Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 610,200 tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 160 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 111 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 55.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 45.7 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 54.7% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 21.9% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.3% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 30.5% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 34.6% (2022 est.) |
Other | 10.7% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 44.3% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.309 million FREETOWN (capital) (2023). |
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