United Kingdom - Environment
As far as the environment of United Kingdom is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of United Kingdom
Climate We have temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 31.567 million tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 147 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 6.23 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 1.01 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 9.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 379.02 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 49.16 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 69.6% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 24.8% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 44.6% (2022 est.)
Forest 13.3% (2022 est.)
Other 17.2% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 84.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 9.648 million LONDON (capital), 2.791 million Manchester, 2.665 million Birmingham, 1.929 million West Yorkshire, 1.698 million Glasgow, 952,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2023).
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United Kingdom is found in Northern Europe