Maldives - Environment
As far as the environment of Maldives is concerned, there have been rising sea levels threaten land; depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; inadequate sewage treatment; coral reef bleaching. 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution.
About the environment of Maldives
| Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 211,506 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 30 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 300,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Agricultural | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.44 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.14 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 23.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 10% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.3% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 3% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 73.7% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 42% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 177,000 MALE (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Maldives
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