Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 25,600 tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 2.18 billion cubic meters (2022) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 14.7 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 600,000 cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 25.6 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 44.8% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 4.2% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 39.6% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 1% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 52.8% (2022 est.) |
Other | 2.4% (2022 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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