Climate Change in Africa

743 indicators covering climate change for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt 2023 7th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt 2023 7th
Forest fires — Emissions 1,671 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Forest fires — Emissions 152.53 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 46,775 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,420 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,195 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions 1,360 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions 124.19 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,086 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,911 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) 70,997 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) 177,037 kt 2023 up 9.0% 10th
Land-use change — Emissions 1,360 kt 2023 down 35.9% 7th
Land-use change — Emissions 124.19 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Land-use change — Emissions 681,210 kt 2023 down 44.7% 7th
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,086 kt 2023 down 35.9% 7th
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,911 kt 2023 down 35.9% 5th
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) 752,207 kt 2023 down 44.0% 8th
LULUCF — Emissions 1,671 kt 2023 down 37.2% 7th
LULUCF — Emissions 152.53 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 46,775 kt 2023 down 37.2% 7th
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,420 kt 2023 down 37.2% 5th
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 1.28 kt 2023 down 21.3% 17th
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 57,971 kt 2023 up 27.7% 9th
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 181.98 kt 2023 down 21.9% 14th
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,434 kt 2023 down 21.8% 14th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 5,998 kt 2023 up 8.2% 10th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 167,938 kt 2023 up 8.2% 10th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 56.9% 28th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 20.63 % 2023 up 29.3% 8th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 40.98 % 2023 up 12.3% 16th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 54.7 % 2023 up 14.8% 7th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita 0.59 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 3.3% 18th
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions 1,758 kt 2023 up 27.8% 9th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions 1.56 million kt 2023 up 17.6% 16th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 34.34 kt 2023 up 24.0% 10th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,099 kt 2023 up 24.0% 10th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land 0.96 t CO2eq/ha 2023 up 15.7% 22nd
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 16.66 % 2023 down 47.8% 8th
LULUCF — Emissions Share 28.25 % 2023 down 42.3% 8th
LULUCF — Emissions per capita 0.47 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 61.5% 12th
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 45.37 % 2023 up 15.9% 24th
Energy — Emissions Share 65.51 % 2023 up 38.5% 25th
Energy — Emissions per capita 1.29 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 14.0% 26th
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 5.46 % 2023 up 72.8% 23rd
IPPU — Emissions Share 6.18 % 2023 up 68.4% 14th
IPPU — Emissions per capita 0.16 t CO2eq/cap 2023 up 33.3% 25th
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 5.11 % 2023 up 40.8% 9th
Waste — Emissions Share 13.76 % 2023 up 23.0% 22nd
Waste — Emissions Share 3.15 % 2023 up 15.8% 23rd
Waste — Emissions per capita 0.15 t CO2eq/cap 2023 up 7.1% 24th
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions Share 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions per capita 2.84 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 25.7% 27th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 83.34 % 2023 up 22.4% 25th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions Share 71.75 % 2023 up 40.7% 25th
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita 2.37 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 8.8% 26th
Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 29.04 % 2023 up 23.1% 8th
Farm gate — Emissions Share 4.3 % 2023 up 23.9% 17th