no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants and rainwater catchment; trash washing up on the beaches or being deposited there by residents; no recycling or waste treatment facilities; deforestation (trees being cut down to create space for commercial use)
carbon dioxide emissions: 0.55 megatons (2016 est.)
tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
agricultural land: 11.2% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0.8% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 8.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 52.9% (2018 est.)
other: 35.9% (2018 est.)
forest revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
urban population: 100% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: 1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
municipal solid waste generated annually: 60,000 tons (2014 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 12,600 tons (2013 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 21% (2013 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Cayman Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cayman Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cayman Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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