Telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Telephone faults was 48.2 per 100 mainlines in 2002. ▼ Falling
Telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1992–2002
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
The most recent figure for telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 48.2 per 100 mainlines, measured in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 90 per 100 mainlines in 1994 and was at its lowest, 48.2 per 100 mainlines, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 78 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1993 | 81.5 per 100 mainlines | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 90 per 100 mainlines | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 83 per 100 mainlines | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 75.45 per 100 mainlines | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 68.5 per 100 mainlines | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 64.02 per 100 mainlines | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 75.15 per 100 mainlines | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 60.75 per 100 mainlines | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 48.2 per 100 mainlines | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.95 per 100 mainlines | 64.02 per 100 mainlines | 90 per 100 mainlines | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.48 per 100 mainlines | 48.2 per 100 mainlines | 60.75 per 100 mainlines | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Telephone faults in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 48.2 per 100 mainlines in 2002, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90 per 100 mainlines in 1994.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2 per 100 mainlines in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for telephone faults?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2002.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.