The IPCC Data Distribution Centre

Non-climate Baseline Data - Africa

Baseline information is available for the following sectors:

Population and Human Development

Economic conditions

Land cover / Land use

Water

Agriculture / Food

Energy

Biodiversity

Population and Human Development (return to top)

	Total Pop. (1000's) 1995	Current Pop. Density (persons/km2) 1995	Projected Pop. Density (persons/km2) 2025	Total Urban Pop. (1000's) 1995	Urban Pop. in Coastal Cities (1000's) 1980
Algeria	27939	12	19	15591	3493
Angola	11072	9	21	3569	1132
Benin	5409	48	109	1691	585
Botswana	1487	3	5	418	X
Burkina Faso	10319	38	79	2809	X
Burundi	6393	230	485	480	X
Cameroon	13233	28	61	5938	854
Central African Rep	3315	5	10	1301	X
Chad	6361	5	10	1362	X
Congo	2590	8	17	1523	217
Cote d'Ivoire	14253	44	114	6211	1495
Djibouti	577	25	45	478	211
Egypt	62931	63	97	28170	4246
Equatorial Guinea	400	14	28	169	181
Eritrea	3531	30	60	607	X
Ethiopia	55053	50	115	7371	760
Gabon	1320	5	10	660	155
Gambia, The	1118	99	186	286	109
Ghana	17453	73	159	6333	1336
Guinea	6700	27	61	1981	696
Guinea-Bissau	1073	30	55	238	174
Kenya	28261	49	109	7817	489
Lesotho	2050	68	137	473	X
Liberia	3039	27	65	1366	465
Libya	5407	3	7	4649	1496
Madagascar	14763	25	59	4003	570
Malawi	11129	94	189	1505	X

Mali	10795	9	20	2909	X
Mauritania	2274	2	4	1224	238
Morocco	27028	61	91	13071	5543
Mozambique	16004	20	44	5481	1109
Namibia	1540	2	4	576	76
Niger	9151	7	18	1558	X
Nigeria	111721	121	258	43884	4383
Reunion	653	260	359	442	279
Rwanda	7952	302	600	483	X
Senegal	8312	42	86	3512	1378
Sierra Leone	4509	63	121	1632	453
Somalia	9250	15	33	2382	1186
South Africa	41465	34	58	21073	4272
Sudan	28098	11	23	6915	356
Swaziland	855	49	95	267	X
Tanzania	29685	31	67	7230	1750
Togo	4138	73	165	1276	324
Tunisia	8896	54	81	5093	2476
Uganda	21297	90	204	2670	X
Zaire	43901	19	45	12766	102
Zambia	9456	13	25	4071	X
Zimbabwe	11261	29	50	3619	X

Economic Conditions (return to top)

	GDP per Capita in Constant PPP ('85IN$) 1992	GDP from Agriculture (%) 1993	GDP from Industry (%) 1993	GDP from Services (%) 1993	GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 1993
Algeria	2719	13.47	43.30	43.23	-2.20
Angola	X	X	X	X	X
Benin	X	35.78	12.86	51.36	3.30
Botswana	X	5.67	47.28	47.04	3.00
Burkina Faso	514	X	X	X	0.40
Burundi	569	51.88	21.11	27.01	-1.20
Cameroon	1029	28.61	24.85	46.54	-4.90
Central African Rep	514	49.88	14.14	35.99	-2.50
Chad	408	43.61	21.57	34.82	-2.90
Congo	2240	11.43	35.18	53.39	-2.10
Cote d'Ivoire	1104	37.42	24.06	38.52	-1.10
Djibouti	X	2.85	21.20	75.95	X
Egypt	1869	17.87	22.38	59.74	0.50
Equatorial Guinea	X	47.20	25.84	26.96	7.30
Eritrea	X	13.15	20.67	66.18	X
Ethiopia	X	60.45	10.30	29.25	7.70
Gabon	3622	8.24	44.93	46.83	2.50
Gambia, The	X	27.53	14.63	57.84	1.50
Ghana	956	47.55	16.08	36.37	4.80
Guinea	740	23.92	31.13	44.94	4.50
Guinea-Bissau	634	44.79	18.98	36.22	2.90
Kenya	914	28.92	17.56	53.52	1.00
Lesotho	952	10.08	47.19	42.74	6.20
Liberia	X	X	X	X	X
Libya	X	X	X	X	X
Madagascar	608	33.95	13.78	52.26	1.90
Malawi	496	39.20	18.12	42.68	8.80
Mali	X	42.39	15.36	42.25	7.70

Mauritania	837	27.65	30.16	42.19	5.00
Morocco	2173	14.30	32.36	53.34	0.20
Mozambique	711	33.15	12.01	54.83	19.10
Namibia	2774	9.84	26.90	63.27	0.30
Niger	X	38.52	17.89	43.58	1.40
Nigeria	978	33.52	42.63	23.86	2.90
Reunion	X	X	X	X	X
Rwanda	762	40.54	21.47	38.00	3.20
Senegal	X	19.51	19.13	61.36	-2.00
Sierra Leone	734	X	X	X	0.70
Somalia	X	X	X	X	X
South Africa	3068	4.56	39.45	55.99	1.10
Sudan	X	X	X	X	X
Swaziland	X	11.76	38.70	49.54	2.00
Tanzania	X	55.98	14.45	29.57	X
Togo	530	48.56	17.98	33.47	-12.70
Tunisia	3075	17.89	31.34	50.77	2.70
Uganda	547	52.66	12.35	34.99	6.40
Zaire	X	X	X	X	X
Zambia	X	33.69	36.33	29.98	6.80
Zimbabwe	X	15.18	36.39	48.43	2.00

Land cover / Land use (return to top)

	Total Land Area (1000ha) 1993	Arable and Permanent Cropland (1000ha) 1993	Permanent Pasture (1000 ha) 1993	Forest and Woodland (1000 ha) 1993	Other Land (1000ha) 1993
Algeria	238174	7850	30700	4000	195624
Angola	124670	3500	29000	51900	40270
Benin	11062	1880	442	3400	5340
Botswana	56673	420	25600	26500	4153
Burkina Faso	27360	3565	6000	13800	3995
Burundi	2568	1360	915	85	208
Cameroon	46540	7040	2000	35900	1600
Central African Rep	62298	2020	3000	46700	10578
Chad	125920	3256	45000	32400	45264
Congo	34150	170	10000	21100	2880
Cote d'Ivoire	31800	3710	13000	7080	8010
Djibouti	2318	X	X	6	X
Egypt	99545	2800	4950	31	91764
Equatorial Guinea	2805	230	104	1300	1171
Eritrea	10100	1280	4800	2000	2020
Ethiopia	110100	13930	44750	25000	26420
Gabon	25767	460	4700	19900	707
Gambia, The	1000	180	90	280	450
Ghana	22754	4320	5000	7900	5534
Guinea	24572	730	5500	14460	3882
Guinea-Bissau	2812	340	1080	1070	322
Kenya	56914	4520	21300	16800	14294
Lesotho	3035	320	2000	X	715
Liberia	9675	375	5700	1700	1900
Libya	175954	2170	13300	840	159644
Madagascar	58154	3105	24000	23200	7849
Malawi	9408	1700	1840	3700	2168

Mali	122019	2503	30000	6900	82616
Mauritania	102522	208	39250	4410	58654
Morocco	44630	9920	20900	8970	4840
Mozambique	78409	3180	44000	14000	17229
Namibia	82329	662	38000	18000	25667
Niger	126670	3605	8915	2500	111650
Nigeria	91077	32385	40000	11300	7392
Reunion	250	48	12	88	102
Rwanda	2467	1170	450	550	297
Senegal	19253	2350	3100	10450	3353
Sierra Leone	7162	540	2200	2040	2382
Somalia	62734	1020	43000	16000	2714
South Africa	122104	13179	81378	8200	19347
Sudan	237600	12975	110000	44240	70385
Swaziland	1720	191	1070	120	339
Tanzania	88359	3500	35000	33500	16359
Togo	5439	2430	200	900	1909
Tunisia	15536	4952	3103	676	6805
Uganda	19965	6770	1800	5500	5895
Zaire	226705	7900	15000	173800	30005
Zambia	74339	5273	30000	28700	10366
Zimbabwe	38685	2876	4856	8800	22153

Water (return to top)

	Water Resources per Capita (m3) 1995	Domestic Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995	Industry Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995	Agriculture Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995
Algeria	528	25	15	60
Angola	16618	14	10	76
Benin	4770	23	10	67
Botswana	9886	32	20	48
Burkina Faso	2713	19	0	81
Burundi	563	36	0	64
Cameroon	20252	46	19	35
Central African Rep	42534	21	5	74
Chad	6760	16	2	82
Congo	321236	62	27	11
Cote d'Ivoire	5451	22	11	67
Djibouti	X	X	X	X
Egypt	923	6	9	85
Equatorial Guinea	75000	81	13	6
Eritrea	2492	X	X	X
Ethiopia	1998	11	3	86
Gabon	124242	72	22	6
Gambia, The	7156	7	2	91
Ghana	3048	35	13	52
Guinea	33731	10	3	87
Guinea-Bissau	25163	60	4	36
Kenya	1069	20	4	76
Lesotho	2551	22	22	56
Liberia	76341	27	13	60
Libya	111	11	2	87
Madagascar	22827	1	0	99
Malawi	1678	10	3	86

Mali	6207	2	1	97
Mauritania	5013	6	2	92
Morocco	1110	5	3	92
Mozambique	12997	9	2	89
Namibia	29545	29	3	68
Niger	3552	16	2	82
Nigeria	2506	31	15	54
Reunion	X	X	X	X
Rwanda	792	5	2	94
Senegal	4740	5	3	92
Sierra Leone	35485	7	4	89
Somalia	1459	3	0	97
South Africa	1206	17	11	72
Sudan	5481	4	1	94
Swaziland	5275	2	2	96
Tanzania	2998	9	2	89
Togo	2900	62	13	25
Tunisia	443	9	3	89
Uganda	3099	32	8	60
Zaire	23211	61	16	23
Zambia	12267	16	7	77
Zimbabwe	1776	14	7	79

Agriculture / Food (return to top)

	Irrigated Land (1000ha) 1993	Agricultural Labour Force (1000's) 1993	Total Labour Force (1000's) 1993	Cattle Stocks (1000's) 1994	Sheep Stocks (1000's) 1994	Goat Stocks (1000's) 1994	Pig Stocks (1000's) 1994	Equines (horses /mules/asses) (1000's) 1994	Buffalo Stocks (1000's) 1994	Camel Stocks (1000's) 1994
Algeria	555	1468	6441	1370	17850	2820	6	508	X	125
Angola	75	2687	3918	3280	255	1570	820	6	X	X
Benin	10	1360	2321	1223	940	1198	555	7	X	X
Botswana	2	287	473	2800	344	2475	17	193	X	X
Burkina Faso	20	4199	5020	4261	5686	7400	551	468	X	12
Burundi	14	2752	3032	380	350	850	80	0	X	X
Cameroon	21	2754	4717	4867	3770	3767	1380	51	X	X
Central African Rep	X	877	1475	2800	152	1340	480	0	X	X
Chad	14	1458	2041	4621	2152	3178	17	467	X	593
Congo	1	533	908	68	111	305	56	0	X	X
Cote d'Ivoire	68	2616	4964	1232	1251	976	404	0	X	X
Djibouti	X	X	X	190	470	507	X	8	X	62
Egypt	3246	6119	15674	3070	3382	3210	27	1661	3200	133
Equatorial Guinea	X	79	152	5	36	8	5	0	X	X
Eritrea	28	X	X	1550	1510	1400	X	0	X	69
Ethiopia	0	16250	22320	29450	5000	16700	20	630	X	1000
Gabon	4	355	546	38	170	83	165	0	X	X
Gambia, The	15	332	414	414	121	150	11	46	X	X
Ghana	6	2865	5961	1680	3288	3337	595	15	X	X
Guinea	93	1903	2650	1658	435	460	33	3	X	X
Guinea-Bissau	17	361	467	494	263	276	312	7	X	X
Kenya	66	8252	10908	11000	5500	7438	107	2	X	815
Lesotho	3	682	884	663	1691	1010	78	292	X	X
Liberia	2	702	1025	36	210	220	120	0	X	X
Libya	470	162	1252	50	3500	600	X	70	X	120
Madagascar	1087	4169	5556	10288	740	1300	1558	0	X	X
Malawi	28	3084	4267	980	196	890	245	2	X	X

Mali	1	2524	3187	5542	5173	7380	63	712	X	260
Mauritania	49	445	705	1011	4800	3100	X	173	X	1000
Morocco	1258	2868	8441	2431	15594	4431	10	1555	X	36
Mozambique	118	6225	7716	1250	119	389	174	20	X	X
Namibia	6	154	472	2036	2620	1639	18	137	X	X
Niger	66	3645	4241	1986	3700	5900	39	532	X	370
Nigeria	957	28219	44279	16717	14455	25497	6926	1237	X	18
Reunion	6	25	248	25	2	32	86	0	X	X
Rwanda	4	3348	3690	610	400	1100	130	0	X	X
Senegal	71	2613	3362	2800	4600	3200	329	879	X	16
Sierra Leone	29	910	1518	362	302	168	51	0	X	X
Somalia	180	2539	3714	5000	13000	12000	9	46	X	6000
South Africa	1270	1886	14716	12584	29134	6402	1511	454	X	X
Sudan	1946	5066	8943	21751	22870	16449	X	699	X	2856
Swaziland	67	217	340	620	27	434	32	13	X	X
Tanzania	150	10688	13495	13376	3955	9682	335	178	X	X
Togo	7	1054	1538	250	1250	2048	934	6	X	X
Tunisia	385	625	2917	660	7100	1420	6	367	X	231
Uganda	9	6611	8361	5100	1980	3350	880	17	X	X
Zaire	10	9312	14510	1696	1012	4317	1185	0	X	X
Zambia	46	1972	2918	3300	69	620	295	2	X	X
Zimbabwe	193	2818	4228	4500	550	2530	280	129	X	X

Energy (return to top)

	Total Commercial Energy Consumption (PJ) 1993	Traditional Fuel Consumption (TJ) 1991	Commercial Hydroelectric Consumption (PJ) 1993
Algeria	1183.00	19076	1.27
Angola	26.00	56054	4.95
Benin	7.00	48223	0.00
Botswana	X	13197	0.00
Burkina Faso	8.00	84547	0.00
Burundi	3.00	43522	0.41
Cameroon	36.00	114320	9.53
Central African Rep	3.00	33751	0.28
Chad	1.00	35462	0.00
Congo	24.00	21852	1.54
Cote d'Ivoire	109.00	102843	3.95
Djibouti	18.00	0	0.00
Egypt	1226.00	45365	30.67
Equatorial Guinea	2.00	4367	0.01
Eritrea	X	0	0.00
Ethiopia	45.00	414055	4.09
Gabon	32.00	26415	2.56
Gambia, The	3.00	8939	0.00
Ghana	67.00	151523	22.01
Guinea	15.00	35275	0.68
Guinea-Bissau	3.00	4124	0.00
Kenya	90.00	344388	10.77
Lesotho	X	6486	0.00
Liberia	5.00	48492	0.63
Libya	457.00	5234	0.00
Madagascar	15.00	75959	1.25
Malawi	11.00	132511	2.80

Mali	7.00	53504	0.76
Mauritania	39.00	79	0.09
Morocco	297.00	13725	1.59
Mozambique	14.00	147370	0.18
Namibia	X	0	0.00
Niger	15.00	46886	0.00
Nigeria	705.00	1009506	11.52
Reunion	23.00	5167	1.79
Rwanda	7.00	52771	0.83
Senegal	38.00	49439	0.00
Sierra Leone	6.00	29662	0.00
Somalia	X	71411	0.00
South Africa	3578.00	131424	2.97
Sudan	48.00	220068	3.38
Swaziland	X	18487	0.00
Tanzania	30.00	329752	2.25
Togo	9.00	10352	0.02
Tunisia	218.00	30791	0.23
Uganda	16.00	136987	2.81
Zaire	73.00	365076	21.68
Zambia	51.00	129891	27.88
Zimbabwe	208.00	69940	6.09

Biodiversity (return to top)

	Known Mammel Species (#) 1990's	Endemic Mammel Species (#) 1990's	Known Bird Species (#) 1990's	Endemic Bird Species (#) 1990's	Known Plant Species (#) 1990's	Endemic Plant Species (#) 1990's
Algeria	92	2	375	1	3,100	250
Angola	276	7	909	13	5,000	1,260
Benin	188	0	423	0	2,000	X
Botswana	164	0	550	0	X	17
Burkina Faso	147	0	453	0	1,100	X
Burundi	107	0	596	0	2,500	X
Cameroon	297	13	874	8	8,000	156
Central African Rep	209	2	662	0	3,600	100
Chad	134	1	532	0	1,600	X
Congo	200	2	569	0	4,350	1,200
Cote d'Ivoire	230	1	694	0	3,517	62
Djibouti	X	X	X	X	X	X
Egypt	98	7	439	0	2,066	70
Equatorial Guinea	184	3	322	3	3,000	66
Eritrea	112	0	537	0	X	X
Ethiopia	255	31	813	28	6,500	1,000
Gabon	190	2	629	0	6,500	X
Gambia, The	108	0	504	0	966	X
Ghana	222	1	725	1	3,600	43
Guinea	190	1	552	0	3,000	88
Guinea-Bissau	108	0	319	0	1,000	12
Kenya	359	21	1,068	6	6,000	265
Lesotho	33	0	281	0	1,576	2
Liberia	193	0	581	1	2,200	103
Libya	76	5	323	0	1,800	134
Madagascar	105	77	253	103	9,000	6,500
Malawi	195	0	645	0	3,600	49
Mali	137	0	622	0	1,741	11

Mauritania	61	1	541	0	1,100	X
Morocco	105	4	416	0	3,600	625
Mozambique	179	1	678	0	5,500	219
Namibia	154	3	609	1	3,128	X
Niger	131	0	482	0	1,170	X
Nigeria	274	6	862	2	4,614	205
Reunion	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rwanda	151	0	666	0	2,288	26
Senegal	155	0	610	0	2,062	26
Sierra Leone	147	0	622	0	2,090	74
Somalia	171	11	649	10	3,000	500
South Africa	247	27	790	7	23,000	X
Sudan	267	11	937	0	3,132	50
Swaziland	47	0	485	0	2,636	4
Tanzania	322	14	1,005	19	10,000	1,122
Togo	196	1	558	0	2,000	X
Tunisia	78	1	356	0	2,150	X
Uganda	338	6	992	3	5,000	X
Zaire	415	28	1,096	22	11,000	1,100
Zambia	229	3	736	1	4,600	211
Zimbabwe	270	1	648	0	4,200	95

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