| Climate | We have tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 801 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 223.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Industrial | 167.6 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural | 1 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 3.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.4% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 79% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 17.9% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 13.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 410,000 PORT MORESBY (capital) (2023). |
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