2022 Facts & Figures: AFRICA

PROJECTED POPULATION of Nigeria in 2050, almost double what it is now. Africa has the world’s fastest growing population. By 2050, the continent’s total population is expected to nearly double to 2.5 billion people—more than a quarter of the world total.

^{source: The Economist}

YEAR that the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant was performed, in Cape Town, South Africa—a major historical event and a significant breakthrough for medical science.

^{Source: history.com}

CURRENT VALUE of annual trade between China and African countries. China is the continent’s biggest trading partner. There are now more than 1 million Chinese people living in Africa, including some 350,000 in Angola alone.

^{Source: Forbes}

SQUARE MILES of forest being destroyed in Africa every year. Forest loss in Africa is happening twice as fast as the global average, and it’s the only continent where deforestation is accelerating.

^{Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization}