Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 121 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 121 for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 121 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2015.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | — |
| 2016 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 103 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 105 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 112 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 116 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 121 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92 | 87 | 103 | 5 |
| 2020s | 113.5 | 105 | 121 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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 number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa was 121 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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