Land area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Land area was 787,239 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
787,239
Rank
17th
of 32 groups
All-time high
787,239
in 2015
All-time low
787,239
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Northern Africa is 787,239, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Northern Africa peaked at 787,239 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 787,239, in 1990.
Northern Africa ranks 17th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 787,239 | — |
| 2000 | 787,239 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 787,239 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 787,239 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 787,239 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 787,239 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 787,239 | 787,239 | 787,239 | 1 |
| 2000s | 787,239 | 787,239 | 787,239 | 1 |
| 2010s | 787,239 | 787,239 | 787,239 | 2 |
| 2020s | 787,239 | 787,239 | 787,239 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Northern Africa?
- Land area in Northern Africa was 787,239 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 787,239 in 2015.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 787,239 in 1990.
- How does Northern Africa rank for land area?
- Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern 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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