São Tomé and Príncipe - Environment
As far as the environment of São Tomé and Príncipe is concerned, there have been deforestation and illegal logging; soil erosion and exhaustion; inadequate sewage treatment in cities; biodiversity preservation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of São Tomé and Príncipe
Climate We have tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
Revenue from forest resources 1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 25,587 tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 2.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 600,000 cubic meters (2017 est.)
Agricultural 30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 33.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 0.12 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 0.04 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 50.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 9.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 40.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 1% (2018 est.)
Forest 28.1% (2018 est.)
Other 21.2% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 76.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 2.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 80,000 SAO TOME (capital) (2018).
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São Tomé and Príncipe is found in Middle Africa