Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.019 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0864 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.019 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 0.0564 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 | 0.0397 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 | 0.0274 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 | -2.6% |
| 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 | 0.0397 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 24 Paraguay 0.0579 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.