Tunisia - Environment
As far as the environment of Tunisia is concerned, there have been toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification. 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, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Tunisia
Climate We have temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Revenue from forest resources 0.21% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.7 million tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 4.62 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 820 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 2.71 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 26.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 29.94 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 7.89 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 64.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 18.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 15.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 31.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 6.6% (2018 est.)
Other 28.6% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 70.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 2.475 million TUNIS (capital) (2023).
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Tunisia is found in Northern Africa