North Korea - Environment
As far as the environment of North Korea is concerned, there have been water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of North Korea
Climate We have temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually:
Total renewable water resources 77.15 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 900 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 1.15 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 6.61 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 41.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 28.28 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 18.68 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 21.5% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 19.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 2.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 0.4% (2022 est.)
Forest 49.7% (2022 est.)
Other 28.7% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 63.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 3.158 million PYONGYANG (capital) (2023).
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North Korea is found in Eastern Asia