Land area in Africa
Africa: Land area was 2.99 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.99 million
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.99 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.99 million
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Africa is 2.99 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Africa peaked at 2.99 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million, in 1990.
Africa ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.99 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.99 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2.99 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More development goals data for Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 679.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 386 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 374 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 237 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 779 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 979 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,004 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.44 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 64,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Africa?
- Land area in Africa was 2.99 million in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for land area?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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