Kuwait - Environment
As far as the environment of Kuwait is concerned, there have been limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification; loss of biodiversity. 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, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Kuwait
| Climate | We have dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters |
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| 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: 1.75 million tons (2010 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 450 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 780 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 64.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 98.73 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 6.21 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 8.5% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 7.6% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 0.4% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 91.1% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 100% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.298 million KUWAIT (capital) (2023). |
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