Northern Africa

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Key facts

  • continent: Africa
  • number of countries: 6
  • land area: 7,606,391 km²
  • population: 261,892,244 people
Classified as: place

Summary

Northern Africa is a region. It is located in Africa. It comprises 6 countries for a land area of 7,606,391 km² and a population of 261,892,244 people.

Environment

Northern Africa is one of the regions in Africa and 22 regions in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 2,133,534.11 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 1.38 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 638.86 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 88.87 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 9.25 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 55.50 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 13.10 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 17.18 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.94 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -28.26 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 16.86 births per woman
  • Forest area: 268,649 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 84.35 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 1,078.25 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 135.40
  • Methane emissions: 345.14 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 65.33 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 129,849,271 people
  • Male population: 132,042,976 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 15.47 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 7,316,250.93 km²
  • Rural population: 123,340,584 people
  • Urban land area: 42,522.15 km²
  • Urban population: 138,551,660 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 30.22 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Northern Africa by population

Cities in Northern Africa

Countries in Northern Africa

Global density of countries in Northern Africa

Relationship between population and agricultural land in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Northern Africa

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Northern Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Northern Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Northern Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Northern Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Northern Africa

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical forest area in Northern Africa

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Northern Africa

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Northern Africa

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and methane emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Northern Africa

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical median age in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Northern Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Northern Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Northern Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Northern Africa

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and urban land area in Northern Africa

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical population in Northern Africa

Relationship between population and urban land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical female population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical male population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical rural land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical rural population in Northern Africa

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical urban land area in Northern Africa

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical urban population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Northern Africa

Relationship between population and date in Northern Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Northern Africa

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Health

  • Birth rate: 125.77 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 36.72 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 1,205.26 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 4.95 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 9.77 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 434.00
  • Suicide mortality rate: 24.30 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Northern Africa

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical death rate in Northern Africa

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Northern Africa

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Northern Africa

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 1,600,000 people
  • Democracy score: 22.60
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 9,177,700 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 70.72 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 4.77 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -95,994 people
  • Press freedom: 9.99
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 20.49 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Northern Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and methane emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Northern Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and rural population in Northern Africa

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical net migration in Northern Africa

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Northern Africa

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Business

  • Central government debt: 50.33 % of GDP
  • Expense: 20.94 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 1,066,104,926,153.06 current US$
  • Self-employed workers: 34.42 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 15.66 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 12.26 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 31.50 % of total employment

Relationship between expense and health expenditure in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical central government debt in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical expense in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical GDP in Northern Africa

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical inflation in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Northern Africa

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical unemployment in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

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In literature

There is no book written about Northern Africa in the database

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    This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

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