Northern Africa

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Key facts

  • continent: Africa
  • number of countries: 6
  • land area: 7,606,391 km²
  • population: 263,618,739 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 263,618,739 people.

Environment

Northern Africa is one of the regions in Africa. Northern Africa is one of the 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
  • 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: 2.81 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: 22.58
  • Methane emissions: 345.14 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 65.33 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 130,712,681 people
  • Male population: 132,906,061 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 15.47 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 7,316,250.93 km²
  • Rural population: 124,175,343 people
  • Urban land area: 42,522.15 km²
  • Urban population: 139,443,396 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 5.04 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Northern Africa by population

Geographical distribution of records in Northern Africa

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Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Northern Africa

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

Countries historical GDP per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Northern Africa

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Countries historical urban population per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical birth rate per access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical fertility rate per access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical renewable energy consumption per access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical self-employed workers per access to electricity in Northern Africa

Countries historical vulnerable employment per access to electricity 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

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per fertility rate in Northern Africa

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Evolution of historical forest area in Northern Africa

Countries historical rural land area per forest area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical fossil energy consumption in Northern Africa

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

Countries historical urban land area per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban population per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Northern Africa

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

Evolution of historical internet access in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical total land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical median age in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical population per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical rural population per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban land area per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban population per methane emissions in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical net migration in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical population per nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban land area per nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban population per nitrous oxide emissions in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical population in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban land area per population 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 total rural land area in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical rural population in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban land area per rural population in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical total urban land in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban population per urban land area 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

Countries historical date per population in Northern Africa

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Northern Africa

Cities in Northern Africa

Countries in Northern Africa

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Business

  • Central government debt: 50.33 % of GDP
  • Expense: 20.94 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 985,283,280,951.32 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

Countries health expenditure per expense in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical central government debt in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical average expense in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical GDP in Northern Africa

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per GDP in Northern Africa

Evolution of median inflation in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical self employed in Northern Africa

Countries historical vulnerable employment per self-employed workers in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Northern Africa

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 1,600,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.77
  • Military expenditure: 4.77 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 20.49 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical methane emissions per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical population per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical rural population per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban land area per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Countries historical urban population per armed forces personnel in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Northern Africa

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

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Health

  • Birth rate: 20.96 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 6.12 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 200.88 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 4.95 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.05 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 1.63 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 72.33
  • Suicide mortality rate: 4.05 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical fertility rate per birth rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per birth rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical self-employed workers per birth rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical vulnerable employment per birth rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical median age per birth rate in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical death rate in Northern Africa

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per death rate in Northern Africa

Evolution of average 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 average hospital beds in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Northern Africa

Countries historical self-employed workers per life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Countries historical vulnerable employment per life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa

Evolution of historical average suicide rate 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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