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Gabon

2020 Edition · 313 data fields

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Introduction

Background

Gabon, a sparsely populated country known for its dense rainforests and vast petroleum reserves, is one of the most prosperous and stable countries in central Africa. Approximately 40 ethnic groups are represented, the largest of which is the Fang, a group that covers the northern third of Gabon and expands north into Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. From about the early 1300s, various kingdoms emerged in present-day Gabon and the surrounding area, including the Kingdoms of Loango and Orungu. Because most early Bantu languages spoken in these kingdoms did not have a written form, much of Gabon's early history was lost over time. Portuguese traders who arrived in the mid-1400s gave the area its name of Gabon. At that time, indigenous trade networks began to engage with European traders, exchanging goods such as ivory and wood. For a century beginning in the 1760s, trade came to focus mostly on enslaved people. While many groups in Gabon participated in the slave trade, the Fang were a notable exception. As the slave trade declined in the late 1800s, France colonized the country and directed a widespread extraction of Gabonese resources. Anti-colonial rhetoric by Gabon’s educated elites increased significantly in the early 1900s, but no widespread rebellion materialized. French decolonization after World War II led to the country’s independence in 1960. Within a year of independence, the government changed from a parliamentary to a presidential system, and Leon M’BA won the first presidential election in 1961. El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba was M’BA’s vice president and assumed the presidency after M’BA’s death in 1967. BONGO went on to dominate the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009). In 1968, he declared Gabon a single-party state and created the still-dominant Parti Democratique Gabonais (PDG). In the early 1990s, he reintroduced a multiparty system under a new constitution in response to growing political opposition. He was reelected by wide margins in 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2005 against a divided opposition and amidst allegations of fraud. After BONGO's death in 2009, a new election brought his son, Ali BONGO Ondimba, to power, and he was reelected in 2016. He won a third term in the August 2023 election but was overthrown in a military coup a few days later. Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema led a military group called the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions that arrested BONGO, canceled the election results, and dissolved state institutions. In September 2023, OLIGUI was sworn in as transitional president of Gabon.

Geography

Area

land
257,667 sq km
total
267,667 sq km
water
10,000 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Colorado

Climate

tropical; always hot, humid

Coastline

885 km

Elevation

highest point
Mont Bengoue 1,050 m
lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
mean elevation
377 m

Geographic coordinates

1 00 S, 11 45 E

Geography - note

the country has maintained its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity

Irrigated land

40 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

border countries
Cameroon 349 km; Republic of the Congo 2,567 km; Equatorial Guinea 345 km
total
3,261 km

Land use

agricultural land
8.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 1.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 6.4% (2023 est.)
forest
91.5% (2023 est.)
other
0.2% (2023 est.)

Location

Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Major aquifers

Congo Basin

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Atlantic Ocean drainage
Congo (3,730,881 sq km)

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

contiguous zone
24 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
territorial sea
12 nm

Natural hazards

none

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower

Population distribution

the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest, as shown in this population distribution map

Terrain

narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south

People and Society

Age structure

0-14 years
34.6% (male 429,133/female 421,120)
15-64 years
61.1% (male 787,480/female 711,913)
65 years and over
4.3% (2024 est.) (male 53,410/female 52,049)

Alcohol consumption per capita

beer
5.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
6.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Birth rate

25.51 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Child marriage

men married by age 18
4.8% (2021)
women married by age 15
2.9% (2021)
women married by age 18
13.3% (2021)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

5.4% (2020 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

48.5% (2020 est.)

Death rate

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios

elderly dependency ratio
7.2 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
13.9 (2025 est.)
total dependency ratio
63 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
55.8 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: rural
rural: 54.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 86.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 90.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 45.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 13.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 9.8% of population (2022 est.)

Education expenditure

Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
13.6% national budget (2023 est.)

Ethnic groups

Fang 23.5%, Shira-Punu'Vii 20.6%, Nzabi-Duma 11.2%, Mbede-Teke 5.6%, Myene 4.4%, Kota-Kele 4.3%, Okande-Tsogho 1.6%, other 12.6%, foreigner 16.2% (2021 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.56 (2025 est.)

Health expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
2.7% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9.6% of national budget (2022 est.)

Infant mortality rate

female
24 deaths/1,000 live births
male
29.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
26 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Languages

French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Life expectancy at birth

female
72.1 years
male
68.6 years
total population
70.4 years (2024 est.)

Literacy

female
87.1% (2021 est.)
male
90.8% (2021 est.)
total population
88.9% (2021 est.)

Major urban areas - population

870,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2023)

Maternal mortality ratio

233 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Median age

female
21.5 years
male
22.5 years
total
22.3 years (2025 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

19.6 years (2012 est.)

Nationality

adjective
Gabonese
noun
Gabonese (singular and plural)

Net migration rate

3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

15% (2016)

Physician density

0.52 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Population

female
1,214,653
male
1,299,085
total
2,513,738 (2025 est.)

Population growth rate

2.35% (2025 est.)

Religions

Protestant 46.4% (Revival Church 37%, other Protestant 9.4%), Roman Catholic 29.8%, other Christian 4%, Muslim 10.8%, traditional/animist 1.1%, other 0.9%, none 7% (2019-21 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: rural
rural: 55.1% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 78.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 81.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 44.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 21.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 18.7% of population (2022 est.)

Sex ratio

0-14 years
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over
1.03 male(s)/female
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
total population
1.07 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.16 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Urbanization

rate of urbanization
2.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population
91% of total population (2023)

Government

Administrative divisions

9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem

Capital

etymology
the city was founded in 1849 by freed slaves, and the name means "free town" in French
geographic coordinates
0 23 N, 9 27 E
name
Libreville
time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

citizenship by birth
no
citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Gabon
dual citizenship recognized
no
residency requirement for naturalization
10 years

Constitution

amendment process
proposed by the president of the republic, by the Council of Ministers, or by one third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation, at least two-thirds majority vote of two thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session, and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon’s democratic form of government cannot be amended
history
previous 1961, 1991; latest approved in November 2024 referendum

Country name

conventional long form
Gabonese Republic
conventional short form
Gabon
etymology
name originates from the Portuguese word gabão, meaning "cloak," possibly used by early explorers to describe the shape of the Komo River estuary
local long form
République Gabonaise
local short form
Gabon

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission
Ambassador Vernelle Trim FITZPATRICK (since 26 January 2024); note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe
email address and website
ACSLibreville@state.gov https://ga.usembassy.gov/
embassy
Sabliere, B.P. 4000, Libreville
FAX
[241] 011-45-71-05
mailing address
2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270
telephone
[241] 011-45-71-00

Diplomatic representation in the US

chancery
2034 20th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009
chief of mission
Ambassador Noël Nelson MESSONE (12 December 2022)
consulate(s) general
New York
email address and website
info@gaboneembassyusa.org https://gabonembassyusa.org/en/
FAX
[1] (301) 332-0668
telephone
[1] (202) 797-1000

Executive branch

cabinet
cabinet appointed by president
chief of state
President Brice OLIGUI Nguema (since 3 May 2025)
election results
2025: Brice OLIGUI Nguema elected president; percent of vote - Brice OLIGUI Nguema (Ind.) 90.35%, Alain Claude Bilie By Nze (EPG) 3.02%, other 6.63% 2016: Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%
election/appointment process
the president directly elected by plurality vote to a 7-year term (no term limits)
head of government
President Brice OLIGUI Nguema (since 3 May 2025)
most recent election date
12 April 2025

Flag

description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue meaning: green stands for the country's forests and natural resources, gold for the equator and the sun, and blue for the sea

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

17 August 1960 (from France)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle, and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials)
judge selection and term of office
appointment and tenure of Supreme, Administrative, Accounting, and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the Senate, and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve single renewable 7-year terms
subordinate courts
Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts

Legal system

mixed system of French civil law and customary law

Legislative branch

legislative structure
bicameral
legislature name
Parliament

Legislative branch - lower chamber

chamber name
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)
electoral system
plurality/majority
expected date of next election
November 2030
most recent election date
10/6/2023
number of seats
145 (all directly elected)
percentage of women in chamber
21.6%
scope of elections
full renewal
term in office
5 years

Legislative branch - upper chamber

chamber name
Senate (Senate)
expected date of next election
November 2025
most recent election date
9/27/2025 to 10/11/2025
number of seats
70 (all indirectly elected)
percentage of women in chamber
20.3%
scope of elections
full renewal
term in office
5 years

National anthem(s)

history
adopted 1960
lyrics/music
Georges Aleka DAMAS
title
"La Concorde" (The Concorde)

National coat of arms

the panthers represent vigilance and courage, and they support a shield with a ship and an okoume tree, which is a symbol of the timber trade; the ribbon below the shield has the national motto in French, Union, Travail, Justice ("Union, Work, Justice"), and the ribbon above the shield has the Latin phrase Uniti Progrediemur ("We shall go forward united")

National color(s)

green, yellow, blue

National heritage

selected World Heritage Site locales
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda (m); Ivindo National Park (n)
total World Heritage Sites
2 (1 natural, 1 mixed)

National holiday

Independence Day, 17 August (1960)

National symbol(s)

black panther

Political parties

Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG  Restoration of Republican Values or RV The Democrats or LD

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Economy

Agricultural products

oil palm fruit, plantains, cassava, sugarcane, yams, taro, vegetables, maize, groundnuts, game meat (2023)

Budget

expenditures
$3.226 billion (2021 est.)
revenues
$2.939 billion (2021 est.)

Current account balance

Current account balance 2013
$1.463 billion (2013 est.)
Current account balance 2014
$1.112 billion (2014 est.)
Current account balance 2015
$140.996 million (2015 est.)

Debt - external

Debt - external 2023
$6.442 billion (2023 est.)

Economic overview

natural-resource-rich, upper-middle-income, Central African economy; significant reliance on oil and mineral exports; highly urbanized population; high levels of poverty and unemployment; uncertainty on institutional and development reform progress following 2023 military coup

Exchange rates

Currency
Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2020
575.586 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021
554.531 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022
623.76 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023
606.57 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2024
606.345 (2024 est.)

Exports

Exports 2022
$13.814 billion (2022 est.)
Exports 2023
$12.869 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2024
$13.622 billion (2024 est.)

Exports - commodities

crude petroleum, ships, manganese ore, refined petroleum, wood (2023)

Exports - partners

China 26%, Indonesia 8%, Spain 7%, Israel 6%, Congo, Republic of the 5% (2023)

GDP - composition, by end use

exports of goods and services
65.3% (2024 est.)
government consumption
12.2% (2024 est.)
household consumption
33.7% (2024 est.)
imports of goods and services
-29.2% (2024 est.)
investment in fixed capital
18.1% (2024 est.)
investment in inventories
0% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture
6.2% (2024 est.)
industry
50.9% (2024 est.)
services
37.5% (2024 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$20.867 billion (2024 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
38 (2017 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

highest 10%
27.7% (2017 est.)
lowest 10%
2.2% (2017 est.)

Imports

Imports 2022
$5.005 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2023
$5.38 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2024
$6.094 billion (2024 est.)

Imports - commodities

ships, refined petroleum, iron pipes, cars, packaged medicine (2023)

Imports - partners

France 14%, China 13%, S. Korea 13%, USA 7%, India 4% (2023)

Industrial production growth rate

2.8% (2024 est.)

Industries

petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
4.2% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
3.6% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
1.2% (2024 est.)

Labor force

824,400 (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

33.4% (2017 est.)

Public debt

Public debt 2016
64.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$45.363 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$46.472 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$48.045 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

Real GDP growth rate 2022
3% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.4% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.4% (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita 2022
$18,700 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023
$18,700 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024
$18,900 (2024 est.)

Remittances

Remittances 2021
0.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2022
0.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023
0.1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$1.304 billion (2021 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$1.415 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$1.447 billion (2023 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

9.5% (of GDP) (2021 est.)

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate 2022
20.4% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023
20.3% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024
20.1% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

female
42.3% (2024 est.)
male
31.1% (2024 est.)
total
36% (2024 est.)

Energy

Coal

imports
75,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Electricity

consumption
3.173 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports
584.039 million kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
785,000 kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
604 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - rural areas
29%
electrification - total population
93.5% (2022 est.)
electrification - urban areas
98.5%

Electricity generation sources

biomass and waste
0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
51.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
47.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023
22.101 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Natural gas

consumption
463 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
production
463 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves
25.995 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Petroleum

crude oil estimated reserves
2 billion barrels (2021 est.)
refined petroleum consumption
14,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
total petroleum production
204,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Communications

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
3 (2022 est.)
total
80,000 (2022 est.)

Broadcast media

2 state-run TV stations and 2 state-run radio stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available

Internet country code

.ga

Internet users

percent of population
72% (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
3 (2024 est.)
total subscriptions
67,100 (2024 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
125 (2024 est.)
total subscriptions
3.18 million (2024 est.)

Transportation

Airports

42 (2025)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

TR

Merchant marine

by type
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 19, oil tanker 30, other 37
total
87 (2023)

Ports

key ports
Libreville, Oguendjo Terminal, Port Gentil, Port Owendo
large
0
medium
2
ports with oil terminals
7
small
2
total ports
9 (2024)
very small
5

Railways

standard gauge
649 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
total
649 km (2014)

Military and Security

Military - note

the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation; key defense priorities include securing the country's borders and maritime domain; it has contributed to regional peacekeeping and joint security operations; in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest (2025)

Military and security forces

Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de Défense et de Sécurité (FNDS) du Gabon): Army, Navy, Air Force, Light Aviation, Fire Brigade; Gabon National Gendarmerie (GENA); Republican Guard (GR); Military Health Service; Military Engineering (2025)

Military and security service personnel strengths

approximately 7,000 active-duty Armed Forces including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the Gabonese military has a mix of older and limited quantities of more modern armaments; suppliers include Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Spain (2025)

Military expenditures

Military Expenditures 2020
1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021
1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022
1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023
1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2024
1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)

Military service age and obligation

18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2025)

Transnational Issues

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees
261 (2024 est.)

Space

Key space-program milestones

1986 - ESA established a ground station in Gabon 2018 - completed mapping Gabon’s forests 2019 - founding member of the Space Climate Observatory 2021 - began acquisition process for first satellite in joint project with Japan, known as BIRDs  2025 - became member of new African Space Agency

Space agency/agencies

Gabonese Studies and Space Observations Agency (Agence Gabonaise d’Etudes et d’Observations Spatiales or AGEOS; established 2015) (2025)

Space program overview

has a small space program focused on using data from remote sensing (RS) satellites for environmental and natural-resource management, mapping, land-use planning, maritime surveillance, and research; member of the African Space Agency; has relationships with Brazil, China, the ESA, individual ESA member states (particularly France), and the US, as well as African countries such as Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, and South Africa; shares RS satellite data with neighboring countries (2025)

Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions

from coal and metallurgical coke
230,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
908,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
2.005 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
total emissions
3.144 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Environmental issues

deforestation from logging; solid-waste disposal; water pollution from oil industry; wildlife poaching

International environmental agreements

party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements

Methane emissions

agriculture
4.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
272.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)
other
5.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
18.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

29.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Total renewable water resources

166 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal

agricultural
40.3 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
14.1 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
municipal
84.7 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually
238,100 tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
22.4% (2022 est.)

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