Botswana vs Kenya: Land area — Area

Botswana
56,673 1000 ha
in 2024
Kenya
58,088 1000 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
50th
Kenya rank
48th

Land area — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Kenya
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 58,088 1000 ha against 56,673 1000 ha in Botswana, a difference of 1,415 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 48th of 248 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 56,673 1000 ha 56,914 1000 ha 241 1000 ha Kenya
1970s 56,673 1000 ha 56,914 1000 ha 241 1000 ha Kenya
1980s 56,673 1000 ha 56,914 1000 ha 241 1000 ha Kenya
1990s 56,673 1000 ha 56,914 1000 ha 241 1000 ha Kenya
2000s 56,673 1000 ha 56,914 1000 ha 241 1000 ha Kenya
2010s 56,673 1000 ha 57,207 1000 ha 534.4 1000 ha Kenya
2020s 56,673 1000 ha 58,088 1000 ha 1,415 1000 ha Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Botswana or Kenya?
Kenya, at 58,088 1000 ha against 56,673 1000 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Botswana and Kenya?
1,415 1000 ha, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for land area — area?
Botswana ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 48th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.