Italy - Environment
As far as the environment of Italy is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Italy
| Climate | We have predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 29.524 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 191.3 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 9.19 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 7.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 14.22 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 41.3 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 44% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 24% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 8.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 11.9% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 32.7% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 23.3% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 72% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 4.316 million ROME (capital), 3.155 million Milan, 2.179 million Naples, 1.802 million Turin, 913,000 Bergamo, 850,000 Palermo (2023). |
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