Equatorial Guinea - Environment
As far as the environment of Equatorial Guinea is concerned, there have been deforestation (forests are threatened by agricultural expansion, fires, and grazing); desertification; water pollution (tap water is non-potable); wildlife preservation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Equatorial Guinea
Climate We have tropical; always hot, humid
Revenue from forest resources 1.52% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 198,443 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 26 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 3 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Agricultural 1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 25.67 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 5.65 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 11.21 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 10.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 4.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 3.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 57.5% (2018 est.)
Other 32.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 74.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 3.62% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 297,000 MALABO (capital) (2018).
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Equatorial Guinea is found in Middle Africa