United Kingdom - Environment
As far as the environment of United Kingdom is concerned, there have been air pollution improved but remains a concern, particularly in the London region; soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals; decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, 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, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of United Kingdom
Climate We have temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Revenue from forest resources 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 31.567 million tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 147 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 6.23 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 1.01 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 9.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 379.02 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 49.16 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 71% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 25.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 45.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 11.9% (2018 est.)
Other 17.1% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 84.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 9.648 million LONDON (capital), 2.791 million Manchester, 2.665 million Birmingham, 1.929 million West Yorkshire, 1.698 million Glasgow, 952,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2023).
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United Kingdom is found in Northern Europe