Papua New Guinea - Environment
As far as the environment of Papua New Guinea is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Papua New Guinea
Climate We have tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
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)
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 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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Papua New Guinea is found in Melanesia