Latvia - Environment
As far as the environment of Latvia is concerned, there have been while land, water, and air pollution are evident, Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to service industries after the country regained independence; improvements have occurred in drinking water quality, sewage treatment, household and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution; concerns include nature protection and the management of water resources and the protection of the Baltic Sea. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, 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, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands.
About the environment of Latvia
| Climate | We have maritime; wet, moderate winters |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.85% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 857,000 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 34.94 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 90 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 12.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 7 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 1.85 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 29.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 18.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 10.5% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 54.1% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 16.7% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 68.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | -0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 621,000 RIGA (capital) (2023). |
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