Land area — all countries

Land area — Eastern Africa

Land area in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 6,846,691 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 38.2%.

2023 6.85M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6.85M km²2021
Period minimum 4.95M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Eastern Africa, 1961–20234.5M5M5.5M6M6.5M7M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,952,411 km²1963: 4,952,411 km²1965: 4,952,411 km²1967: 4,952,411 km²1969: 4,952,411 km²1971: 4,952,411 km²1973: 4,952,411 km²1975: 4,952,411 km²1977: 4,952,411 km²1979: 4,952,411 km²1981: 4,952,411 km²1983: 4,952,411 km²1985: 4,952,411 km²1987: 4,952,411 km²1989: 4,952,411 km²1991: 4,952,411 km²1993: 6,053,411 km²1995: 6,053,411 km²1997: 6,053,411 km²1999: 6,053,411 km²2001: 6,053,411 km²2003: 6,053,411 km²2005: 6,202,036 km²2007: 6,202,075 km²2009: 6,202,069 km²2011: 6,203,007 km²2013: 6,834,899 km²2015: 6,836,862 km²2017: 6,840,770 km²2019: 6,844,710 km²2021: 6,846,698 km²2023: 6,846,691 km²
Change over the period: +1.89M (+38.25%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 6.85M km²
World 130M km²
Land area — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 6.85M +0 +0%
2022 6.85M −7 −0%
2021 6.85M +72 +0%
2020 6.85M +1,917 +0.03%
2019 6.84M +1,968 +0.03%
2018 6.84M +1,971 +0.03%
2017 6.84M +1,944 +0.03%
2016 6.84M +1,964 +0.03%
2015 6.84M +2,010 +0.03%
2014 6.83M −47 −0%
2013 6.83M −38 −0%
2012 6.83M +631,930 +10.19%
2011 6.2M +250 +0%
2010 6.2M +688 +0.01%
2009 6.2M +32 +0%
2008 6.2M −38 −0%
2007 6.2M +47 +0%
2006 6.2M −8 −0%
2005 6.2M +45 +0%
2004 6.2M +148,580 +2.45%
2003 6.05M +0 +0%
2002 6.05M +0 +0%
2001 6.05M +0 +0%
2000 6.05M +0 +0%
1999 6.05M +0 +0%
1998 6.05M +0 +0%
1997 6.05M +0 +0%
1996 6.05M +0 +0%
1995 6.05M +0 +0%
1994 6.05M +0 +0%
1993 6.05M +1.1M +22.23%
1992 4.95M +0 +0%
1991 4.95M +0 +0%
1990 4.95M +0 +0%
1989 4.95M +0 +0%
1988 4.95M +0 +0%
1987 4.95M +0 +0%
1986 4.95M +0 +0%
1985 4.95M +0 +0%
1984 4.95M +0 +0%
1983 4.95M +0 +0%
1982 4.95M +0 +0%
1981 4.95M +0 +0%
1980 4.95M +0 +0%
1979 4.95M +0 +0%
1978 4.95M +0 +0%
1977 4.95M +0 +0%
1976 4.95M +0 +0%
1975 4.95M +0 +0%
1974 4.95M +0 +0%
1973 4.95M +0 +0%
1972 4.95M +0 +0%
1971 4.95M +0 +0%
1970 4.95M +0 +0%
1969 4.95M +0 +0%
1968 4.95M +0 +0%
1967 4.95M +0 +0%
1966 4.95M +0 +0%
1965 4.95M +0 +0%
1964 4.95M +0 +0%
1963 4.95M +0 +0%
1962 4.95M +0 +0%
1961 4.95M

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.