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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (August 31, 2023). Distribution of built-up areas with a population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a share of worldwide urban areas in 2022 and 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of built-up areas with a population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a share of worldwide urban areas in 2022 and 2023." Chart. August 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2023). Distribution of built-up areas with a population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a share of worldwide urban areas in 2022 and 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of Built-up Areas with a Population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a Share of Worldwide Urban Areas in 2022 and 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2023, /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/
Wendell Cox Consultancy, Distribution of built-up areas with a population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a share of worldwide urban areas in 2022 and 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Distribution of built-up areas with a population of 500,000 and over in Africa as a share of worldwide urban areas in 2022 and 2023 [Graph], Wendell Cox Consultancy, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1491339/share-of-urban-areas-africa-as-share-of-global-urban-areas/
