Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.019 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.019 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0864 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.019 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0864 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0843 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0822 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0802 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0781 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0762 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0742 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0723 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0704 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0685 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0667 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0649 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0632 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.058 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0565 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0548 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0517 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0409 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0398 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0782 sq. km per person | 0.0704 sq. km per person | 0.0864 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0607 sq. km per person | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 0.0685 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0517 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.0312 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 0.021 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 17 Norway 0.066 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.0652 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
- 21 New Caledonia 0.0631 sq. km per person compare
- 22 Oman 0.0613 sq. km per person compare
- 23 Argentina 0.0601 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.019 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0864 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.