Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa

698 indicators covering environment for Sub-Saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 1.46 % 2021 down 31.5% 3rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.07 % 2021 up 40.0% 14th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.05 % 2021 up 25.0% 18th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.34 % 2021 up 9.7% 17th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 17.46 % 2021 down 1.7% 6th
Electronic waste collected 2,420 2022 up 2,950.0% 25th
Electronic waste collected, per capita 0.0021 2022 up 2,200.0% 28th
Electronic waste recycled 25,331 2022 up 31,830.5% 22nd
Electronic waste recycled, per capita 0.0217 2022 up 24,022.2% 25th
Electronic waste generated, per capita 1.85 2025 up 30.7% 31st
Electronic waste generated 2.36 million 2025 up 68.6% 22nd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 14th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 0 km2 2021 8th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 37.9 km2 2021 down 2.1% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 0.6 km2 2021 up 100.0% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 39 km2 2021 down 1.8% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0.9 km2 2021 down 35.7% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 km2 2021 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.1 km2 2021 up 10.0% 14th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 2.1 km2 2021 up 90.9% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 0 km2 2021 16th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 14th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 7th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 88.76 % 2021 down 1.9% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 1.29 % 2021 up 67.5% 7th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 91.22 % 2021 down 1.9% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 2.01 % 2021 down 37.4% 16th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 % 2021 10th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 2.46 % 2021 up 2.1% 3rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.59 % 2021 unchanged 13th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 4.87 % 2021 up 96.4% 15th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 0.02 % 2021 unchanged 15th
Proportion of electronic waste recycled 1.2% 2022 up 16,640.6% 22nd
Non-agricultural population 411.03 million FAO, number 2012 up 44.1% 2nd
Terrestrial protected areas 2.85 million sq. km 2010 up 3.8% 2nd
Marine protected areas 942,910 sq. km 2010 up 18.3% 2nd
Proportion of electronic waste collected 0.1% 2022 up 1,499.0% 25th