Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa 678 indicators covering environment for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change 2025 down 179.3% 47th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change 2025 down 126.4% 45th Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Standard Deviation 0.223 °C 2025 unchanged 25th Temperature change 1.21 °C 2025 up 8.2% 31st Country area — Area 2.25 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 8th Land area — Area 2.20 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 7th Agriculture — Area 966,886 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% 6th Agricultural land — Area 966,886 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% 6th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.85 % 2024 up 2.7% 14th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 343.35 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 27.9% 24th Cropland — Area 262,866 1000 ha 2024 up 11.1% 7th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 27.19 % 2024 up 8.1% 20th Cropland — Share in Land area 11.92 % 2024 up 11.0% 14th Arable land — Area 223,442 1000 ha 2024 up 8.2% 7th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.11 % 2024 up 5.3% 21st Permanent crops — Area 39,424 1000 ha 2024 up 30.4% 6th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.08 % 2024 up 27.1% 12th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 704,021 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 6th Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons 2024 up 25.4% 25th Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons 2024 up 23.1% 25th Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons 2024 up 52.8% 31st Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % 2024 down 2.7% 13th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.93 % 2024 down 0.0% 9th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.3% 21st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.6% 31st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.1% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.9% 23rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 30.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.1% 22nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.13 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.1% 27th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.3% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8% 20th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.3% 21st Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha 2024 up 1.4% 11th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha 2024 up 18.6% 24th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 238.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.3% 31st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,445 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.4% 31st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.91 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 11.7% 38th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 637.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.4% 24th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 75.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.3% 9th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 306.96 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.6% 24th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.06 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.8% 25th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,180 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.8% 21st Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1805 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.5% 35th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.5% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 156.4 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.0% 27th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 54.13 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.8% 34th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 112.75 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.0% 30th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 53.9% 32nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.8% 32nd Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % 2024 up 7.1% 30th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.54 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.6% 31st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7014 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 18.0% 38th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 896.34 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% 32nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 182.4% 19th Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 up 0.9% 1st Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.0% 5th Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person 2024 down 16.3% 1st Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.5% 1st Page 1 of 12 Next →