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 | 6.92% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 610,222 tons (2004 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 160 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 110 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 39.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.09 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 3.16 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 56.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 23.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 30.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 37.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 6.3% (2018 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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