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 | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 564,500 tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 232 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 80.2 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 53.4 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 12.3 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 20% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 5.2% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.1% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 12.7% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 78.5% (2022 est.) |
Other | 1.6% (2022 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). |
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