Libya - Environment
As far as the environment of Libya is concerned, there have been desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities; water pollution is a significant problem; the combined impact of sewage, oil byproducts, and industrial waste threatens Libya's coast and the Mediterranean Sea. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Libya
Climate We have Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Revenue from forest resources 0.06% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,147,596 tons (2011 est.)
Total renewable water resources 700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 280 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 4.85 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 29.84 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 50.56 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 45.76 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 8.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 7.6% (2018 est.)
Forest 0.1% (2018 est.)
Other 91.1% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 81.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.183 million TRIPOLI (capital), 984,000 Misratah, 859,000 Benghazi (2023).
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Libya is found in Northern Africa