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Scientific and technical journal articles from Africa

Africa (Number in 2020)

Egypt is the top country by scientific and technical journal articles among 54 countries. As of 2020, scientific and technical journal articles in Egypt was 18,469.18 that accounts for 24.43% of total scientific and technical journal articles. The top 5 countries (others are South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, and Algeria) account for 71.94% of it. The total scientific and technical journal articles was estimated at 75,609.82 in 2020.

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Egypt 18,469.18 WB
South Africa 15,884.53 WB
Nigeria 7,899.95 WB
Morocco 6,452.54 WB
Algeria 5,689.02 WB
Tunisia 5,164.88 WB
Ethiopia 3,967.54 WB
Ghana 2,106.28 WB
Kenya 1,753.08 WB
Cameroon 1,130.5 WB
Uganda 934.01 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 896.7 WB
Zimbabwe 480.16 WB
Senegal 395.73 WB
Sudan 378.39 WB
Botswana 329.26 WB
Malawi 292.24 WB
Benin 290.5 WB
Rwanda 263.99 WB
Zambia 263.09 WB
Libya 247.41 WB
Burkina Faso 246.26 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 241.01 WB
Mauritius 198.76 WB
Namibia 198.74 WB
Mozambique 173.37 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 171.76 WB
Madagascar 163.25 WB
Mali 98.9 WB
Togo 86.33 WB
Congo 72.62 WB
Sierra Leone 65.14 WB
Niger 63.65 WB
Gabon 60.98 WB
Gambia 58.19 WB
Angola 45.41 WB
Guinea 40.7 WB
Eritrea 37.51 WB
Lesotho 35.94 WB
Burundi 33.27 WB
Eswatini 32.94 WB
Seychelles 32.82 WB
Somalia 32.73 WB
Cabo Verde 21.5 WB
Mauritania 20.9 WB
Central African Republic 17.32 WB
Guinea Bissau 14.4 WB
South Sudan 14.27 WB
Chad 14.07 WB
Liberia 12.07 WB
Djibouti 8.84 WB
Comoros 3.4 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 2.09 WB
Equatorial Guinea 1.7 WB
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