Environment in Africa Eastern and Southern 52 indicators covering environment for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 93.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 126.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.3% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 264.97 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8377 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 23.6% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 634.41 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.2% — Aquaculture production 470,246 metric tons 2024 up 105.8% — Capture fisheries production 4.75 million metric tons 2024 up 20.9% — Total fisheries production 5.23 million metric tons 2024 up 25.5% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 42.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.7% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 78.58 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.3% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 77.79 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.6% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 41.7 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.9% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 149.69 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.1% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.3% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6765 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.8% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,549 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.9% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 7.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.8% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.5% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.5% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 193.87 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.2% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 23.29 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.0% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7499 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.1% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1037 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.6% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.04 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 15.1% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 380.55 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.3% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 50.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.0% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 164.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.4% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.758 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.4% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.35 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.2% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 690.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.5% — F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 29.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 134.8% — Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 21.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 67.6% 2024 down 0.5% — Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 76.9% 2024 up 51.0% — Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.1% 2024 up 26.7% — Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 104.0% 2024 up 44.1% — Coal rents 1.0% 2021 down 48.9% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 2.84 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.4% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0034 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.5% — Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2233 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.2% — Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 1,743 Mt CO2e 2023 down 15.1% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 226.86 Mt CO2e 2023 down 67.3% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 10.3% 2023 up 54.9% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 22.5% 2023 up 32.1% — Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 41.3% 2023 up 8.7% — Forest rents 2.6% 2021 up 5.9% — Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 10.5 2022 up 16.9% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -953.24 Mt CO2e 2023 down 29.2% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1,083 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.8% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 99.45 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2.6% — Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — —