Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Country area by country

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

• World 13.42 million Hectares
• Non-resource-rich countries 9.56 million Hectares
• World outside Africa 10.41 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 7.45 million Hectares
• Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.62 million Hectares
• Resource-rich countries 3.85 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.15 million Hectares
• Africa 3.01 million Hectares
• High income countries 3.72 million Hectares
• Least developed countries 2.08 million Hectares
• High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 3.60 million Hectares
• Latin America and the Caribbean 2.04 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 2.95 million Hectares
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 1.18 million Hectares
• Asia (excluding high income countries) 2.52 million Hectares
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) 986,458 Hectares
• Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 2.48 million Hectares
• Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 666,683 Hectares
• Africa, non-resource-rich countries 2.11 million Hectares
• Southern Africa (African Union) 598,076 Hectares
• Fragile states 2.10 million Hectares
• Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 578,214 Hectares
• Africa, least developed countries 1.81 million Hectares
• Central Africa (African Union) 539,379 Hectares
• MERCOSUR 1.77 million Hectares
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 514,390 Hectares
• Land Locked Developing Countries 1.70 million Hectares
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 511,542 Hectares
• Low income countries (World Bank) 1.50 million Hectares
• ASEAN 449,254 Hectares
• Africa, fragile states 1.47 million Hectares
• Small Island Developing States 121,066 Hectares
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 1.40 million Hectares
• Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 1.35 million Hectares
• World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 1.29 million Hectares
• Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 1.19 million Hectares
• Korea 10,041 Hectares
• Africa, resource-rich countries 899,131 Hectares
• Africa, land locked developing countries 865,853 Hectares
• Slovak Republic 4,903 Hectares