Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1483 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0.1483 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0786 % change on previous year | +6266.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0.0004 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0477 % change on previous year | -11700.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +11700.0% | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 0.0477 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +6266.6% | 0.0012 % change on previous year | 0.0786 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 % change on previous year | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 0.1483 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 % change on previous year | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 0.0786 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0477 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 10 Mali 0.0847 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Isle of Man 0.0677 % change on previous year compare
- 12 South Africa 0.0418 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Sweden 0.0378 % change on previous year compare
- 14 North Macedonia 0.0117 % change on previous year compare
- 15 South Korea 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Cuba 0.0036 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1483 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Surface area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Surface area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.