Climate | We have tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.13% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 63,875 tons (2016 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 8.22 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 2 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Agricultural | 1.07 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 20.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.5 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 4.74 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 25.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 4.9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 10.1% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 49.1% (2018 est.) |
Other | 25.8% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 32.5% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.31% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 281,000 DILI (capital) (2018). |
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