Climate Change in Africa

743 indicators covering climate change for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Grassland — Burning crop residues 410.46 million t 2024 down 0.9% 3rd
Grassland — Burned Area 79.69 million ha 2024 down 0.8% 3rd
Grassland — Emissions 944.05 kt 2024 down 0.9% 3rd
Grassland — Emissions 86.2 kt 2024 down 0.9% 3rd
Savanna — Burning crop residues 735.40 million t 2024 down 4.7% 3rd
Savanna — Burned Area 105.21 million ha 2024 down 4.7% 3rd
Savanna — Emissions 1,691 kt 2024 down 4.7% 3rd
Savanna — Emissions 154.43 kt 2024 down 4.7% 3rd
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 103.13 million t 2024 up 16.9% 4th
Woody savanna — Burned Area 17.23 million ha 2024 up 17.0% 4th
Woody savanna — Emissions 237.19 kt 2024 up 16.9% 4th
Woody savanna — Emissions 21.66 kt 2024 up 16.9% 4th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 838.52 million t 2024 down 2.5% 3rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 122.44 million ha 2024 down 2.1% 3rd
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 646.98 million t 2024 down 24.9% 5th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 11.96 million ha 2024 down 24.9% 5th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 1,488 kt 2024 down 24.9% 5th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 135.87 kt 2024 down 24.9% 5th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 9.56 million t 2024 down 30.3% 3rd
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 357,882 ha 2024 down 30.3% 3rd
Closed shrubland — Emissions 21.98 kt 2024 down 30.3% 3rd
Closed shrubland — Emissions 2.01 kt 2024 down 30.3% 3rd
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 17.84 million t 2024 up 47.0% 5th
Open shrubland — Burned Area 1.25 million ha 2024 up 47.0% 5th
Open shrubland — Emissions 41.03 kt 2024 up 47.0% 5th
Open shrubland — Emissions 3.75 kt 2024 up 47.0% 5th
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 27.39 million t 2024 up 6.0% 5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 1.61 million ha 2024 up 17.9% 5th
Barley — Crop residues 158.40 million kg 2050 13th
Barley — Crop residues 3.05 kt 2050 13th
Barley — Crop residues 2.49 kt 2050 13th
Barley — Crop residues 0.56 kt 2050 13th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 1.54 million t 2050 9th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.108 kt 2050 9th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 4.17 kt 2050 9th
Soya beans — Crop residues 82.52 million kg 2050 12th
Soya beans — Crop residues 1.59 kt 2050 12th
Soya beans — Crop residues 1.3 kt 2050 12th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.2918 kt 2050 12th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 67.3% 7th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 67.3% 7th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual 7.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 67.3% 7th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), annual growth rate 0.3873 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.7% 14th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,760.2% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.1% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.1% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.1% 7th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), annual growth 9.26 % change on previous year 2023 up 137.4% 7th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.3% 7th
Rice — Emissions intensity 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 3.0% 9th
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions 33.06 kt 2023 up 26.8% 10th
Forestland — Emissions -127,257 kt 2023 down 607.9% 20th
Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) -127,257 kt 2023 down 607.9% 20th
Net Forest conversion — Emissions 681,210 kt 2023 down 44.7% 7th
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) 681,210 kt 2023 down 44.7% 7th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 40,038 kt 2023 up 89.7% 15th