Ireland - Environment
As far as the environment of Ireland is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Ireland
| Climate | We have temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,692,537 tons (2012 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 52 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 990 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 520 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 37.71 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 13.67 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 63.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 6.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 56.6% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 11.5% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 25.4% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 64.5% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023). |
All Important Facts about Ireland
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