Kenya vs Somalia: Land use hidden — Land area

Kenya
580,876 Square kilometres
in 2023
Somalia
627,340 Square kilometres
in 2023
Kenya rank
40th
Somalia rank
38th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 627,340 Square kilometres against 580,876 Square kilometres in Kenya, a difference of 46,464 Square kilometres.

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 40th and Somalia ranks 38th of 202 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 569,140 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 58,200 Square kilometres Somalia
1970s 569,140 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 58,200 Square kilometres Somalia
1980s 569,140 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 58,200 Square kilometres Somalia
1990s 569,140 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 58,200 Square kilometres Somalia
2000s 569,140 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 58,200 Square kilometres Somalia
2010s 572,074 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 55,266 Square kilometres Somalia
2020s 580,876 Square kilometres 627,340 Square kilometres 46,464 Square kilometres Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, Kenya or Somalia?
Somalia, at 627,340 Square kilometres against 580,876 Square kilometres in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between Kenya and Somalia?
46,464 Square kilometres, 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 use hidden — land area?
Kenya ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata