Portugal - Environment
As far as the environment of Portugal is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Portugal
| Climate | We have maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.71 million tons (2014 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 77.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 880 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 1.83 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3.42 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 7.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 48.74 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 10.93 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 42.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 9.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 23.1% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 36.2% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 21.1% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 67.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.44% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.001 million LISBON (capital), 1.325 million Porto (2023). |
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