Australia vs Kenya: Breakdown of habitable land area

Australia
1.20 million hectares
in 2019
Kenya
1.17 million hectares
in 2019
Australia rank
24th
Kenya rank
25th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Australia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.20 million hectares against 1.17 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 31,250 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kenya ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 25th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.