Belize - Environment
As far as the environment of Belize is concerned, there have been deforestation; water pollution, including pollution of Belize's Barrier Reef System, from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; inability to properly dispose of solid waste. 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Belize
| Climate | We have tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May) |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 0.31% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 101,379 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 21.73 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 70 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 10.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.57 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.55 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 6.9% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 3.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 60.6% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 32.5% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 46.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Belize
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