Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 44.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 44.22 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 44.22 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.3037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 units per square kilometre | 0.5376 units per square kilometre | 14.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.14 units per square kilometre | 18.13 units per square kilometre | 36.89 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.72 units per square kilometre | 37.65 units per square kilometre | 44.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 29 Viet Nam 419.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lebanon 415.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Least developed countries 46.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 415.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Qatar 409.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belgium 396.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 393.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Curaçao 391.73 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 mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 44.22 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.22 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular 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
Mobile cellular 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.