Holy See (Vatican City) Environment - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Environment - current issues

some air pollution from the surrounding city of Rome

Environment - international agreements

party to: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution, Environmental Modification

Climate

temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)

Land use

agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 100% (2018 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Air pollutants

methane emissions: 0 megatons (2020 est.)

Total renewable water resources

0 cubic meters (2017 est.)

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