El Salvador - Environment
As far as the environment of El Salvador is concerned, there have been deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes. 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of El Salvador
Climate We have tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Revenue from forest resources 0.6% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,648,996 tons (2010 est.)
Total renewable water resources 26.27 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 470 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 210 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.43 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 22.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 7.17 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 4.71 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 74.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 33.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 10.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 30.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 13.6% (2018 est.)
Other 11.7% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 75.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.116 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2023).
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El Salvador is found in Central America