Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

153 indicators covering environment for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% 41st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 22.3% 43rd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 16.2% 37th
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 63.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 144.5% 30th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 15.7% 33rd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 88.1% 2024 up 41.2% 9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.2% 2024 up 14.5% 28th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 103.0% 2024 up 58.0% 14th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 93.7% 2024 up 35.2% 27th
Coal rents 0.5% 2021 down 55.1% 8th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 4.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.4% 34th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0158 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.9% 31st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2902 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.7% 32nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 2,409 Mt CO2e 2023 down 4.8% 29th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 8.8% 2023 up 79.4% 44th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 43.2% 2023 up 55.2% 42nd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 22.8% 2023 up 67.6% 43rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 32.93 Mt CO2e 2023 down 92.9% 9th
Forest rents 2.3% 2021 down 1.4% 7th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 14.55 2022 up 18.2% 26th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1,240 Mt CO2e 2023 down 2.0% 27th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1,367 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.6% 13th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -86.72 Mt CO2e 2023 down 360.6% 25th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 32nd
Rural population density 355.46 rural population per sq. km of arable land 2011 up 4.2% 5th
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 737,729 thousand metric tons 2009 up 39.1% 3rd
CO2 emissions from cement production 21,919 thousand metric tons 2009 up 83.1% 4th
Economically active population in agriculture, female 101.94 million FAO, number 2012 up 25.3% 3rd
Economically active population in agriculture, male 106.86 million FAO, number 2012 up 20.2% 3rd
Agricultural population 485.81 million FAO, number 2012 up 16.8% 3rd
Non-agricultural population 410.75 million FAO, number 2012 up 44.1% 3rd
Terrestrial protected areas 2.84 million sq. km 2010 up 3.8% 3rd
Marine protected areas 942,188 sq. km 2010 up 18.3% 3rd