Australia - Environment
As far as the environment of Australia is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Australia
| Climate | We have generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 13.345 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 492 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 2.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 2.89 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 8.57 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 8.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 375.91 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 105.01 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 47.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 4.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 43.1% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 17.4% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 35.3% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 86.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 5.235 million Melbourne, 5.121 million Sydney, 2.505 million Brisbane, 2.118 million Perth, 1.367 million Adelaide, 472,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2023). |
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