Niger - Environment
As far as the environment of Niger is concerned, there have been overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; contaminated water; inadequate potable water; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction. 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, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Niger
Climate We have desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Revenue from forest resources 4.41% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,865,646 tons (1993 est.)
Total renewable water resources 34.05 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Niger (shared with Guinea [s], Mali, Benin, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 2.35 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 50.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 2.02 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 22.99 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 35.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 12.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 22.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 1% (2018 est.)
Other 63.9% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 17.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 4.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.437 million NIAMEY (capital) (2023).
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Niger is found in Western Africa