Climate | We have tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
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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: 32,892 tons (2015 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Agricultural | 200,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 8.05 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.24 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 0.1 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 23.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 19.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 42.3% (2018 est.) |
Other | 34.6% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 31.1% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018). |
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