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Bioenergy in AFRICA

Potential Biomass Density Classes for Forests of Tropical African Countries

The map shows the potential biomass density in Africa; the highest potential you find in central an western African countries.

The units are in Mg/ha which is the same as t/ha (1 Mg = 106 g = 1 ton).

http://www.fao.org/docrep/W4095E/w4095e09.htm

Potential of Biofuel Crops

More than 50% of the vast continent of Africa may support biofuel crops.

http://www.ecoworld.com/Home/Articles2.cfm?TID=387

Countries

Algeria | Angola | Burkina Faso | Benin | Botswana | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guines-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Lybia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Related GENI Resources

Definition Bioenergy
Current Articles on Renewable Energy Resources and Transmission
National Energy Grid Maps

Links

Biopact (Africa, EU)
CARENSA (Cane Resources Networtk for Southern Africa)
WEC Africa Energy Information System
FAO Bioenergy for Development
AFREC (African Energy Commission)