Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa

678 indicators covering environment for Sub-Saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.3987 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 28.5% 38th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.3603 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% 34th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 73.1% 41st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 27.6% 37th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 40.2% 40th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 60.3% 34th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 21.6% 36th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 6.4% 35th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 10.6% 37th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 18.8% 3rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 21.4% 25th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 25.7% 32nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 27.4% 40th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 1.6% 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 7.4% 39th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 54.9% 39th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 16.0% 39th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 14.8% 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 13.5% 39th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 45.9% 39th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% 38th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 22.2% 41st
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 16.2% 35th
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.19 LSU/ha 2023 up 26.7% 18th
Cattle — Share in total livestock 56.46 %LSU 2023 down 4.6% 15th
Cattle — Stocks 177.97 million LSU 2023 up 24.4% 8th
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 up 100.0% 23rd
Chickens — Share in total livestock 4.87 %LSU 2023 up 7.3% 26th
Chickens — Stocks 15.37 million LSU 2023 up 40.1% 12th
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.05 LSU/ha 2023 up 25.0% 5th
Goats — Share in total livestock 15.07 %LSU 2023 up 7.3% 3rd
Goats — Stocks 47.51 million LSU 2023 up 40.0% 4th
Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 16th
Horses — Share in total livestock 1.04 %LSU 2023 up 2.0% 19th
Horses — Stocks 3.27 million LSU 2023 up 32.6% 13th
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 10th
Sheep — Share in total livestock 10.4 %LSU 2023 up 1.9% 12th
Sheep — Stocks 32.79 million LSU 2023 up 32.9% 5th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.19 LSU/ha 2023 up 26.7% 18th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 56.46 %LSU 2023 down 4.6% 18th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 177.97 million LSU 2023 up 24.4% 9th
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.08 LSU/ha 2023 up 33.3% 7th
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 25.48 %LSU 2023 up 5.1% 6th
Sheep and Goats — Stocks 80.30 million LSU 2023 up 37.0% 4th
Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 13th
Equidae — Share in total livestock 3.45 %LSU 2023 up 13.9% 14th
Equidae — Stocks 10.88 million LSU 2023 up 48.6% 8th
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.33 LSU/ha 2023 up 26.9% 19th
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU 2023 unchanged 1st
Major livestock types — Stocks 315.21 million LSU 2023 up 30.4% 9th
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 18th
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock 3.1 %LSU 2023 up 12.3% 19th
Swine / pigs — Stocks 9.78 million LSU 2023 up 46.6% 16th
Cattle, dairy — Stocks 57.73 million An 2023 up 8.1% 7th
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure 3.48 billion kg 2023 up 8.1% 8th
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture 2.99 billion kg 2023 up 8.1% 6th
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 598.05 million kg 2023 up 8.1% 6th
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that leaches 897.08 million kg 2023 up 8.1% 6th
Cattle, dairy — Manure management 347.71 million kg 2023 up 8.1% 21st
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated 52.16 million kg 2023 up 8.1% 24th