Environment in Africa

1,061 indicators covering environment for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 947,560 t 2024 up 49.3% 7th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 63,106 t 2024 up 3.5% 27th
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 258,640 t 2024 up 57.9% 9th
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 64,178 t 2024 up 38.4% 7th
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 120,708 t 2024 up 121.0% 5th
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 59,672 t 2024 up 21.5% 10th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 7.05 million t 2024 up 94.9% 6th
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 2,091 t 2024 up 24.1% 3rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate 105.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,059.1% 8th
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 10,828 t 2024 down 6.2% 3rd
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use 1,163 t 2024 up 154.5% 15th
Forest land — Share in Land area 22.24 % 2024 down 4.5% 23rd
Other land — Area 1.14 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% 2nd
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.61 g/Int$ 2024 up 24.5% 16th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 12.30 million TJ 2024 up 19.5% 5th
Fuelwood — Energy production 10.32 million TJ 2024 up 19.2% 5th
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 133,867 t 2024 down 30.0% 17th
Chemical wood pulp — Export value 74,038 1000 USD 2024 down 7.4% 17th
Asses — Stocks 34.29 million An 2023 up 34.6% 4th
Asses — Amount excreted in manure 748.46 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 4th
Asses — Manure left on pasture 740.97 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 4th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 148.19 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 4th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 222.29 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 4th
Asses — Manure management 14.97 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 5th
Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Asses — Manure applied to soils 14.97 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 5th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 2.99 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 5th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 4.49 million kg 2023 up 34.6% 5th
Veneer sheets — Production 2.10 million m3 2024 up 105.9% 10th
Recovered paper — Export value 85,447 1000 USD 2024 up 133.1% 18th
Recovered paper — Export quantity 550,548 t 2024 up 129.6% 17th
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 12.31 million TJ 2024 up 19.5% 5th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 4,724 t 2024 down 72.9% 22nd
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 6,439 1000 USD 2024 down 74.8% 22nd
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 9.46 million TJ 2024 up 15.6% 5th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption 6.17 million TJ 2024 up 12.4% 6th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 9.47 million TJ 2024 up 15.6% 5th
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 4th
Asses — Share in total livestock 2.91 %LSU 2023 up 5.4% 6th
Asses — Stocks 10.76 million LSU 2023 up 31.3% 3rd
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 180,295 t 2024 up 81.0% 15th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 224,476 1000 USD 2024 up 55.3% 17th
Charcoal — Energy production 1.37 million TJ 2024 up 23.0% 3rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 132,681 t 2024 down 30.3% 17th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 72,807 1000 USD 2024 down 8.2% 17th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 1.34 million m3 2024 up 140.0% 3rd
Wood fuel — Import value 54,189 1000 USD 2024 up 199.2% 6th
Wood residues — Import quantity 3,302 m3 2024 down 67.3% 19th
Wood residues — Import value 444 1000 USD 2024 down 84.6% 20th
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 125.26 2024 up 25.8% 10th
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100.87 2024 down 1.2% 15th
Charcoal — Energy consumption 1.37 million TJ 2024 up 23.5% 3rd
Pulp for paper — Production 1.11 million t 2024 down 36.7% 17th
Graphic papers — Production 670,394 t 2024 down 32.0% 16th
Household and sanitary papers — Production 546,480 t 2024 up 27.5% 18th
Wood residues — Export quantity 7,814 m3 2024 down 71.4% 19th
Wood residues — Export value 1,411 1000 USD 2024 down 72.3% 16th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 1.32 million m3 2024 up 285.6% 5th
Wood fuel — Export value 62,442 1000 USD 2024 up 231.8% 7th
Printing and writing papers — Production 575,128 t 2024 down 22.9% 16th