Climate | We have tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 108,157 tons (2016 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Air pollutants | |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 5.33 megatons (2016 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 10.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 9.8% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 45.9% (2018 est.) |
Other | 43.7% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 72.7% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 198,000 NOUMEA (capital) (2018). |
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