Saudi Arabia - Environment
As far as the environment of Saudi Arabia is concerned, there have been desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills; air pollution; waste management. 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 Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution.
About the environment of Saudi Arabia
Climate We have harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
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: 16,125,701 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 2.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 3.39 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 1.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 21.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 57.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 563.45 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 45.47 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 80.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 1.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 79.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 0.5% (2018 est.)
Other 18.8% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 85% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 7.682 million RIYADH (capital), 4.863 million Jeddah, 2.150 million Mecca, 1.573 million Medina, 1.329 million Ad Dammam, 872,000 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2023).
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Saudi Arabia is found in Western Asia