Timor-Leste - Environment
As far as the environment of Timor-Leste is concerned, there have been air pollution and deterioration of air quality; greenhouse gas emissions; water quality, scarcity, and access; land and soil degradation; forest depletion; widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion; loss of biodiversity. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection.
About the environment of Timor-Leste
Climate We have tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Revenue from forest resources 0.13% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 63,875 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 8.22 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Agricultural 1.07 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 20.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 0.5 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 4.74 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 25.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 4.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 10.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 49.1% (2018 est.)
Other 25.8% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 32.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 3.31% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 281,000 DILI (capital) (2018).
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Timor-Leste is found in South-Eastern Asia