Environment in Africa

1,066 indicators covering environment for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Turkeys — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 2.85 million kg 2023 up 25.6% 13th
Turkeys — Manure applied to soils that leaches 4.27 million kg 2023 up 25.6% 13th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production 257,000 t 2024 down 34.7% 14th
Particle board — Production 1.24 million m3 2024 up 43.5% 17th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity 1.10 million t 2024 up 21.0% 7th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export value 997,092 1000 USD 2024 up 39.5% 8th
Hardboard — Export quantity 27,932 m3 2024 up 43.6% 16th
Hardboard — Export value 9,163 1000 USD 2024 down 44.5% 16th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 8,576 t 2024 up 126.0% 15th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 11,167 1000 USD 2024 up 189.9% 12th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 44,637 m3 2024 up 424.2% 20th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 15,017 1000 USD 2024 up 199.6% 20th
Other fibreboard — Production 0 m3 2024 23rd
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 954,838 An 2023 down 2.5% 8th
Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure 20.84 million kg 2023 down 2.5% 8th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 20.63 million kg 2023 down 2.5% 8th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 4.13 million kg 2023 down 2.5% 8th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that leaches 6.19 million kg 2023 down 2.5% 8th
Mules and hinnies — Manure management 416,825 kg 2023 down 2.5% 10th
Mules and hinnies — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils 416,825 kg 2023 down 2.5% 10th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 83,365 kg 2023 down 2.5% 10th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches 125,047 kg 2023 down 2.5% 10th
Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 5th
Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.15 %LSU 2023 down 25.0% 12th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 572,903 LSU 2023 down 2.5% 7th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.3 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.3% 34th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 16.86 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 20.1% 8th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 2,814 1000 ha 2024 up 122.8% 17th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % 2024 up 118.2% 26th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 20,216 million USD 2024 up 12.8% 17th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 22,250 million USD 2024 up 33.0% 16th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 3.95 % 2024 down 3.2% 8th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0559 2024 down 1.6% 25th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 12,739 1000 USD 2024 up 6.9% 16th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 1.53 million TJ 2024 up 21.1% 6th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 1.83 million t 2024 down 5.7% 20th
Dissolving wood pulp — Production 1.07 million t 2024 up 7.4% 10th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 1.52 million TJ 2024 up 22.0% 5th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.6 % 2021 up 20.0% 29th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 1.63 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 10.3% 13th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 3.89 million 1000 USD 2024 up 178.6% 3rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 6,686 t 2016 down 65.7% 15th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 3,175 1000 USD 2016 down 58.9% 15th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 2,399 1000 USD 2024 up 53.5% 20th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 9,813 1000 ha 2024 up 54.6% 18th
Case materials — Production 1.24 million t 2024 down 14.3% 21st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 69,556 t 2016 up 180.9% 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 42,438 1000 USD 2016 up 219.9% 9th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 12.38 million m3 2024 up 15.1% 17th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1.12 million Hectares 2020 down 1.4% 4th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 245,530 Hectares 2020 up 8.4% 3rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 281,797 Hectares 2020 up 8.5% 3rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 635,860 Hectares 2020 down 5.8% 5th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2.97 million Hectares 2020 up 0.4% 4th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 2,665 t 2024 down 76.2% 18th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 544 1000 USD 2024 down 69.4% 19th
Wood residues — Production 1.66 million m3 2024 up 48.7% 17th
Buffalo — Stocks 1.45 million An 2023 down 63.1% 12th
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure 64.17 million kg 2023 down 63.1% 12th