The following is Africa’s final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 ended on Sunday, August 21, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 15 | Kenya | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | South Africa | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 51 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 62 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 69 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 75 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 78 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
