONROVIA (capital) (2023). |
All Important Facts about Liberia
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