Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa

24 indicators covering infrastructure for Sub-Saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people 2025 down 60.0%
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million 2025 down 52.8%
Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people 2025 up 23.3%
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion 2025 up 59.0%
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 717,259 2023 up 1.9%
Air transport, freight 4,829 million ton-km 2023 up 78.3%
Air transport, passengers carried 56.96 million 2023 up 30.1%
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3,884 billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,162 cubic meters 2022 down 23.1%
Individuals using the Internet 35.7% 2025 up 120.4%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.9% 2022 down 9.9%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 7.1% 2022 up 26.5%
Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.12 per 100 people 2025 up 180.0%
Fixed broadband subscriptions 15.00 million 2025 up 305.4%
ICT goods imports 4.2% 2024 down 7.3%
ICT goods exports 0.4% 2024 down 47.9%
Secure Internet servers 903.2 per 1 million people 2024 up 5,874.5%
Container port traffic 18.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2019 up 31.5%
Industrial design applications, resident, by count 4,192 2020 up 1,067.7%
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count 73,303 2020 up 151.3%
Trademark applications, resident, by count 52,736 2020 up 132.5%
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count 1,921 2020 up 12,706.7%
Individuals using the Internet, male 37.9% 2024 up 32.5%
Individuals using the Internet, female 29.4% 2024 up 45.5%