Climate Change in Southern Africa 87 indicators covering climate change for Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 2,753 million t 2025 up 1.4% 30th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 47,122 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 28th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -74,828 kt 2025 down 440.5% 21st Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 2.14 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 32nd Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 357.91 kt 2025 down 0.3% 32nd Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 47,124 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 28th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -74,470 kt 2025 down 452.2% 26th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 16,252 ha 2024 up 5.6% 28th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1606 kt 2024 up 2.6% 28th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 774.89 kt 2024 up 6.7% 28th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 16,149 ha 2024 down 0.3% 26th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1125 kt 2024 down 0.4% 26th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 370.08 kt 2024 down 0.4% 27th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 32,401 ha 2024 up 2.5% 28th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2732 kt 2024 up 1.4% 28th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 1,145 kt 2024 up 4.3% 28th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 3.65 million t 2024 up 58.2% 26th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 72,325 ha 2024 up 58.5% 26th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8.39 kt 2024 up 58.2% 26th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.7656 kt 2024 up 58.2% 26th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 3.64 million t 2024 up 62.6% 24th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 72,154 ha 2024 up 62.6% 24th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8.36 kt 2024 up 62.6% 24th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.7637 kt 2024 up 62.6% 24th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 48.35 million t 2024 down 12.5% 16th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 7.69 million ha 2024 down 15.8% 18th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 111.21 kt 2024 down 12.5% 16th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.15 kt 2024 down 12.5% 16th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 28.54 million t 2024 down 27.3% 15th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 6.15 million ha 2024 down 23.6% 15th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 65.64 kt 2024 down 27.3% 15th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.99 kt 2024 down 27.3% 15th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 1.57 million t 2024 up 40.1% 24th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 269,050 ha 2024 up 40.1% 24th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.61 kt 2024 up 40.1% 24th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3296 kt 2024 up 40.1% 24th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 301,391 t 2024 up 77.6% 25th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 77,987 ha 2024 up 72.4% 27th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.6932 kt 2024 up 77.6% 25th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0633 kt 2024 up 77.8% 25th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 1.87 million t 2024 up 45.0% 25th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 347,037 ha 2024 up 46.2% 25th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 9,275 t 2024 down 86.2% 22nd Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 171.44 ha 2024 down 86.2% 22nd Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0213 kt 2024 down 86.2% 22nd Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0019 kt 2024 down 86.5% 22nd Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.86 million t 2024 down 66.2% 9th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 69,493 ha 2024 down 66.2% 9th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.27 kt 2024 down 66.2% 9th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3896 kt 2024 down 66.2% 9th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 16.08 million t 2024 up 73.9% 6th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million ha 2024 up 73.9% 6th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 37 kt 2024 up 73.9% 6th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.38 kt 2024 up 73.9% 6th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 17.94 million t 2024 up 21.7% 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.19 million ha 2024 up 40.1% 7th Page 1 of 2 Next →