Kenya vs Somalia: Land area in hectares
Kenya
58.09 million hectares
in 2023
Somalia
62.73 million hectares
in 2023
Kenya rank
46th
Somalia rank
43rd
Land area in hectares over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 62.73 million hectares against 58.09 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 4.65 million hectares.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.91 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1970s | 56.91 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1980s | 56.91 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1990s | 56.91 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | 56.91 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 57.21 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 58.09 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 62.73 million hectares against 58.09 million hectares in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Kenya and Somalia?
- 4.65 million hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.