Qatar - Environment
As far as the environment of Qatar is concerned, there have been air, land, and water pollution are significant environmental issues; limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities; other issues include conservation of oil supplies and preservation of the natural wildlife heritage. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution.
About the environment of Qatar
| Climate | We have arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,000,990 tons (2012 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 530 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 400 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 320 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 59.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 103.26 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 8.34 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 5.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.3% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 0% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 94.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 99.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 798,000 Ar-Rayyan, 658,000 DOHA (capital) (2023). |
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