Cyprus carbon emissions and environmental impact

Cyprus air pollution

Cyprus as an air pollution mortality rate of 20.1 per 100,000 population. The mean annual exposure of PM2.5 in Cyprus is 17.3 mg/m³, endangering 100.0% of its population according to the World Health Organisation guidelines.

Cyprus energy

The energy intensity level of primary energy in Cyprus is 3.27 MJ/$2011 PPP GDP. 100.0% of Cyprus population has access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, and the renewable energy consumption represent 9.9% of the country's total energy consumption.

Electricity production breakdown:

• Oil, gas and coal sources: 91.22%
• Renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 8.78%
• Renewable electricity output: 8.78%

Cyprus territory

The territory of Cyprus has a surface area of 9250 km², 9240 of which being land area. Forests represents 18.7% of the land with 1727 km². Around 0.1% of territorial waters are protected marine areas.