Barbados - Environment
As far as the environment of Barbados is concerned, there have been pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers. 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, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Barbados
| Climate | We have tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 174,815 tons (2011 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 5 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 9.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.28 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 2.35 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 32.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 25.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.7% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 19.4% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 48% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 31.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Barbados
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