Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,826 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 37th out of 43 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,826 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 26,497 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 27,410 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 26,844 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 28,114 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 32,117 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 32,682 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 34,641 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 36,971 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 40,111 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 44,086 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 45,562 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47,649 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 49,883 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 54,928 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 60,900 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 67,329 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 73,750 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 78,980 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 80,164 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 87,280 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 94,219 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 93,770 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97,362 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 104,437 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 111,507 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 116,386 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 126,309 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 128,783 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 136,253 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 136,363 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 148,946 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 166,142 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,121 current international $ per square kilometre | 25,826 current international $ per square kilometre | 40,111 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,323 current international $ per square kilometre | 44,086 current international $ per square kilometre | 80,164 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,631 current international $ per square kilometre | 87,280 current international $ per square kilometre | 136,253 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,683 current international $ per square kilometre | 136,363 current international $ per square kilometre | 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 34 France 3.98 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cyprus 3.43 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 37 American Samoa 3.33 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Czechia 3.31 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Portugal 3.28 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Poland 3.22 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,826 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.