Surface area — all countries

Surface area — Eastern Africa

Surface area in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 7,053,592 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 10.9%.

2023 7.05M km² −0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7.05M km²2022
Period minimum 6.36M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Eastern Africa, 1961–20236.2M6.4M6.6M6.8M7M7.2M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,358,781 km²1963: 6,358,781 km²1965: 6,358,781 km²1967: 6,358,781 km²1969: 6,358,781 km²1971: 6,358,781 km²1973: 6,358,781 km²1975: 6,358,781 km²1977: 6,358,781 km²1979: 6,358,781 km²1981: 6,358,781 km²1983: 6,358,781 km²1985: 6,358,781 km²1987: 6,358,781 km²1989: 6,358,781 km²1991: 6,358,781 km²1993: 6,358,781 km²1995: 6,358,781 km²1997: 6,358,781 km²1999: 6,358,781 km²2001: 6,358,781 km²2003: 6,358,781 km²2005: 6,394,814 km²2007: 6,394,752 km²2009: 6,394,781 km²2011: 6,395,021 km²2013: 7,041,866 km²2015: 7,041,906 km²2017: 7,041,887 km²2019: 7,041,897 km²2021: 7,053,591 km²2023: 7,053,592 km²
Change over the period: +694,811 (+10.93%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 7.05M km²
World 141M km²
Surface area — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 7.05M −2 −0%
2022 7.05M +3 +0%
2021 7.05M +135 +0%
2020 7.05M +11,558 +0.16%
2019 7.04M +4 +0%
2018 7.04M +6 +0%
2017 7.04M −6 −0%
2016 7.04M −13 −0%
2015 7.04M +54 +0%
2014 7.04M −13 −0%
2013 7.04M −32 −0%
2012 7.04M +646,877 +10.12%
2011 6.4M +246 +0%
2010 6.39M −5 −0%
2009 6.39M +12 +0%
2008 6.39M +17 +0%
2007 6.39M −32 −0%
2006 6.39M −30 −0%
2005 6.39M −1 −0%
2004 6.39M +36,034 +0.57%
2003 6.36M +0 +0%
2002 6.36M +0 +0%
2001 6.36M +0 +0%
2000 6.36M +0 +0%
1999 6.36M +0 +0%
1998 6.36M +0 +0%
1997 6.36M +0 +0%
1996 6.36M +0 +0%
1995 6.36M +0 +0%
1994 6.36M +0 +0%
1993 6.36M +0 +0%
1992 6.36M +0 +0%
1991 6.36M +0 +0%
1990 6.36M +0 +0%
1989 6.36M +0 +0%
1988 6.36M +0 +0%
1987 6.36M +0 +0%
1986 6.36M +0 +0%
1985 6.36M +0 +0%
1984 6.36M +0 +0%
1983 6.36M +0 +0%
1982 6.36M +0 +0%
1981 6.36M +0 +0%
1980 6.36M +0 +0%
1979 6.36M +0 +0%
1978 6.36M +0 +0%
1977 6.36M +0 +0%
1976 6.36M +0 +0%
1975 6.36M +0 +0%
1974 6.36M +0 +0%
1973 6.36M +0 +0%
1972 6.36M +0 +0%
1971 6.36M +0 +0%
1970 6.36M +0 +0%
1969 6.36M +0 +0%
1968 6.36M +0 +0%
1967 6.36M +0 +0%
1966 6.36M +0 +0%
1965 6.36M +0 +0%
1964 6.36M +0 +0%
1963 6.36M +0 +0%
1962 6.36M +0 +0%
1961 6.36M

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.