Climate | We have tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands |
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Revenue from forest resources | 1.26% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,528,816 tons (2010 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 164.52 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 286 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 1.08 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 5.59 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 6.46 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 42.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 12.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 27.2% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 25.3% (2018 est.) |
Other | 32.5% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 59.8% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.095 million MANAGUA (capital) (2023). |
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