Awareness of climate change in Africa 2016-2018, by country
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.