Israel - Environment
As far as the environment of Israel is concerned, there have been limited arable land and restricted natural freshwater resources; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Israel
| Climate | We have temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.4 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 1.78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 1.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 19.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 65.17 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 13.02 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 23.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 13.7% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 6.3% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 7.1% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 69.1% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 92.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 4.421 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.174 million Haifa, 970,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2023). |
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