<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 15%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 37%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 36%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 80 sq km (1989)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> recent drought in north severely affecting agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; limited supply of safe drinking water
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> dry, dusty, harmattan winds occur from January to March
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Marine Life Conservation
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake; northeasterly harmattan wind (January to March)