List of African countries by area

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Below is a list of countries in Africa by area.Source unless otherwise specified: {{Cite report |title=Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/documents/dyb2021/table03.pdf |year=2021 |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |access-date=21 May 2023}} Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent. Africa is the second largest continent in the world by area. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.{{Cite web|title=The 10 Smallest Countries in Africa|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-10-smallest-countries-of-africa-by-size.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=WorldAtlas|date=6 October 2017 |language=en-US}}

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	Country	% total	style=width:8.5em | Africa area in km2 (mi2)	class="unsortable"|
1	{{flag|Algeria}}	7.9%	{{convert|2382740|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Largest country in the Arab world and tenth-largest country in the world.}}
2	{{flag|DR Congo}}	7.7%	{{convert|2344858|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
3	{{flag|Sudan}}	6.2%	{{convert|1862484|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|With a former area of {{convert|2505813|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}, Sudan was the largest country in Africa until South Sudan split from North Sudan in 2011.}}
4	{{flag|Libya}}	5.8%	{{convert|1760540|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
5	{{flag|Chad}}	4.2%	{{convert|1284846|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Largest landlocked country in Africa.}}
6	{{flag|Niger}}	4.2%	{{convert|1268642|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
7	{{flag|Angola}}	4.1%	{{convert|1246700|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Including the exclave of Cabinda. Largest country in Africa completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and fourth-largest country in the world completely in the Southern Hemisphere.}}
8	{{flag|Mali}}	4.1%	{{convert|1240192|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
9	{{flag|South Africa}}	4.0%	{{convert|1221037|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Including the Prince Edward Islands. Second-largest country in Africa completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fifth-largest country in the world completely in the Southern Hemisphere.}}
10	{{flag|Ethiopia}}	3.6%	{{convert|1104300|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
11	{{flag|Mauritania}}	3.4%	{{convert|1030700|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
12	{{flag|Egypt}}	3.1%	{{convert|1002450|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|{{convert|1002450|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} when including the Sinai Region, geographically part of Western Asia.{{cite web |url = https://www.britannica.com/place/Sinai-Peninsula |title = Sinai Peninsula |date = Oct 16, 2023 |website = Britannica |access-date = May 21, 2023}}}}
13	{{flag|Tanzania}}	3.1%	{{convert|946088|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
14	{{flag|Nigeria}}	3.1%	{{convert|924768|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
15	{{flag|Namibia}}	2.7%	{{convert|826616|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
16	{{flag|Somalia}}	2.68%	{{convert|813777|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Including Somaliland.}}
17	{{flag|Mozambique}}	2.6%	{{convert|800590|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
18	{{flag|Zambia}}	2.5%	{{convert|752612|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
19	{{flag|South Sudan}}	2.1%	{{convert|644330|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
20	{{flag|Central African Republic}}	2.1%	{{convert|622984|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
21	{{flag|Madagascar}}	1.9%	{{convert|588042|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Excluding the disputed islands of Bassas da India, Europa Island, the Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island, currently administered by France. Largest island country in Africa.}}
22	{{flag|Botswana}}	1.9%	{{convert|582730|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
23	{{flag|Kenya}}	1.9%	{{convert|580368|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
24	{{flag|Cameroon}}	1.6%	{{convert|476442|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
25	{{flag|Morocco}}	1.5%	{{convert|446550|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Not including Western Sahara}}
26	{{flag|Zimbabwe}}	1.3%	{{convert|390756|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
27	align="left" | {{flag|Republic of the Congo}}	1.1%	{{convert|342660|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
28	{{flag|Ivory Coast}}	1.1%	{{convert|322460|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
29	{{flag|Burkina Faso}}	0.9%	{{convert|274224|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
30	{{flag|Gabon}}	0.9%	{{convert|268668|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
31	{{flag|Guinea}}	0.8%	{{convert|246858|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
32	{{flag|Uganda}}	0.8%	{{convert|242550|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
33	{{flag|Ghana}}	0.8%	{{convert|238534|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
34	{{flag|Senegal}}	0.6%	{{convert|196722|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
35	{{flag|Tunisia}}	0.5%	{{convert|164610|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
36	{{flag|Malawi}}	0.4%	{{convert|118484|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
37	{{flag|Eritrea}}	0.4%	{{convert|116600|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
38	{{flag|Benin}}	0.4%	{{convert|114762|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
39	{{flag|Liberia}}	0.4%	{{convert|112370|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
40	{{flag|Sierra Leone}}	0.2%	{{convert|72740|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
41	{{flag|Togo}}	0.2%	{{convert|56785|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
42	{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}	0.1%	{{convert|36126|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
43	{{flag|Lesotho}}	0.1%	{{convert|30356|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
44	{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}	0.1%	{{convert|28052|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Including the offshore islands of Annobón, Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.}}
45	{{flag|Burundi}}	0.1%	{{convert|26834|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
46	{{flag|Rwanda}}	0.1%	{{convert|26338|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
47	{{flag|Djibouti}}	0.1%	{{convert|24200|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
48	{{flag|Eswatini}}	0.1%	{{convert|18364|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Smallest landlocked country in Africa.}}
49	{{flag|Gambia}}	0.04%	{{convert|12296|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Smallest country on the African mainland.}}
50	{{flag|Cape Verde}}	0.01%	{{convert|4034|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
51	{{flag|Mauritius}}	0.01%	{{convert|2240|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|Includes Agaléga, and Saint Brandon, which add {{convert|70|km2|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url = https://www.britannica.com/place/Agalega-Islands |title = Agalega Islands |date = Dec 28, 2015 |website = Britannica |access-date = May 21, 2023}} and {{convert|190|km2|0|abbr=on}},{{cite web |url = https://mauritiusattractions.com/st-brandon-island-i-124.html |title = About Saint Brandon Island |website = Mauritius Attractions |access-date = May 21, 2023}} respectively.}}
52	{{flag|Comoros}}	0.01%	{{convert|2236|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}	{{efn|{{convert|2052|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} including the disputed islands of the Glorioso Islands{{cite web |url = https://user.iiasa.ac.at/~marek/fbook/04/geos/go.html |title = Glorioso Island |website = CIA World Factbook |date = 10 Feb 2005 |access-date = May 21, 2023}} and Mayotte,{{cite web |url = https://user.iiasa.ac.at/~marek/fbook/04/print/mf.html |title = Mayotte |website = CIA World Factbook |date = 10 Feb 2005 |access-date = May 21, 2023}} currently administered by France.}}
53	{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}	0.003%	{{convert|1000|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
54	{{flag|Seychelles}}	0.001%	{{convert|452|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}}
	Total	100%	{{convert|30265522|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}