Environment in Northern Africa 1,131 indicators covering environment for Northern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change 2025 down 945.0% 69th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change 2025 down 296.7% 68th Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Temperature change 1.61 °C 2025 up 43.8% 17th Standard Deviation 0.281 °C 2025 unchanged 18th Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t 2024 up 8.0% 22nd Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t 2024 up 11.2% 22nd Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t 2024 up 9.1% 24th Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t 2024 up 11.6% 24th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % 2024 up 3.0% 27th Pesticides (total) — Import value 796,278 1000 USD 2024 up 48.7% 31st Pesticides (total) — Export value 27,364 1000 USD 2024 up 20.9% 39th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 418,022 t 2024 up 19.7% 51st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.81 million t 2024 up 133.7% 16th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.04 million t 2024 up 30.9% 21st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 40.85 kg/ha 2024 up 26.5% 18th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 7.49 kg/cap 2024 up 9.7% 20th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 21.57 g/Int$ 2024 up 15.6% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 175,550 t 2024 up 36.2% 49th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 583,375 t 2024 down 12.3% 19th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 11.69 kg/ha 2024 down 15.4% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.14 kg/cap 2024 down 26.7% 19th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 6.17 g/Int$ 2024 down 22.6% 14th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 452,005 t 2024 up 128.4% 42nd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 227,824 t 2024 up 16.4% 24th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha 2024 up 12.6% 21st Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap 2024 down 2.3% 23rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ 2024 up 2.6% 24th Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 18th Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 18th Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% 23rd Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% 23rd Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % 2024 up 0.7% 26th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 12.5% 21st Cropland — Area 49,899 1000 ha 2024 up 3.5% 22nd Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 22.87 % 2024 up 2.9% 27th Cropland — Share in Land area 6.34 % 2024 up 3.6% 29th Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap 2024 down 14.3% 19th Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha 2024 up 3.6% 22nd Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.99 % 2024 up 2.0% 19th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 87.75 USD 2024 down 14.0% 23rd Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 168,316 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% 21st Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 77.13 % 2024 down 0.8% 6th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.38 % 2024 down 0.1% 19th Inland waters — Area 2,450 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 30th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 10,041 1000 ha 2024 up 5.5% 22nd Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.12 % 2024 up 1.9% 10th Permanent crops — Area 6,535 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% 22nd Veneer sheets — Import quantity 94,771 m3 2024 down 32.0% 17th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97,959 1000 USD 2024 down 31.4% 19th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 25,983 t 2024 down 64.3% 21st Other paper and paperboard — Export value 345,473 1000 USD 2024 up 325.4% 23rd Wood-based panels — Import quantity 2.68 million m3 2024 up 79.7% 18th Wood-based panels — Import value 1.12 million 1000 USD 2024 up 55.9% 17th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 340,923 t 2024 up 338.2% 24th Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.07 million 1000 USD 2024 up 37.3% 19th Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.37 million t 2024 up 67.4% 18th Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 396,209 m3 2024 down 45.3% 24th Plywood and LVL — Import value 169,222 1000 USD 2024 down 57.8% 24th Printing and writing papers — Import value 1.12 million 1000 USD 2024 up 69.6% 18th Page 1 of 19 Next →