Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription.
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| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1.58085714 |
| 1998 | 31.51555556 |
| 1999 | 48.935 |
| 2000 | 46.36727273 |
| 2001 | 43.95333333 |
| 2002 | 41.235 |
| 2003 | 44.37173913 |
| 2004 | 55.72962963 |
| 2005 | 55.06666667 |
| 2006 | 60.27439024 |
| 2007 | 73.31086957 |
| 2008 | 81.80217391 |
| 2009 | 82.03181818 |
| 2010 | 84.32272727 |
| 2011 | 82.74777778 |
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Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Population coverage of mobile cellular telephony (%)
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony refers to the percentage of a country’s inhabitants that live within areas served by a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they choose to use it. This should not be confused with the percentage of the land area covered by a mobile cellular signal or the percentage of the population that subscribe to mobile cellular service. Note that this measures the theoretical ability to use mobile cellular services if one has a cellular telephone and a subscription.