San Marino

Environment

San Marino

Climate

Mediterranean climate characterized by mild to cool winters and warm, sunny summers

Land use

other

45% (2023 est.)

forest

16.7% (2023 est.)

agricultural land

38.3% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: arable land

arable land: 33.1% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: permanent crops

permanent crops: 5.2% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: permanent pasture

permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)

Urbanization

urban population

97.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization

0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually

17,200 tons (2024 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled

45.1% (2016 est.)

Environmental issues

issues such as air pollution; urban development encroaching on rural agricultural lands; scarcity of water resources

Particulate matter emissions

9.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

International environmental agreements

party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

signed, but not ratified

Air Pollution