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Land area — Kenya

Land area in Kenya in 2023 — 580,876 km². Ranked 45 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.

2023 580,876 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 45of 215
Period maximum 580,876 km²2020
Period minimum 569,140 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Kenya, 1961–2023565,000570,000575,000580,000585,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 569,140 km²1963: 569,140 km²1965: 569,140 km²1967: 569,140 km²1969: 569,140 km²1971: 569,140 km²1973: 569,140 km²1975: 569,140 km²1977: 569,140 km²1979: 569,140 km²1981: 569,140 km²1983: 569,140 km²1985: 569,140 km²1987: 569,140 km²1989: 569,140 km²1991: 569,140 km²1993: 569,140 km²1995: 569,140 km²1997: 569,140 km²1999: 569,140 km²2001: 569,140 km²2003: 569,140 km²2005: 569,140 km²2007: 569,140 km²2009: 569,140 km²2011: 569,140 km²2013: 569,140 km²2015: 571,096 km²2017: 575,008 km²2019: 578,920 km²2021: 580,876 km²2023: 580,876 km²
Change over the period: +11,736 (+2.06%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 580,876 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 580,876 +0 +0%
2022 580,876 +0 +0%
2021 580,876 +0 +0%
2020 580,876 +1,956 +0.34%
2019 578,920 +1,956 +0.34%
2018 576,964 +1,956 +0.34%
2017 575,008 +1,956 +0.34%
2016 573,052 +1,956 +0.34%
2015 571,096 +1,956 +0.34%
2014 569,140 +0 +0%
2013 569,140 +0 +0%
2012 569,140 +0 +0%
2011 569,140 +0 +0%
2010 569,140 +0 +0%
2009 569,140 +0 +0%
2008 569,140 +0 +0%
2007 569,140 +0 +0%
2006 569,140 +0 +0%
2005 569,140 +0 +0%
2004 569,140 +0 +0%
2003 569,140 +0 +0%
2002 569,140 +0 +0%
2001 569,140 +0 +0%
2000 569,140 +0 +0%
1999 569,140 +0 +0%
1998 569,140 +0 +0%
1997 569,140 +0 +0%
1996 569,140 +0 +0%
1995 569,140 +0 +0%
1994 569,140 +0 +0%
1993 569,140 +0 +0%
1992 569,140 +0 +0%
1991 569,140 +0 +0%
1990 569,140 +0 +0%
1989 569,140 +0 +0%
1988 569,140 +0 +0%
1987 569,140 +0 +0%
1986 569,140 +0 +0%
1985 569,140 +0 +0%
1984 569,140 +0 +0%
1983 569,140 +0 +0%
1982 569,140 +0 +0%
1981 569,140 +0 +0%
1980 569,140 +0 +0%
1979 569,140 +0 +0%
1978 569,140 +0 +0%
1977 569,140 +0 +0%
1976 569,140 +0 +0%
1975 569,140 +0 +0%
1974 569,140 +0 +0%
1973 569,140 +0 +0%
1972 569,140 +0 +0%
1971 569,140 +0 +0%
1970 569,140 +0 +0%
1969 569,140 +0 +0%
1968 569,140 +0 +0%
1967 569,140 +0 +0%
1966 569,140 +0 +0%
1965 569,140 +0 +0%
1964 569,140 +0 +0%
1963 569,140 +0 +0%
1962 569,140 +0 +0%
1961 569,140 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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