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 | 2.08% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1 million tons (2014 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 801 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Sepik river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,126 km; Fly river source and mouth (shared with Indonesia) - 1,050 km |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 220 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 170 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 1 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 8.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 7.54 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 11.05 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 2.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 63.1% (2018 est.) |
Other | 34.3% (2018 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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