Environment in Africa

1,066 indicators covering environment for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 10th
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 2.70 million m3 2024 down 17.3% 16th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 543.46 US dollar 2018 up 5.7% 4th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 33,000 t 2024 down 43.0% 19th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 11,816 t 2024 up 5.8% 20th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 706,280 m3 2024 up 105.9% 19th
Wood chips and particles — Production 2.58 million m3 2024 up 14.9% 17th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 3,560 2024 up 0.2% 3rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 226,507 t 2016 down 22.3% 16th
Camels and Llamas — Stocks 35.63 million An 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Amount excreted in manure 1.30 billion kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture 1.29 billion kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 257.07 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture that leaches 385.60 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure management 25.97 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Camels and Llamas — Manure applied to soils 25.97 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 5.19 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels and Llamas — Manure applied to soils that leaches 7.79 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 410 t 2016 up 659.3% 15th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 353 1000 USD 2016 up 908.6% 15th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 63,000 t 2024 down 1.9% 16th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 28,296 t 2024 down 10.0% 15th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 6,683 1000 USD 2024 up 7.6% 15th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 244,127 1000 USD 2007 up 257.4% 8th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 2,723 2024 up 61.8% 2nd
Camels — Stocks 35.63 million An 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Amount excreted in manure 1.30 billion kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure left on pasture 1.29 billion kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 257.07 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure left on pasture that leaches 385.60 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure management 25.97 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Camels — Manure applied to soils 25.97 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 5.19 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Manure applied to soils that leaches 7.79 million kg 2023 up 31.2% 4th
Camels — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 3rd
Camels — Share in total livestock 6.75 %LSU 2023 up 5.3% 3rd
Camels — Stocks 24.99 million LSU 2023 up 31.2% 3rd
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 12,355 t 2024 up 37.4% 18th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 8,950 1000 USD 2024 up 46.7% 18th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 5,970 t 2024 down 89.8% 16th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 7,255 1000 USD 2024 down 79.7% 16th
Biogases — Energy production 1,879 TJ 2024 up 48.2% 24th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 1,879 TJ 2024 up 48.2% 24th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 144,264 2022 up 1.8% 15th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.3% 2022 up 45.6% 31st
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% 2022 up 1.8% 32nd
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 85,556 2022 up 45.6% 18th
Reservoir minimum water area 0.3% 2022 up 1.4% 12th
Reservoir minimum water area 95,808 2022 up 1.4% 8th
Reservoir maximum water area 0.4% 2022 up 3.0% 9th
Reservoir maximum water area 105,814 2022 up 3.0% 8th
Reservoir minimum water area change 11.4% 2022 up 15.5% 10th
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.18 million Square kilometres 2022 down 1.3% 5th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 873,250 m3 2024 up 71.5% 3rd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 42,071 1000 USD 2024 up 133.2% 6th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 26.78 % 2025 up 28.3% 24th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 171,409 t 2016 up 0.7% 14th
Wood pellets — Export quantity 7,768 t 2024 down 71.0% 17th