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Graphic Sanitation and Wa... Population density in 2017

Population density in 2017

Africa is moderately densely populated, with 43 inhabitants per square kilometre (Worldometers 2019). Population density varies across the continent. The island states of Mauritius, the Comoros, Seychelles, and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe are among the most densely populated countries in Africa. On the mainland, Rwanda, Burundi, Nigeria, The Gambia, Uganda and Malawi have the highest population densities (PopulationPyramid.net 2019).

Year: 2020

From collection: Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa - Overview

Cartographer: GRID-Arendal/Studio Atlantis

Tags: Africa sanitation wastewater

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2015 Rural population growth (annual percentage)

A detailed illustration of the water stress situation in Africa

Africa’s groundwater storage

Africa’s total renewable water resources

Age structure for Africa’s population in 2018

Countries whose urban populations had the lowest proportions of improved sanitation by 2015

Global sanitation coverage, 2015

Population growth trends and projections in Africa for the period 1980–2065

Proportion of population with access to handwashing facilities with soap and water at home in Africa, 2015

Proportion of the population that had achieved at least a basic level of sanitation service by 2015

Rainfall patterns in Africa

Regions of the African Union

Renewable water resources per capita

The excreta management tenets of a safely managed sanitation system

The Sustainable Development Goals

Urban expansion of Addis Ababa over the last 3 decades

Urban expansion of Luanda over the last 3 decades

Wastewater in the water cycle

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Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa

The Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa features extensive information on existing infrastructure and opportunities for improvement.

02 Feb 2021 Environment Atlas

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