Environment in Africa 1,066 indicators covering environment for Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wood pellets — Export value 1,564 1000 USD 2024 down 71.0% 16th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 20,528 t 2024 up 336.3% 12th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 5,119 1000 USD 2024 up 525.0% 13th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 12,922 1000 USD 2007 up 5.3% 16th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 0 m3 2024 — 16th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 9,813 2024 up 54.6% 19th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 59.4% 2022 up 529.2% 10th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 5.5% 2022 up 53.0% 20th Liquid biofuels — Energy production 2,898 TJ 2024 up 109.2% 22nd Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 3,609 TJ 2024 up 167.1% 22nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 36 t 2016 down 99.8% 17th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 20 1000 USD 2016 down 99.8% 18th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 846,506 m3 2024 up 65.5% 5th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 44,040 1000 USD 2024 up 136.9% 6th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 10,300 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 236,381 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 434,853 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 21,661 1000 ha 2019 — 7th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 999,717 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 23,734 1000 ha 2019 — 8th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 3,017 1000 ha 2019 — 10th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 16 t 2016 up 220.0% 16th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 9 1000 USD 2016 up 800.0% 15th Biogases — Energy consumption 1,675 TJ 2024 up 64.9% 18th Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 1,675 TJ 2024 up 64.9% 18th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 464,459 m3 2024 up 21.1% 5th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 12,118 1000 USD 2024 down 10.3% 7th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 113,432 t 2024 up 146.6% 18th Biogasoline — Energy consumption 3,609 TJ 2024 up 167.1% 21st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 9th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 14th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 7,033 t 2024 up 36,915.8% 14th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 4,933 1000 USD 2024 up 15,315.6% 14th Above-ground biomass in forest 137.66 2025 up 1.2% 10th Forest area 662,630 2025 down 4.3% 9th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 22.1% 2025 down 4.3% 24th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 22.5% 2025 up 6.5% 17th Biogasoline — Energy production 2,898 TJ 2024 up 109.2% 20th Wood pellets — Production 68,000 t 2024 up 88.9% 17th Black liquor — Energy production 42,400 TJ 2024 up 75.3% 15th Black liquor — Energy consumption 42,400 TJ 2024 up 75.3% 15th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 120 t 2016 down 92.3% 16th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 42 1000 USD 2016 down 95.5% 17th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →