Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.3347 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.3347 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.3347 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +203.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1513 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1549 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1716 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1925 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2218 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2929 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3347 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +203.7% | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.142 units per square kilometre | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | 0.2218 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2719 units per square kilometre | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | 0.3347 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 37 Denmark 65.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Italy 64.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 British Virgin Islands 61.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 France 60 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 55.59 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Czechia 53.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Portugal 50.23 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3347 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3347 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.