Climate Change in Southern Africa 602 indicators covering climate change for Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sorghum — Crop residues 0.029 kt 2050 — 17th Forestland — Area 47,122 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 19th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) -74,828 kt 2025 down 440.5% 38th Net Forest conversion — Area 2.14 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 28th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 357.91 kt 2025 down 0.3% 28th Carbon stock change in forests — Area 47,124 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 20th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) -74,470 kt 2025 down 452.2% 41st IPPU — Emissions 4.36 kt 2023 down 19.9% 14th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.08 kt 2023 down 19.9% 14th Cropland organic soils — Area 16,252 ha 2024 up 5.6% 21st Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.1606 kt 2024 up 2.6% 21st Cropland organic soils — Emissions 774.89 kt 2024 up 6.7% 21st Grassland organic soils — Area 16,149 ha 2024 down 0.3% 15th Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.1125 kt 2024 down 0.4% 15th Grassland organic soils — Emissions 370.08 kt 2024 down 0.4% 16th Drained organic soils — Area 32,401 ha 2024 up 2.5% 21st Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.2732 kt 2024 up 1.4% 20th Drained organic soils — Emissions 1,145 kt 2024 up 4.3% 21st Forest fires — Burning crop residues 3.65 million t 2024 up 58.2% 22nd Forest fires — Burned Area 72,325 ha 2024 up 58.5% 22nd Forest fires — Emissions 8.39 kt 2024 up 58.2% 22nd Forest fires — Emissions 0.7656 kt 2024 up 58.2% 22nd Other forest — Burning crop residues 3.64 million t 2024 up 62.6% 17th Other forest — Burned Area 72,154 ha 2024 up 62.6% 17th Other forest — Emissions 8.36 kt 2024 up 62.6% 17th Other forest — Emissions 0.7637 kt 2024 up 62.6% 17th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 48.35 million t 2024 down 12.5% 9th Savanna fires — Burned Area 7.69 million ha 2024 down 15.8% 11th Savanna fires — Emissions 111.21 kt 2024 down 12.5% 9th Savanna fires — Emissions 10.15 kt 2024 down 12.5% 9th Grassland — Burning crop residues 28.54 million t 2024 down 27.3% 8th Grassland — Burned Area 6.15 million ha 2024 down 23.6% 8th Grassland — Emissions 65.64 kt 2024 down 27.3% 8th Grassland — Emissions 5.99 kt 2024 down 27.3% 8th Savanna — Burning crop residues 1.57 million t 2024 up 40.1% 20th Savanna — Burned Area 269,050 ha 2024 up 40.1% 19th Savanna — Emissions 3.61 kt 2024 up 40.1% 20th Savanna — Emissions 0.3296 kt 2024 up 40.1% 20th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 301,391 t 2024 up 77.6% 20th Woody savanna — Burned Area 77,987 ha 2024 up 72.4% 21st Woody savanna — Emissions 0.6932 kt 2024 up 77.6% 20th Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0633 kt 2024 up 77.8% 20th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1.87 million t 2024 up 45.0% 21st Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 347,037 ha 2024 up 46.2% 21st Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 9,275 t 2024 down 86.2% 23rd Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 171.44 ha 2024 down 86.2% 23rd Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.0213 kt 2024 down 86.2% 23rd Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.0019 kt 2024 down 86.5% 23rd Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 1.86 million t 2024 down 66.2% 5th Closed shrubland — Burned Area 69,493 ha 2024 down 66.2% 5th Closed shrubland — Emissions 4.27 kt 2024 down 66.2% 5th Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.3896 kt 2024 down 66.2% 5th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 16.08 million t 2024 up 73.9% 3rd Open shrubland — Burned Area 1.12 million ha 2024 up 73.9% 3rd Open shrubland — Emissions 37 kt 2024 up 73.9% 3rd Open shrubland — Emissions 3.38 kt 2024 up 73.9% 3rd Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 5th ← Previous Page 4 of 11 Next →