Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.2092 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2092 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 16.7%
Rank
45th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.6155 units per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0419 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2023
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.2092 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6155 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.102 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1377 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1766 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2031 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2684 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2666 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2824 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3034 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3263 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3561 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3932 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4322 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4506 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5039 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5209 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5209 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5544 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5697 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5701 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6155 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5985 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5772 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4966 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4417 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4446 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4442 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4675 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4544 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3295 units per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2929 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.314 units per square kilometre | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5215 units per square kilometre | 0.4322 units per square kilometre | 0.6155 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4578 units per square kilometre | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | 0.5985 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | 0.2929 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 42 Qatar 45.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Austria 43.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Maldives 43.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 El Salvador 42.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Jamaica 42.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Northern Mariana Islands 42.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Seychelles 40.1 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2092 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6155 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone 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 telephone 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.