Land area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Land area was 606,405 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
606,405
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
606,406
in 1990
All-time low
606,405
in 2020
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Western Africa is 606,405, measured in 2025. That is the lowest 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 Western Africa peaked at 606,406 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 606,405, in 2020.
Western Africa ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 606,406 | — |
| 2000 | 606,406 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 606,406 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 606,406 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 606,405 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 606,405 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 606,406 | 606,406 | 606,406 | 1 |
| 2000s | 606,406 | 606,406 | 606,406 | 1 |
| 2010s | 606,406 | 606,406 | 606,406 | 2 |
| 2020s | 606,405 | 606,405 | 606,405 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Western Africa?
- Land area in Western Africa was 606,405 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 606,406 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,405 in 2020.
- How does Western Africa rank for land area?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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