Environment in Africa

1,061 indicators covering environment for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fibreboard — Export value 64,425 1000 USD 2024 up 48.8% 18th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -5.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.2% 26th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.6% 21st
Forest land — Area 662,630 1000 ha 2025 down 4.3% 9th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 648,546 1000 ha 2025 down 4.6% 8th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 97.87 % 2025 down 0.4% 9th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 31.83 % change on previous year 2024 up 308.6% 5th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 5,491 t 2024 down 23.9% 19th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 16,885 1000 USD 2024 up 31.1% 20th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 874,406 m3 2024 up 280.5% 12th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 109,780 m3 2024 up 23.0% 12th
Other fibreboard — Import value 30,277 1000 USD 2024 down 38.8% 17th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.8087 % change on previous year 2024 up 135.3% 13th
Planted Forest — Area 14,085 1000 ha 2025 up 15.6% 15th
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 2.13 % 2025 up 21.0% 24th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 168,245 1000 USD 2024 up 165.2% 12th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 3.40 million m3 2024 up 19.0% 17th
Total fibre furnish — Export value 164,862 1000 USD 2024 up 36.5% 17th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -5.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 21.9% 45th
Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 692,456 t 2024 up 59.3% 17th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 308,842 t 2024 up 120.0% 37th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.3% 13th
Graphic papers — Export quantity 136,880 t 2024 down 36.3% 17th
Graphic papers — Export value 143,690 1000 USD 2024 down 25.8% 17th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate -0.3841 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.2% 17th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 7.35 million t 2024 up 72.0% 12th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 882.7% 11th
Wood pulp — Export quantity 1.24 million t 2024 up 12.8% 13th
Wood pulp — Export value 1.08 million 1000 USD 2024 up 35.4% 13th
Newsprint — Export quantity 21,574 t 2024 down 53.6% 15th
Veneer sheets — Export quantity 1.21 million m3 2024 up 381.1% 6th
Veneer sheets — Export value 465,110 1000 USD 2024 up 81.7% 9th
Newsprint — Export value 17,307 1000 USD 2024 down 49.5% 15th
Wood charcoal — Export value 172,402 1000 USD 2024 up 52.7% 8th
Pulp for paper — Export quantity 141,908 t 2024 down 27.1% 17th
Pulp for paper — Export value 79,415 1000 USD 2024 down 5.6% 17th
Wood charcoal — Export quantity 405,322 t 2024 down 7.7% 8th
Mules and Asses — Stocks 35.25 million An 2023 up 33.3% 4th
Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 769.30 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 4th
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 761.60 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 4th
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 152.32 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 4th
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 228.48 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 4th
Mules and Asses — Manure management 15.39 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 5th
Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 15.39 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 5th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 3.08 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 5th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 4.62 million kg 2023 up 33.3% 5th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 42,853 t 2024 up 108.1% 14th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 32,140 1000 USD 2024 up 121.0% 15th
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 115,306 t 2024 down 31.5% 17th
Printing and writing papers — Export value 126,383 1000 USD 2024 down 20.6% 17th
Watermelons — Yield 22,192 kg/ha 2024 down 15.0% 19th
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.17 kg/cap 2024 up 21.4% 20th
Other fibreboard — Export quantity 7,288 m3 2024 up 110.8% 18th
Other fibreboard — Export value 2,135 1000 USD 2024 up 13.3% 18th
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 164,635 t 2024 up 59.4% 12th
Wood charcoal — Import value 27,417 1000 USD 2024 up 35.2% 18th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 1.80 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 25.8% 4th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production 125,315 t 2024 down 22.3% 17th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.83 kg/ha 2024 up 43.1% 20th