Mongolia - Environment
As far as the environment of Mongolia is concerned, there have been limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws leads to air pollution in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation and overgrazing increase soil erosion from wind and rain; water pollution; desertification and mining activities have a deleterious effect on the environment. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic Treaty, 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, Whaling.
About the environment of Mongolia
| Climate | We have desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.14% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 8.62% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.9 million tons (2016 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 34.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Amur (shared with China [s] and Russia [m]) - 4,444 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 170 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 250 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 41.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 25.37 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 13.72 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 73% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 72.6% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 7% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 20% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 69.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.673 million ULAANBAATAR (capital) (2023). |
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