Sierra Leone - Environment
As far as the environment of Sierra Leone is concerned, there have been rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation, soil exhaustion, and flooding; loss of biodiversity; air pollution; water pollution; overfishing. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Sierra Leone
Climate We have tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
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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Sierra Leone is found in Western Africa