Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.02 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.21 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
1.02 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2019.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 32 Cuba 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 33 Hong Kong 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 34 Vietnam 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 35 Armenia 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 36 Tunisia 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 37 Albania 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.