Colombia - Environment
As far as the environment of Colombia is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Colombia
| Climate | We have tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 12,150,120 tons (2011 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 2.36 trillion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 3.72 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 25.04 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 14.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 97.81 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 81.52 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 37.6% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 33.2% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 52.9% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 9.4% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 82.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.01% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 11.508 million BOGOTA (capital), 4.102 million Medellin, 2.864 million Cali, 2.349 million Barranquilla, 1.381 million Bucaramanga, 1.088 million Cartagena (2023). |
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