In a study conducted between 2016 and 2018, six in 10 Africans declared to have heard about climate change. Mauritius, Malawi, and Uganda registered the highest percentages of respondents who stated to have heard about climate change. Over 80 percent of people from Mauritius had heard about climate change, the highest share among 34 surveyed African countries. Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. A large part of the population lives below the poverty line and its livelihood depends on activities extremely sensitive to climate change and weather conditions.
Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have you heard about climate change, or haven’t you had the chance to hear about this yet?"
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Awareness of Climate Change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer, Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Awareness of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271042/awareness-of-climate-change-in-africa-by-country/
