Main Battle Tanks (Africa)

Overview

Main battle tanks remain the primary instrument of armored warfare, providing protected firepower for ground operations. Tank inventories indicate a nation’s capacity for conventional ground combat and territorial defense. This ranking compares countries by their operational tank fleets.

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🇪🇬 Egypt
Leading Country
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Main Battle Tanks — Top 10 ranking infographic 2026
Main Battle Tanks — Top 10 ranking infographic 2026
# Country Tanks
1 🇪🇬 Egypt 3,620
2 🇩🇿 Algeria 1,485
3 🇲🇦 Morocco 903
4 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 338
5 🇳🇬 Nigeria 330
6 🇿🇦 South Africa 252
7 🇺🇬 Uganda 240
8 🇸🇩 Sudan 224
9 🇰🇪 Kenya 188
10 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic 105
11 🇹🇩 Chad 90
12 🇹🇳 Tunisia 90
13 🇪🇷 Eritrea 65
14 🇹🇿 Tanzania 62
15 🇱🇾 Libya 43
# Country Tanks
16 🇿🇲 Zambia 35
17 🇨🇬 Congo 30
18 🇲🇿 Mozambique 30
19 🇸🇸 South Sudan 30
20 🇲🇷 Mauritania 25
21 🇷🇼 Rwanda 24
22 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 15
23 🇧🇮 Burundi 10
24 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 10
25 🇲🇱 Mali 10
26 🇬🇳 Guinea 8
27 🇲🇬 Madagascar 6
28 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 5
29 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 4
30 🇳🇦 Namibia 4
31 🇹🇬 Togo 4
32 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 3