Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 4 Mongolia 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Chad 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Niger 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Namibia 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Eritrea 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Somalia 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Mali 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Surface area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.