Environment in Middle Africa 976 indicators covering environment for Middle Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lakes and rivers permanent water area 42,680 kmsq 2022 up 1.9% 26th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.3% 2022 up 76.5% 32nd Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.6% 2022 up 1.9% 26th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 16,933 kmsq 2022 up 76.5% 27th Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 up 9.7% 32nd Reservoir minimum water area 1,635 kmsq 2022 up 9.6% 33rd Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 up 27.2% 32nd Reservoir maximum water area 2,858 kmsq 2022 up 27.3% 32nd Reservoir minimum water area change 16.7% 2022 up 160.2% 6th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 425,157 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.8% 48th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 61,298 Square kilometres 2022 up 51.4% 39th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 23 m3 2024 up 53.3% 29th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 17 1000 USD 2024 up 88.9% 28th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 18.21 % 2025 up 44.6% 11th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 222 1000 USD 2007 up 11,000.0% 7th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 6,358 ha th 2024 up 39.1% 22nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 70.2% 2022 up 2,056.2% 4th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 6.6% 2022 up 41.8% 16th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 24th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 25th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 167 m3 2024 up 827.8% 29th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 388 1000 USD 2024 up 19,300.0% 24th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 890.36 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 15,726 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 49,678 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 5,706 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 68,831 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 4,338 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 363.33 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Biogases — Energy consumption 6 TJ 2024 unchanged 5th Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 6 TJ 2024 unchanged 5th 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 Above-ground biomass in forest 194.41 t per ha 2025 up 1.3% 2nd Forest area 318,172 ha th 2025 down 3.4% 14th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 49.0% 2025 down 3.5% 3rd Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 12.7% 2025 up 2.7% 28th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 108 t 2016 unchanged 20th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 40 1000 USD 2016 unchanged 18th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 18.2% 2025 up 44.6% 30th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 1.8% 2022 down 39.4% 30th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 2,761 tonnes 2022 up 104.4% 30th Lake water quality turbidity 17.7% 2021 — 11th Lake water quality trophic state 4.8% 2021 — 1st Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 785 million USD 2024 down 29.9% 4th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 716.26 million USD 2024 down 20.0% 4th ← Previous Page 16 of 17 Next →