Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre for land area — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0938 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0923 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 0.106 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Serbia 0.1042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 San Marino 0.102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 New Caledonia 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Grenada 0.1012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Land area — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Land area — Area 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.