Suriname - Environment
As far as the environment of Suriname is concerned, there have been deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities. 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, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Suriname
| Climate | We have tropical; moderated by trade winds |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 2.36% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 78,620 tons (2010 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 99 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 140 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 430 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 12.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.74 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 2.28 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 0.5% (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: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 94.6% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 4.9% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 66.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 239,000 PARAMARIBO (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Suriname
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