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Key facts

  • Number of countries: 54
  • Number of regions: 5
  • Land area: 29,652,400 km²
  • Population: 1,424,830,608

Latest news (see all)

US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa

Read: The Hill

2024-05-01

El mirador desde el que se pueden ver muchos pueblos de la Axarquia e incluso Africa

Read: Sur

2024-05-01

Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa

Read: Phys

2024-05-01

Do not ignore Africa, World Bank head tells wealthy nations

Read: Financial Times

2024-05-01

US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa

Read: The Hill

2024-05-01

Investment arm of UK international development plans to boost Africa spending

Read: Financial Times

2024-05-01

Mali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks on US forces in Africa

Read: ABC News

2024-04-30

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 61.30 % of GDP
Expense 19.79 % of GDP
GDP 2,964,710,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 753.51 annual %
Self Employed Pct 64.92
Tax Revenue Pct Gdp 14.37
Unemployment Pct 9.13
Vulnerable Employment Pct 62.14

Environment

Agricultural land 11,566,600.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 2.60 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 1,274,090.00 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 12.43 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 23.04 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 35.73 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.18 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 24.15 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 3.47 % of total
Net energy imports -75.72 % of energy use
Fertility rate 4.04 births per woman
Forest area 6,318,630 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 34.76 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 154,193.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 16.10 years
Methane emissions 1,126,780.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 538,891.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Population Female 713,356,008
Population Male 711,474,595
Renewable Energy Consumption Pct 56.44
Rural Land 29,337,100.00
Rural Population 791,116,713
Urban Land 153,815.00
Urban Population 633,713,895
Urban Population Under 5M 2.77

Health

Birth Rate 30.48 per 1,000 people
Death rate 8.50 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 121.80 current US$
Health expenditure 5.39 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.99 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital Beds 1.35 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 63 years
Suicide mortality rate 8.85

Other

Access to electricity 56.82 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 28,117,300
Individuals using the Internet 39.65 % of population
Net migration -540,177
Press freedom 120.60

Politics

Armed forces personnel 3,205,000
Democracy score 214.45
Military expenditure 2.29 % of GDP
Women Parliament Seats Pct 24.11

Visualizations

Countries in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from oil sources in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Africa

Countries historical Net energy imports in Africa

Countries historical Fertility rate in Africa

Countries historical Forest area in Africa

Countries historical Fossil fuel energy consumption in Africa

Countries historical Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Africa

Countries historical Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Africa

Countries historical Individuals using the Internet in Africa

Countries historical Land area in Africa

Countries historical Median age in Africa

Countries historical Methane emissions in Africa

Countries historical Net migration in Africa

Countries historical Nitrous oxide emissions in Africa

Countries historical Population in Africa

Countries historical Female Population in Africa

Countries historical Male Population in Africa

Countries historical Renewable energy consumption in Africa

Countries historical Rural land area in Africa

Countries historical Rural Population in Africa

Countries historical Agricultural land in Africa

Countries historical Urban land area in Africa

Countries historical Urban population in Africa

Countries historical Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Africa

Countries historical Alternative and nuclear energy in Africa

Countries historical Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) in Africa

Countries historical Access to electricity in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from coal sources in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from natural gas sources in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Africa

Countries historical Electricity production from nuclear sources in Africa

Countries historical Tax revenue in Africa

Countries historical Unemployment in Africa

Countries historical Vulnerable employment in Africa

Countries historical Central government debt in Africa

Countries historical Expense in Africa

Countries historical GDP in Africa

Countries historical Inflation in Africa

Countries historical Self-employed in Africa

Countries historical Birth Rate in Africa

Countries historical Death rate in Africa

Countries historical Health expenditure per capita in Africa

Countries historical Health expenditure in Africa

Countries historical Incidence of HIV in Africa

Countries historical Hospital Beds in Africa

Countries historical Life expectancy at birth in Africa

Countries historical Suicide mortality rate in Africa

Countries historical Armed forces personnel in Africa

Countries historical Military expenditure in Africa

Countries historical Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Africa

Datasets

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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