Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.251 units per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.251 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.6167 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 43rd out of 47 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.
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 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1752 units per square kilometre | 0.118 units per square kilometre | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3146 units per square kilometre | 0.2505 units per square kilometre | 0.4324 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5225 units per square kilometre | 0.4331 units per square kilometre | 0.6167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4648 units per square kilometre | 0.3263 units per square kilometre | 0.5995 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2929 units per square kilometre | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.3347 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 40 Grenada 49.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Least developed countries 0.2947 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 American Samoa 48.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.251 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6167 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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 Γ· 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.