Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Land area by country

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

• World 12.95 million Hectares
• Non-resource-rich countries 9.20 million Hectares
• World outside Africa 9.98 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 7.13 million Hectares
• Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.49 million Hectares
• Resource-rich countries 3.75 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.02 million Hectares
• Africa 2.97 million Hectares
• High income countries 3.50 million Hectares
• Least developed countries 2.04 million Hectares
• High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 3.38 million Hectares
• Latin America and the Caribbean 2.00 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 2.85 million Hectares
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 1.16 million Hectares
• Asia (excluding high income countries) 2.44 million Hectares
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) 964,727 Hectares
• Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 2.40 million Hectares
• Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 654,717 Hectares
• Africa, non-resource-rich countries 2.07 million Hectares
• Southern Africa (African Union) 590,827 Hectares
• Fragile states 2.05 million Hectares
• Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 577,364 Hectares
• Africa, least developed countries 1.78 million Hectares
• Central Africa (African Union) 527,580 Hectares
• MERCOSUR 1.74 million Hectares
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 504,868 Hectares
• Land Locked Developing Countries 1.67 million Hectares
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 503,296 Hectares
• Low income countries (World Bank) 1.47 million Hectares
• ASEAN 439,454 Hectares
• Africa, fragile states 1.45 million Hectares
• Small Island Developing States 115,488 Hectares
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 1.38 million Hectares
• Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 1.33 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 1.23 million Hectares
• Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 1.17 million Hectares
• Korea 9,760 Hectares
• Africa, resource-rich countries 894,106 Hectares
• Africa, land locked developing countries 849,285 Hectares
• Slovak Republic 4,808 Hectares