Africa

Extracts data of Africa from the OpenstreetMaps project for free

OpenStreetMap vector data for Africa supports professional mapping, navigation, and spatial analysis across diverse environments ranging from dense urban centers to remote wilderness areas. GIS professionals and developers can utilize this freely available, daily-updated .pbf extract for osm2pgsql or QGIS workflows, while the site offers a paid, ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring pre-styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and icon packs to accelerate project setup. Africa’s extensive network of national parks and transboundary conservation areas provides unique challenges and opportunities for spatial analysis, making accurate geospatial data essential for urban planning and environmental management.

Main files

  • [africa.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 12 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 8.27GB; MD5 sum: e9ca9a2cecf20ded04ee5d820a8988e6.

Additional Files

Sub regions

Region .pbf .poly
Algeria[algeria.pbf] (308.88MB)[algeria.poly]
Angola[angola.pbf] (88.35MB)[angola.poly]
Benin[benin.pbf] (50.78MB)[benin.poly]
Botswana[botswana.pbf] (93.29MB)[botswana.poly]
Bouvet Island[bouvet_island.pbf] (33.4KB)[bouvet_island.poly]
Burkina Faso[burkina_faso.pbf] (87.88MB)[burkina_faso.poly]
Burundi[burundi.pbf] (51.18MB)[burundi.poly]
Cameroon[cameroon.pbf] (235.1MB)[cameroon.poly]
Canary Islands[canary-islands.pbf] (64.09MB)[canary-islands.poly]
Cape Verde[cape_verde.pbf] (12.17MB)[cape_verde.poly]
Central African Republic[central_african_republic.pbf] (101.24MB)[central_african_republic.poly]
Chad[chad.pbf] (143.1MB)[chad.poly]
Comoros[comoros.pbf] (4.27MB)[comoros.poly]
Democratic Republic of the Congo[congo-democratic-republic.pbf] (432.03MB)[congo-democratic-republic.poly]
Brazzaville[congo_brazzaville.pbf] (33.99MB)[congo_brazzaville.poly]
Kinshasa[congo_kinshasa.pbf] (454.49MB)[congo_kinshasa.poly]
Djibouti[djibouti.pbf] (7.43MB)[djibouti.poly]
Egypt[egypt.pbf] (194.07MB)[egypt.poly]
Equatorial Guinea[equatorial_guinea.pbf] (6.95MB)[equatorial_guinea.poly]
Eritrea[eritrea.pbf] (30.8MB)[eritrea.poly]
Ethiopia[ethiopia.pbf] (141.75MB)[ethiopia.poly]
French Southern and Antarctic Territories[france_taaf.pbf] (3.78MB)[france_taaf.poly]
Gabon[gabon.pbf] (24.67MB)[gabon.poly]
Gambia[gambia.pbf] (15.5MB)[gambia.poly]
Ghana[ghana.pbf] (126.73MB)[ghana.poly]
Guinea[guinea.pbf] (121.57MB)[guinea.poly]
Ivory Coast[ivory_coast.pbf] (89.94MB)[ivory_coast.poly]
Kenya[kenya.pbf] (375.45MB)[kenya.poly]
Lesotho[lesotho.pbf] (132.36MB)[lesotho.poly]
Liberia[liberia.pbf] (40.51MB)[liberia.poly]
Libya[libya.pbf] (82.91MB)[libya.poly]
Madagascar[madagascar.pbf] (396.37MB)[madagascar.poly]
Malawi[malawi.pbf] (171.21MB)[malawi.poly]
Mali[mali.pbf] (179.61MB)[mali.poly]
Mauritania[mauritania.pbf] (36.7MB)[mauritania.poly]
Mauritius[mauritius.pbf] (9.95MB)[mauritius.poly]
Mayotte[mayotte.pbf] (11.35MB)[mayotte.poly]
Morocco[morocco.pbf] (262.74MB)[morocco.poly]
Mozambique[mozambique.pbf] (276.9MB)[mozambique.poly]
Namibia[namibia.pbf] (58.3MB)[namibia.poly]
Niger[niger.pbf] (83.48MB)[niger.poly]
Nigeria[nigeria.pbf] (739.49MB)[nigeria.poly]
reunion[reunion.pbf] (36.26MB)[reunion.poly]
Rwanda[rwanda.pbf] (75.88MB)[rwanda.poly]
Saint Helena[saint_helena_ascension_tristan_da_cunha.pbf] (976.72KB)[saint_helena_ascension_tristan_da_cunha.poly]
Sao Tome and Principe[sao_tome_and_principe.pbf] (1.33MB)[sao_tome_and_principe.poly]
Senegal[senegal.pbf] (98.57MB)[senegal.poly]
Seychelles[seychelles.pbf] (2.84MB)[seychelles.poly]
Sierra Leone[sierra-leone.pbf] (49.07MB)[sierra-leone.poly]
Somalia[somalia.pbf] (168.07MB)[somalia.poly]
South Africa and Lesotho[south-africa-and-lesotho.pbf] (577.94MB)[south-africa-and-lesotho.poly]
South Africa[south_africa.pbf] (583.2MB)[south_africa.poly]
South Sudan[south_sudan.pbf] (141.5MB)[south_sudan.poly]
Sudan[sudan.pbf] (199.74MB)[sudan.poly]
Swaziland[swaziland.pbf] (32.61MB)[swaziland.poly]
Tanzania[tanzania.pbf] (757.67MB)[tanzania.poly]
Togo[togo.pbf] (66.91MB)[togo.poly]
Tunisia[tunisia.pbf] (91.61MB)[tunisia.poly]
Uganda[uganda.pbf] (390.37MB)[uganda.poly]
West Sahara[western_sahara.pbf] (7.71MB)[western_sahara.poly]
Zambia[zambia.pbf] (271.2MB)[zambia.poly]
Zimbabwe[zimbabwe.pbf] (186.98MB)[zimbabwe.poly]

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