Somalia - Environment
As far as the environment of Somalia is concerned, there have been water scarcity; contaminated water contributes to human health problems; improper waste disposal; deforestation; land degradation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection.
About the environment of Somalia
| Climate | We have principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,326,099 tons (2016 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 14.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 2 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3.28 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 14.28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.65 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 20.13 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 70.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 68.5% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 10.6% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 19.1% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 47.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.610 million MOGADISHU (capital), 1.127 million Hargeysa (2023). |
All Important Facts about Somalia
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