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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 rains in early 1988 broke six years of drought that had severely affected the important cattle industry; overgrazing; desertification
1991 rains in early 1988 broke six years of drought that had severely affected the important cattle industry; overgrazing; desertification
1992 rains in early 1988 broke six years of drought that had severely affected the important cattle industry; overgazing; desertification
1993 overgrazing, desertification
1994 current issues: overgrazing; desertification; water scarcity natural hazards: NA international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity
1995 current issues: overgrazing, primarily as a result of the expansion of the cattle population; desertification; limited natural fresh water resources natural hazards: periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity
1996 current issues: overgrazing, primarily as a result of the expansion of the cattle population; desertification; limited natural fresh water resources natural hazards: periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Desertification
1997 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
1998 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
1999 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2000 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2001 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2002 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2003 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2004 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2005 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2006 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2007 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2008 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2009 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2010 overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
2011 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2012 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2013 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2014 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2015 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2016 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2017 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources
2018 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2019 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2020 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2021 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2022 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2023 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution
2024 overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution