Environment in Southern Africa (African Union) 10 indicators covering environment for Southern Africa (African Union). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 6.77 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 48.6% 18th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 1.32 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 29.6% 14th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 308,887 Hectares 2020 up 2.1% 9th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 35,781 Hectares 2020 up 2.4% 12th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 37,176 Hectares 2020 up 2.5% 13th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 207,327 Hectares 2020 down 5.8% 11th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 590,827 Hectares 2020 unchanged 10th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 231.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 11.4% 20th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 85.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 31.0% 11th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 201.86 US dollar 2018 up 5.4% 9th