Here are a few of the most interesting Africa statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Africa Facts
- Location: Africa on Google Maps
- Continental Area: 11.73 square miles (30.37 square kilometers)
- Time Zone(s):
| Time zone | Offset |
| Central Africa Time | UTC +2 |
| Central European Time | UTC +1 |
| Cape Verde Time | UTC -1 |
| Eastern Africa Time | UTC +3 |
| Eastern European Time | UTC +2 |
| Greenwich Mean Time | UTC +0 |
| Mauritius Time | UTC +4 |
| Reunion Time | UTC +4 |
| South Africa Standard Time | UTC +2 |
| Seychelles Time | UTC +4 |
| West Africa Summer Time | UTC +2 |
| West Africa Time | UTC +1 |
| Western European Summer Time | UTC +1 |
| Western European Time | UTC +0 |
| Western Sahara Summer Time | UTC +1 |
| Western Sahara Standard Time | UTC +0 |
- Population: 1.225 billion (2016)
- Number of Native Languages Spoken: ~1,000 – 3,000
- Top Languages Spoken: Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, English, Amharic, French
- Number of recognized countries in Africa: 54
- List of Countries in Africa:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Africa Statistics:
Africa’s richest man:
Aliko Dangote (worth $10.8 billion)
Last updated 3/8/19
Percentage of sub-Sahran Africa that lives on $1.90 or less per day:
Last updated 2013
Number of people who faced food insecurity in Africa in 2017 because of conflict:
Number of African countries that faced a food crisis in 2017 due to climate and weather conditions:
Rate of growth of the African population from 2010-2015:
Number of elephants that roamed Africa in 1930:
Number of elephants that roam Africa today:
Last updated 2018