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Surface area — Kenya

Surface area in Kenya in 2023 — 591,969 km². Ranked 47 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2%.

2023 591,969 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 47of 215
Period maximum 591,969 km²2020
Period minimum 580,370 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Kenya, 1961–2023580,000585,000590,000595,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 580,370 km²1963: 580,370 km²1965: 580,370 km²1967: 580,370 km²1969: 580,370 km²1971: 580,370 km²1973: 580,370 km²1975: 580,370 km²1977: 580,370 km²1979: 580,370 km²1981: 580,370 km²1983: 580,370 km²1985: 580,370 km²1987: 580,370 km²1989: 580,370 km²1991: 580,370 km²1993: 580,370 km²1995: 580,370 km²1997: 580,370 km²1999: 580,370 km²2001: 580,370 km²2003: 580,370 km²2005: 580,370 km²2007: 580,370 km²2009: 580,370 km²2011: 580,370 km²2013: 580,370 km²2015: 580,370 km²2017: 580,370 km²2019: 580,370 km²2021: 591,969 km²2023: 591,969 km²
Change over the period: +11,599 (+2%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 591,969 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 591,969 +0 +0%
2022 591,969 +0 +0%
2021 591,969 +0 +0%
2020 591,969 +11,599 +2%
2019 580,370 +0 +0%
2018 580,370 +0 +0%
2017 580,370 +0 +0%
2016 580,370 +0 +0%
2015 580,370 +0 +0%
2014 580,370 +0 +0%
2013 580,370 +0 +0%
2012 580,370 +0 +0%
2011 580,370 +0 +0%
2010 580,370 +0 +0%
2009 580,370 +0 +0%
2008 580,370 +0 +0%
2007 580,370 +0 +0%
2006 580,370 +0 +0%
2005 580,370 +0 +0%
2004 580,370 +0 +0%
2003 580,370 +0 +0%
2002 580,370 +0 +0%
2001 580,370 +0 +0%
2000 580,370 +0 +0%
1999 580,370 +0 +0%
1998 580,370 +0 +0%
1997 580,370 +0 +0%
1996 580,370 +0 +0%
1995 580,370 +0 +0%
1994 580,370 +0 +0%
1993 580,370 +0 +0%
1992 580,370 +0 +0%
1991 580,370 +0 +0%
1990 580,370 +0 +0%
1989 580,370 +0 +0%
1988 580,370 +0 +0%
1987 580,370 +0 +0%
1986 580,370 +0 +0%
1985 580,370 +0 +0%
1984 580,370 +0 +0%
1983 580,370 +0 +0%
1982 580,370 +0 +0%
1981 580,370 +0 +0%
1980 580,370 +0 +0%
1979 580,370 +0 +0%
1978 580,370 +0 +0%
1977 580,370 +0 +0%
1976 580,370 +0 +0%
1975 580,370 +0 +0%
1974 580,370 +0 +0%
1973 580,370 +0 +0%
1972 580,370 +0 +0%
1971 580,370 +0 +0%
1970 580,370 +0 +0%
1969 580,370 +0 +0%
1968 580,370 +0 +0%
1967 580,370 +0 +0%
1966 580,370 +0 +0%
1965 580,370 +0 +0%
1964 580,370 +0 +0%
1963 580,370 +0 +0%
1962 580,370 +0 +0%
1961 580,370 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.14M TZ Tanzania 947,300 MZ Mozambique 799,380 ZM Zambia 752,610 SS South Sudan 646,883 SO Somalia 637,660 KE Kenya 591,969 MG Madagascar 587,295 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 UG Uganda 241,550 ER Eritrea 121,766 MW Malawi 118,480 BI Burundi 27,830 RW Rwanda 26,338 DJ Djibouti 23,200 MU Mauritius 2,010 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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