Kenya vs Madagascar: Land area — Area

Kenya
58,088 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
58,180 1000 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Madagascar rank
47th

Land area — Area over time

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

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 58,180 1000 ha against 58,088 1000 ha in Kenya, a difference of 92 1000 ha.

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

Kenya ranks 48th and Madagascar ranks 47th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 56,914 1000 ha 58,154 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha Madagascar
1970s 56,914 1000 ha 58,154 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha Madagascar
1980s 56,914 1000 ha 58,154 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha Madagascar
1990s 56,914 1000 ha 58,154 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 56,914 1000 ha 58,154 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 57,207 1000 ha 58,177 1000 ha 969.9 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 58,088 1000 ha 58,180 1000 ha 92.32 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Kenya or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 58,180 1000 ha against 58,088 1000 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Kenya and Madagascar?
92 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for land area — area?
Kenya ranks 48th and Madagascar ranks 47th 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.