Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area was 2.21 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.21 million
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.21 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.20 million
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2.21 million. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.20 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.21 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.20 million | 2.21 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million | 2.21 million | 2.21 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Red List Index 0.8101 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.21 million in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for land area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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