List of African countries by Area
Source | The World Factbook |
Date | 01 Dec 2020 |
Country/Territory | Total area | Land area | Water area | Land area Share (%) | Rank | ||||
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sq km | sq mi | sq km | sq mi | sq km | Africa | World | Africa | World | |
Algeria | 2,381,740 | 919,595 | 2,381,740 | 919,595 | 0 | 8.19 | 1.60 | 1 | 10 |
Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,353 | 1,246,700 | 481,353 | 0 | 4.29 | 0.837 | 7 | 23 |
Benin | 112,622 | 43,484 | 110,622 | 42,711 | 2,000 | 0.380 | 0.0743 | 39 | 102 |
Botswana | 581,730 | 224,607 | 566,730 | 218,816 | 15,000 | 1.95 | 0.381 | 22 | 48 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 60 | 23.2 | 60 | 23.2 | 54,340 | 0.00021 | 0.000040 | 57 | 229 |
Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 105,869 | 273,800 | 105,715 | 400 | 0.941 | 0.184 | 29 | 75 |
Burundi | 27,830 | 10,745 | 25,680 | 9,915 | 2,150 | 0.0883 | 0.0172 | 46 | 146 |
Cabo Verde | 4,033 | 1,557 | 4,033 | 1,557 | 0 | 0.0139 | 0.00271 | 51 | 175 |
Cameroon | 475,440 | 183,568 | 472,710 | 182,514 | 2,730 | 1.62 | 0.317 | 24 | 54 |
Central African Republic | 622,984 | 240,535 | 622,984 | 240,535 | 0 | 2.14 | 0.418 | 20 | 45 |
Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,755 | 1,259,200 | 486,180 | 24,800 | 4.33 | 0.845 | 5 | 21 |
Comoros | 2,235 | 863 | 2,235 | 863 | 0 | 0.00768 | 0.00150 | 52 | 179 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2,344,858 | 905,354 | 2,267,048 | 875,312 | 77,810 | 7.79 | 1.52 | 2 | 11 |
Congo, Republic of the | 342,000 | 132,047 | 341,500 | 131,854 | 500 | 1.17 | 0.229 | 27 | 64 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 322,463 | 124,504 | 318,003 | 122,782 | 4,460 | 1.09 | 0.214 | 28 | 69 |
Djibouti | 23,200 | 8,958 | 23,180 | 8,950 | 20 | 0.0797 | 0.0156 | 48 | 150 |
Egypt | 1,001,450 | 386,662 | 995,450 | 384,345 | 6,000 | 3.42 | 0.668 | 12 | 30 |
Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 10,831 | 28,051 | 10,831 | 0 | 0.0964 | 0.0188 | 45 | 145 |
Eritrea | 117,600 | 45,406 | 101,000 | 38,996 | 16,600 | 0.347 | 0.0678 | 38 | 101 |
Eswatini | 17,364 | 6,704 | 17,204 | 6,642 | 160 | 0.0591 | 0.0116 | 49 | 158 |
Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | 426,372 | 1,096,570 | 423,388 | 7,730 | 3.77 | 0.736 | 10 | 27 |
Gabon | 267,667 | 103,347 | 257,667 | 99,486 | 10,000 | 0.886 | 0.173 | 30 | 77 |
Gambia, The | 11,300 | 4,363 | 10,120 | 3,907 | 1,180 | 0.0348 | 0.00679 | 50 | 165 |
Ghana | 238,533 | 92,098 | 227,533 | 87,851 | 11,000 | 0.782 | 0.153 | 34 | 82 |
Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 245,717 | 94,872 | 140 | 0.845 | 0.165 | 32 | 79 |
Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | 13,948 | 28,120 | 10,857 | 8,005 | 0.0967 | 0.0189 | 43 | 137 |
Kenya | 580,367 | 224,081 | 569,140 | 219,746 | 11,227 | 1.96 | 0.382 | 23 | 49 |
Lesotho | 30,355 | 11,720 | 30,355 | 11,720 | 0 | 0.104 | 0.0204 | 44 | 141 |
Liberia | 111,369 | 43,000 | 96,320 | 37,189 | 15,049 | 0.331 | 0.0647 | 40 | 104 |
Libya | 1,759,540 | 679,362 | 1,759,540 | 679,362 | 0 | 6.05 | 1.18 | 4 | 17 |
Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 581,540 | 224,534 | 5,501 | 2.00 | 0.390 | 21 | 47 |
Malawi | 118,484 | 45,747 | 94,080 | 36,324 | 24,404 | 0.323 | 0.0632 | 37 | 100 |
Mali | 1,240,192 | 478,841 | 1,220,190 | 471,118 | 20,002 | 4.19 | 0.819 | 8 | 24 |
Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 0 | 3.54 | 0.692 | 11 | 29 |
Mauritius | 2,040 | 788 | 2,030 | 784 | 10 | 0.00698 | 0.00136 | 53 | 180 |
Morocco | 446,550 | 172,414 | 446,300 | 172,317 | 250 | 1.53 | 0.300 | 25 | 58 |
Mozambique | 799,380 | 308,642 | 786,380 | 303,623 | 13,000 | 2.70 | 0.528 | 16 | 35 |
Namibia | 824,292 | 318,261 | 823,290 | 317,874 | 1,002 | 2.83 | 0.553 | 15 | 34 |
Niger | 1,267,000 | 489,191 | 1,266,700 | 489,075 | 300 | 4.35 | 0.850 | 6 | 22 |
Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,669 | 910,768 | 351,649 | 13,000 | 3.13 | 0.611 | 14 | 32 |
Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,169 | 24,668 | 9,524 | 1,670 | 0.0848 | 0.0166 | 47 | 148 |
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 394 | 152 | 122 | 47.1 | 0 | 0.00042 | 0.000082 | 56 | 203 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 964 | 372 | 964 | 372 | 0 | 0.00331 | 0.000647 | 54 | 184 |
Senegal | 196,722 | 75,955 | 192,530 | 74,336 | 4,192 | 0.662 | 0.129 | 35 | 88 |
Seychelles | 455 | 176 | 455 | 176 | 0 | 0.00156 | 0.000305 | 55 | 198 |
Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 27,699 | 71,620 | 27,653 | 120 | 0.246 | 0.0481 | 41 | 119 |
Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 627,337 | 242,216 | 10,320 | 2.16 | 0.421 | 19 | 44 |
South Africa | 1,219,090 | 470,693 | 1,214,470 | 468,909 | 4,620 | 4.17 | 0.815 | 9 | 25 |
South Sudan | 644,329 | 248,777 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 42 |
Sudan | 1,861,484 | 718,723 | 1,731,671 | 668,602 | 129,813 | 5.95 | 1.16 | 3 | 16 |
Tanzania | 947,300 | 365,754 | 885,800 | 342,009 | 61,500 | 3.04 | 0.595 | 13 | 31 |
Togo | 56,785 | 21,925 | 54,385 | 20,998 | 2,400 | 0.187 | 0.0365 | 42 | 126 |
Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 155,360 | 59,985 | 8,250 | 0.534 | 0.104 | 36 | 93 |
Uganda | 241,038 | 93,065 | 197,100 | 76,101 | 43,938 | 0.677 | 0.132 | 33 | 81 |
Western Sahara | 266,000 | 102,703 | 266,000 | 102,703 | 0 | 0.914 | 0.179 | 31 | 78 |
Zambia | 752,618 | 290,587 | 743,398 | 287,027 | 9,220 | 2.56 | 0.499 | 17 | 39 |
Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 386,847 | 149,362 | 3,910 | 1.33 | 0.260 | 26 | 61 |
Africa | 30,312,701 | 11,703,799 | 29,093,717 | 11,233,147 | 628,723 | 19.53 | 2 |