According to a study conducted in 2016 and 2018, among 32 countries in Africa, Mauritius had the highest percentage of respondents with knowledge about climate change. About 60 percent of the people from Mauritius not only had heard of climate change but also associated it with negative changes in weather patterns and knew that human activity plays a role in causing it. According to the same study, five out of 10 Africans identified human activity as the main cause of climate change. In addition, 16 percent of respondents stated that climate change was the result of both human activity and natural processes.
Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country
* The count includes Zimbabwe. This question was not asked in Zimbabwe.
The source adds the following information: "Respondents who are “climate change literate,” meaning they not only have heard of climate change but also associate it with negative changes in weather patterns and know that human activity plays a part in causing it."
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Climate Change Knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer, Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Climate change knowledge in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271149/climate-change-knowledge-in-africa-by-country/
