Socio-Economic Baseline Data: Africa region                                                                                      
  Population and Human Development       Economic Conditions       Land Cover / Use       Water         Agriculture / Food               Energy     Biodiversity        
Country Total Pop. (1000s) 1995 Current Pop. Density (persons/km2) 1995 Projected Pop. Density (persons/km2) 2025 Total Urban Pop. (1000s) 1995 Urban Pop. in Coastal Cities (1000s) 1980 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 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 Water Resources per Capita (m3) 1995 Domestic Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Industry Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Agriculture Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Irrigated Land (1000ha) 1993 Agricultural Labor Force (1000s) 1993 Total Labor Force (1000s) 1993 Cattle Stocks (1000s) 1994 Sheep Stocks (1000s) 1994 Goat Stocks (1000s) 1994 Pig Stocks (1000s) 1994 Equines (horses /mules/asses) (1000s) 1994 Buffalo Stocks (1000s) 1994 Camel Stocks (1000s) 1994 Total Commercial Energy Consumption (PJ) 1993 Traditional Fuel Consumption (TJ) 1991 Commercial Hydroelectric Consumption (PJ) 1993 Known Mammal Species (#) 1990's Endemic Mammal Species (#) 1990's Known Bird Species (#) 1990's Endemic Bird Species (#) 1990's Known Plant Species (#) 1990's Endemic Plant Species (#) 1990's    
Algeria 27939 12 19 15591 3493 2719 13.47 43.3 43.23 -2.2 238174 7850 30700 4000 195624 528 25 15 60 555 1468 6441 1370 17850 2820 6 508 X 125 1183 19076 1.27 92 2 375 1 3,100 250    
Angola 11072 9 21 3569 1132 X X X X X 124670 3500 29000 51900 40270 16618 14 10 76 75 2687 3918 3280 255 1570 820 6 X X 26 56054 4.95 276 7 909 13 5,000 1,260    
Benin 5409 48 109 1691 585 X 35.78 12.86 51.36 3.3 11062 1880 442 3400 5340 4770 23 10 67 10 1360 2321 1223 940 1198 555 7 X X 7 48223 0 188 0 423 0 2,000 X    
Botswana 1487 3 5 418 X X 5.67 47.28 47.04 3 56673 420 25600 26500 4153 9886 32 20 48 2 287 473 2800 344 2475 17 193 X X X 13197 0 164 0 550 0 X 17    
Burkina Faso 10319 38 79 2809 X 514 X X X 0.4 27360 3565 6000 13800 3995 2713 19 0 81 20 4199 5020 4261 5686 7400 551 468 X 12 8 84547 0 147 0 453 0 1,100 X    
Burundi 6393 230 485 480 X 569 51.88 21.11 27.01 -1.2 2568 1360 915 85 208 563 36 0 64 14 2752 3032 380 350 850 80 0 X X 3 43522 0.41 107 0 596 0 2,500 X    
Cameroon 13233 28 61 5938 854 1029 28.61 24.85 46.54 -4.9 46540 7040 2000 35900 1600 20252 46 19 35 21 2754 4717 4867 3770 3767 1380 51 X X 36 114320 9.53 297 13 874 8 8,000 156    
Central African Rep 3315 5 10 1301 X 514 49.88 14.14 35.99 -2.5 62298 2020 3000 46700 10578 42534 21 5 74 X 877 1475 2800 152 1340 480 0 X X 3 33751 0.28 209 2 662 0 3,600 100    
Chad 6361 5 10 1362 X 408 43.61 21.57 34.82 -2.9 125920 3256 45000 32400 45264 6760 16 2 82 14 1458 2041 4621 2152 3178 17 467 X 593 1 35462 0 134 1 532 0 1,600 X    
Congo 2590 8 17 1523 217 2240 11.43 35.18 53.39 -2.1 34150 170 10000 21100 2880 321236 62 27 11 1 533 908 68 111 305 56 0 X X 24 21852 1.54 200 2 569 0 4,350 1,200    
Cote d'Ivoire 14253 44 114 6211 1495 1104 37.42 24.06 38.52 -1.1 31800 3710 13000 7080 8010 5451 22 11 67 68 2616 4964 1232 1251 976 404 0 X X 109 102843 3.95 230 1 694 0 3,517 62    
Dem. Republic of Congo (Zaire) 43901 19 45 12766 102 X X X X X 226705 7900 15000 173800 30005 23211 61 16 23 10 9312 14510 1696 1012 4317 1185 0 X X 73 365076 21.68 415 28 1,096 22 11,000 1,100    
Djibouti 577 25 45 478 211 X 2.85 21.2 75.95 X 2318 X X 6 X X X X X X X X 190 470 507 X 8 X 62 18 0 0 X X X X X X    
Egypt 62931 63 97 28170 4246 1869 17.87 22.38 59.74 0.5 99545 2800 4950 31 91764 923 6 9 85 3246 6119 15674 3070 3382 3210 27 1661 3200 133 1226 45365 30.67 98 7 439 0 2,066 70    
Equatorial Guinea 400 14 28 169 181 X 47.2 25.84 26.96 7.3 2805 230 104 1300 1171 75000 81 13 6 X 79 152 5 36 8 5 0 X X 2 4367 0.01 184 3 322 3 3,000 66    
Eritrea 3531 30 60 607 X X 13.15 20.67 66.18 X 10100 1280 4800 2000 2020 2492 X X X 28 X X 1550 1510 1400 X 0 X 69 X 0 0 112 0 537 0 X X    
Ethiopia 55053 50 115 7371 760 X 60.45 10.3 29.25 7.7 110100 13930 44750 25000 26420 1998 11 3 86 0 16250 22320 29450 5000 16700 20 630 X 1000 45 414055 4.09 255 31 813 28 6,500 1,000    
Gabon 1320 5 10 660 155 3622 8.24 44.93 46.83 2.5 25767 460 4700 19900 707 124242 72 22 6 4 355 546 38 170 83 165 0 X X 32 26415 2.56 190 2 629 0 6,500 X    
Gambia 1118 99 186 286 109 X 27.53 14.63 57.84 1.5 1000 180 90 280 450 7156 7 2 91 15 332 414 414 121 150 11 46 X X 3 8939 0 108 0 504 0 966 X    
Ghana 17453 73 159 6333 1336 956 47.55 16.08 36.37 4.8 22754 4320 5000 7900 5534 3048 35 13 52 6 2865 5961 1680 3288 3337 595 15 X X 67 151523 22.01 222 1 725 1 3,600 43    
Guinea 6700 27 61 1981 696 740 23.92 31.13 44.94 4.5 24572 730 5500 14460 3882 33731 10 3 87 93 1903 2650 1658 435 460 33 3 X X 15 35275 0.68 190 1 552 0 3,000 88    
Guinea-Bissau 1073 30 55 238 174 634 44.79 18.98 36.22 2.9 2812 340 1080 1070 322 25163 60 4 36 17 361 467 494 263 276 312 7 X X 3 4124 0 108 0 319 0 1,000 12    
Kenya 28261 49 109 7817 489 914 28.92 17.56 53.52 1 56914 4520 21300 16800 14294 1069 20 4 76 66 8252 10908 11000 5500 7438 107 2 X 815 90 344388 10.77 359 21 1,068 6 6,000 265    
Lesotho 2050 68 137 473 X 952 10.08 47.19 42.74 6.2 3035 320 2000 X 715 2551 22 22 56 3 682 884 663 1691 1010 78 292 X X X 6486 0 33 0 281 0 1,576 2    
Liberia 3039 27 65 1366 465 X X X X X 9675 375 5700 1700 1900 76341 27 13 60 2 702 1025 36 210 220 120 0 X X 5 48492 0.63 193 0 581 1 2,200 103    
Libya 5407 3 7 4649 1496 X X X X X 175954 2170 13300 840 159644 111 11 2 87 470 162 1252 50 3500 600 X 70 X 120 457 5234 0 76 5 323 0 1,800 134    
Madagascar 14763 25 59 4003 570 608 33.95 13.78 52.26 1.9 58154 3105 24000 23200 7849 22827 1 0 99 1087 4169 5556 10288 740 1300 1558 0 X X 15 75959 1.25 105 77 253 103 9,000 6,500    
Malawi 11129 94 189 1505 X 496 39.2 18.12 42.68 8.8 9408 1700 1840 3700 2168 1678 10 3 86 28 3084 4267 980 196 890 245 2 X X 11 132511 2.8 195 0 645 0 3,600 49    
Mali 10795 9 20 2909 X X 42.39 15.36 42.25 7.7 122019 2503 30000 6900 82616 6207 2 1 97 1 2524 3187 5542 5173 7380 63 712 X 260 7 53504 0.76 137 0 622 0 1,741 11    
Mauritania 2274 2 4 1224 238 837 27.65 30.16 42.19 5 102522 208 39250 4410 58654 5013 6 2 92 49 445 705 1011 4800 3100 X 173 X 1000 39 79 0.09 61 1 541 0 1,100 X    
Morocco 27028 61 91 13071 5543 2173 14.3 32.36 53.34 0.2 44630 9920 20900 8970 4840 1110 5 3 92 1258 2868 8441 2431 15594 4431 10 1555 X 36 297 13725 1.59 105 4 416 0 3,600 625    
Mozambique 16004 20 44 5481 1109 711 33.15 12.01 54.83 19.1 78409 3180 44000 14000 17229 12997 9 2 89 118 6225 7716 1250 119 389 174 20 X X 14 147370 0.18 179 1 678 0 5,500 219    
Namibia 1540 2 4 576 76 2774 9.84 26.9 63.27 0.3 82329 662 38000 18000 25667 29545 29 3 68 6 154 472 2036 2620 1639 18 137 X X X 0 0 154 3 609 1 3,128 X    
Niger 9151 7 18 1558 X X 38.52 17.89 43.58 1.4 126670 3605 8915 2500 111650 3552 16 2 82 66 3645 4241 1986 3700 5900 39 532 X 370 15 46886 0 131 0 482 0 1,170 X    
Nigeria 111721 121 258 43884 4383 978 33.52 42.63 23.86 2.9 91077 32385 40000 11300 7392 2506 31 15 54 957 28219 44279 16717 14455 25497 6926 1237 X 18 705 1009506 11.52 274 6 862 2 4,614 205    
Reunion 653 260 359 442 279 X X X X X 250 48 12 88 102 X X X X 6 25 248 25 2 32 86 0 X X 23 5167 1.79 X X X X X X    
Rwanda 7952 302 600 483 X 762 40.54 21.47 38 3.2 2467 1170 450 550 297 792 5 2 94 4 3348 3690 610 400 1100 130 0 X X 7 52771 0.83 151 0 666 0 2,288 26    
Senegal 8312 42 86 3512 1378 X 19.51 19.13 61.36 -2 19253 2350 3100 10450 3353 4740 5 3 92 71 2613 3362 2800 4600 3200 329 879 X 16 38 49439 0 155 0 610 0 2,062 26    
Sierra Leone 4509 63 121 1632 453 734 X X X 0.7 7162 540 2200 2040 2382 35485 7 4 89 29 910 1518 362 302 168 51 0 X X 6 29662 0 147 0 622 0 2,090 74    
Somalia 9250 15 33 2382 1186 X X X X X 62734 1020 43000 16000 2714 1459 3 0 97 180 2539 3714 5000 13000 12000 9 46 X 6000 X 71411 0 171 11 649 10 3,000 500    
South Africa 41465 34 58 21073 4272 3068 4.56 39.45 55.99 1.1 122104 13179 81378 8200 19347 1206 17 11 72 1270 1886 14716 12584 29134 6402 1511 454 X X 3578 131424 2.97 247 27 790 7 23,000 X    
Sudan 28098 11 23 6915 356 X X X X X 237600 12975 110000 44240 70385 5481 4 1 94 1946 5066 8943 21751 22870 16449 X 699 X 2856 48 220068 3.38 267 11 937 0 3,132 50    
Swaziland 855 49 95 267 X X 11.76 38.7 49.54 2 1720 191 1070 120 339 5275 2 2 96 67 217 340 620 27 434 32 13 X X X 18487 0 47 0 485 0 2,636 4    
Tanzania 29685 31 67 7230 1750 X 55.98 14.45 29.57 X 88359 3500 35000 33500 16359 2998 9 2 89 150 10688 13495 13376 3955 9682 335 178 X X 30 329752 2.25 322 14 1,005 19 10,000 1,122    
Togo 4138 73 165 1276 324 530 48.56 17.98 33.47 -12.7 5439 2430 200 900 1909 2900 62 13 25 7 1054 1538 250 1250 2048 934 6 X X 9 10352 0.02 196 1 558 0 2,000 X    
Tunisia 8896 54 81 5093 2476 3075 17.89 31.34 50.77 2.7 15536 4952 3103 676 6805 443 9 3 89 385 625 2917 660 7100 1420 6 367 X 231 218 30791 0.23 78 1 356 0 2,150 X    
Uganda 21297 90 204 2670 X 547 52.66 12.35 34.99 6.4 19965 6770 1800 5500 5895 3099 32 8 60 9 6611 8361 5100 1980 3350 880 17 X X 16 136987 2.81 338 6 992 3 5,000 X    
Zambia 9456 13 25 4071 X X 33.69 36.33 29.98 6.8 74339 5273 30000 28700 10366 12267 16 7 77 46 1972 2918 3300 69 620 295 2 X X 51 129891 27.88 229 3 736 1 4,600 211    
Zimbabwe 11261 29 50 3619 X X 15.18 36.39 48.43 2 38685 2876 4856 8800 22153 1776 14 7 79 193 2818 4228 4500 550 2530 280 129 X X 208 69940 6.09 270 1 648 0 4,200 95    
Note: 0 = zero or less than half the unit of measure; X not available; total water withdrawals may exceed 100% due to groundwater drawdowns or river inflows; all plant species includes flowering plants only; '85IN$ = 1985 international dollars.